‘You can’t have it both ways’: Troy Carter grills NTIA Chief over release of funding for Internet

A heated congressional hearing erupted as Rep. Troy Carter pressed the NTIA Chief over delays in releasing broadband funding, demanding answers on why communities are still waiting for faster, more reliable internet access. Carter questioned the agency's rollout strategy, arguing that Americans cannot afford further delays in expanding high-speed broadband infrastructure.The exchange centered on federal broadband funding, internet deployment, digital equity, and the pace of implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Lawmakers debated whether the NTIA is moving quickly enough to connect underserved communities and deliver on promised investments.