SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will convene a virtual listening session on the use of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funds saved thanks to the Trump Administration and Secretary Lutnick’s Benefit of the Bargain reforms. This session will gather input from stakeholders to inform NTIA’s future planning and policy development regarding the use of these ‘‘nondeployment’’ funds.

DATES: The listening session will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The session will be held virtually and you can preregister for the session at https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_C_edeFU8QWOm0m4Y-qtvaQ#/registration. For further information, please consult https://ntia-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_C_edeFU8QWOm0m4Y-qtvaQ#/registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding this notice to broadbandgrants@ntia.gov, indicating ‘‘BEAD Savings Listening Session’’ in the subject line, or if by mail, addressed to National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–3806. Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs at press@ntia.gov.