Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 COMMENTS OF

Congress mandated the establishment of the Coordination Agreement through the Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2020, which was passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.2 Pursuant to that legislation, the Commission must solicit public input on, and submit to Congress a report regarding, the Coordination Agreement (Report).3 Accordingly, the Wireline Competition Bureau i. [...] That fact is belied by the one- sentence summary in the Public Notice regarding the Coordination Agreement's achievements thus far.6 Ultimately, the agreements' success will be determined by the degree to which they further the goal of universal broadband connectivity in a manner that prioritizes efficiency. [...] 6 See Public Notice at 2 ("The agreement has established a formal channel for information sharing and coordination among the Agencies, bolstering the Agencies' existing dialogue, and has contributed to an expanded awareness of the details of funding programs.") That the Coordination Agreement was necessary to "expand[] awareness of the details of funding programs" speaks volumes regarding the pote. [...] And while the establishment of such a roadmap is beyond the scope of this proceeding, the fact remains that the Report that the Commission produces can and should inform and illuminate that effort, as well as identify opportunities for broadband agencies to improve their coordination and Congress to intervene. [...] The NOFO does caution that "Eligible Entities that use funds from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds or Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund as the source of matching funds for the BEAD Program must comply with the requirements of both the BEAD Program and the relevant Treasury program," but this quoted language begs the question: where those requirements intersect and diverge, as.