Alaska Broadband Office The Alaska Broadband Office (ABO) was created on August 9, 2022, when Governor Dunleavy signed Alaska House Bill 363 into law. The State of Alaska had been engaged in broadband work for several years, most recently highlighted through efforts of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband in their Final Report issued in November of 2021. Formal broadband efforts were then transferred to the Commissioner’s Office in the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. The Alaska Broadband Office oversees the State of Alaska's efforts to ensure all Alaskans have high quality, affordable internet. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed by Congress in November 2021, allocate funds to expand broadband access for underserved and unserved communities in Alaska. Alaska Broadband Grant Program Update: September 9, 2025 Following the review of all applications submitted to the Grant Program, there are 22,541 BSLs for which no, or no valid, applications were received. A complete list of these BSLs is posted with this notice: No Valid Application BSL List. To conform with the State of Alaska’s Initial Proposal Volume 2 and the June 6, 2025, BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice the ABO will negotiate with all interested in an attempt to see these locations served. Prospective subgrantees interested in negotiating with the ABO to serve any of these BSLs must submit an email to ced.abo.general@alaska.gov with the subject line titled “Grant Program BSL One-on-One Meeting Request” no later than 4:00pm AKDT on Friday, September 12, 2025. The email must include an Excel file with a list of the BSLs in which a prospective subgrantee has interest in serving. In order to comply with the timelines established by the NTIA, the ABO is bound to a tight timeline for negotiations and deconflictions. Prospective subgrantees are encouraged to contact the Alaska Broadband Office to request a one-on-one negotiation meeting as soon as possible. If the prospective subgrantee was an unsuccessful applicant to the Grant Program, please be prepared to address questions related to the application deficiencies outlined in the letter received from the ABO, applicant’s plans to remedy deficiencies, speed to deployment, cost/BSL, FCC metrics, and scalability. The ABO is expecting to begin a seven-day Public Comment Period on or before September 24, 2025. To sign up to receive notifications from the ABO via listserv, click here. To reach the Alaska Broadband Office, please email ced.abo.general@alaska.gov or call 907-269-8125.