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Thank you to everyone supporting the BEAD Challenge Process through your participation in the Challege Phase. 

This is a reminder that the Challenge Phase is nearing completion and will close on August 6, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PST. 

We encourage you to submit your challenges ahead of the deadline to allow time to respond to requests for revision or withdraw and submit a new challenge. Once the Challenge Phase closes, the Portal will no longer accept new challenges or submission on behalf of individuals, and you will not be able to modify your challenge unless asked for revision by the review team. Reponses to requests for revision during Evidentiary Review allow one opportunity for modification before final review.

Consumer Challenges

There are a significant number of challenges that have not yet been reviewed and submitted by organizations who have indicated they would be willing to do so on behalf of individuals. Consumer challenges in the Challenge Portal will be accepted until the end of the Challenge Phase on August 6, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PST.

There are a significant number of challenges that have not yet been reviewed and submitted by organizations who have indicated they would be willing to do so on behalf of individuals. Consumer challenges in the Challenge Portal will be accepted until the end of the Challenge Phase on August 6, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Please take a moment to log into the Portal and review submitted Consumer Challenges. You will only see challenges from the counties you indicated on your registration.

For more guidance, please refer to video tutorials on our BEAD Resources page and the presentation on Working with Members of the Public to Submit Individual Challenges. 

Bulk Challenges for CAI Code Q – “Qualifying broadband available”

Bulk challenges (up to 250 locations) for Code Q – “Qualifying broadband available” follow this workflow: Portal Login > Challenge Dashboard > [+ Add Challenge] Button > [Community Anchor Institution] Button > [Is Served (Receives 1 Gbps Symmetric Service)].

IMPORTANT: Only one ISP and one technology type is allowed per bulk challenge and must include one separate evidence file per location. For example, if you were to challenge 250 locations and provide a CSV, you would upload a total of 251 files (one bulk file, and one evidence file for each location, clearly labeled).

Overall Challenge Process Timeline

The Challenge Phase is the first stage of the 120-day Challenge Process. Permissible challengers (units of local and Tribal governments, nonprofits, and broadband service providers) will need to register to submit a challenge or submit on behalf of individuals. Registration will remain open through the Rebuttal Phase to allow challenged Service Providers to register and provide counterevidence to rebut challenged locations. For technical assistance with the Portal, please contact cahelpdesk@ready.net. 

Office Hours

Thursday, August 1, 2024 will be the final office hours for the Challenge Phase. Please visit the BEAD Events page to register.

General BEAD Program Information

For more information on the Challenge Process, the CPUC launched a Challenge Process webpage where permissible challengers can find information about the Challenge Process as it becomes available and register for informational Events.

For Challenge Process or general BEAD Program question, please contact BEAD@cpuc.ca.gov.

For technical assistance with the BEAD Challenge Portal, please contact cahelpdesk@ready.net. 

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