The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) represents over 300 companies and nearly 2 million U.S. workers across the aerospace industry, from satellite communications companies, to launch providers, to space systems manufacturers and suppliers. AIA submits these comments in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Request for Comment on the administration and implementation of The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, the Middle-Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program, and the Digital Equity Grant Program under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”).
