Analysis of NTIA Listening Sessions

This document provides a structured synthesis of stakeholder perspectives expressed during the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) listening sessions on potential uses for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program funds not allocated to deployment. The analysis is based exclusively on the public listening sessions held on February 11, 2026, and February 18, 2026, which were conducted by NTIA as part of its request for stakeholder input regarding non-deployment uses of potential BEAD program savings. Thank you to the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society for capturing content from the listening sessions, which supported the development of the transcripts used in this analysis.

Disclaimer

The content presented here reflects only statements made during those recorded sessions and is intended as an analytical summary of the themes and viewpoints expressed by participants. No written testimonials, submitted comments, or other external materials were included in this analysis. All quotations appearing in this document were drawn directly from the session recordings and transcripts, though speakers have been anonymized to preserve participant privacy and focus attention on the substance of the policy discussion rather than individual attribution. This document does not represent policy positions, recommendations, or opinions of Kaptivate, and should be interpreted solely as a neutral synthesis of the testimony provided during the NTIA listening sessions.