State Awards and Allocations
Updated October 26, 2025. The BEAD Broadband Tracker from IPv4 Connect provides a clear snapshot of broadband funding progress nationwide. This update includes new state-level awards, allocations, and NTIA submission data across all 50 states—offering insight into how federal infrastructure dollars are translating into real network expansion.
As of late October, 46 states have submitted final BEAD proposals to the NTIA. The remaining few—California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, and South Carolina—are operating under short-term extensions but expected to finalize within the next funding cycle.
What’s New Since September
Since September, several major BEAD milestones have been reached. Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota released new provisional award data, adding more than $3.3 billion in combined funding. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, and Louisiana also updated their allocations with detailed technology breakdowns.
With 46 states now fully submitted to the NTIA, only California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, and South Carolina remain under extension. Most others have begun contracting and implementation phases, marking the transition from planning to deployment in the BEAD broadband rollout.
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A
Alabama
BEAD Allocation: $1.4 billion
Provisional Awards: $530,743,198
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $157,204,258 (fiber/HFC)
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC) — $93,246,382 (fiber)
- SP Broadband Inc. — $57,614,608 (fiber)
- Premier Holdings LLC — $57,405,202 (fiber)
- ZiTEL — $53,818,453 (fiber)
- Yellowhammer Networks LLC — $24,216,483 (fiber)
- Windstream Alabama LLC — $17,873,782 (fiber)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $16,626,800 (fiber)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $14,302,871 (fiber)
- Millry Telephone Co. Inc. — $9,450,000 (fiber)
- Farmers Telecommunications Corp. — $8,318,075 (fiber)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $8,160,000 (LEO satellite)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $7,468,500 (LEO satellite)
- Ardmore Telephone Co. Inc. — $3,216,073 (fiber)
- Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC — $1,821,711 (fiber)
Of note: Fiber is the clear leader in Alabama, accounting for roughly two-thirds of all BEAD funding. Comcast and AT&T top the list, with Amazon and Starlink capturing a small share for satellite connectivity.
Program: Alabama Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
Alaska
BEAD Allocation: $1 billion
Provisional Awards: $483,201,643
- GCI Communication Corp. — $140,491,997 (2,458 locations)
- Dena Nena Henash — $91,380,240 (1,008 locations)
- Matanuska Telecom Association Inc. — $85,370,236 (8,975 locations)
- Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC — $70,160,688 (624 locations)
- Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc. — $47,497,769 (6,407 locations)
- Igiugig Village — $25,825,340 (524 locations)
- Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc. — $10,375,040 (377 locations)
- Alaska Connects — $7,364,750 (331 locations)
- Alaska Telephone Company — $3,799,840 (220 locations)
- AP&T Wireless Inc. (Alaska Power & Telephone) — $485,743 (61 locations)
Of note: Alaska has the highest average cost per location of any state — just over $36,000. The state also released a list of unsuccessful applicants, which included both SpaceX and Amazon Kuiper.
Program: Alaska Broadband Office
Arizona
BEAD Allocation: $993 million
Provisional Awards: $512,129,677
- Wecom Fiber — $195,811,710 (fiber to 83,655 locations; LEO satellite to 480 locations)
- Navajo Nation — $148,635,859 (fiber to 3,977 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 11,155 locations; LEO satellite to 2,004 locations)
- Hopi Telecommunications — $41,350,583 (unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,137 locations)
- TransWorld Network — $23,529,848 (fiber to 22,733 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 9,979 locations)
- Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc. — $19,684,324 (fiber to 8,980 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $17,112,534 (LEO satellite to 10,749 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $13,558,696 (fiber to 13,495 locations)
- Yavapai-Apache Nation — $13,251,127 (fiber to 275 locations)
- WeLink Communications, Inc. — $11,039,630 (fiber to 5,818 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 3,286 locations)
- Tohono O’odham Utility Authority — $6,994,619 (fiber to 44 locations; unlicensed fixed wireless to 372 locations)
- White Mountain Apache Tribe — $6,608,310 (fiber to 67 locations; unlicensed fixed wireless to 31 locations)
- Cox Communications — $6,491,706 (fiber to 621 locations)
- Mediacom — $5,784,373 (fiber to 3,311 locations)
- Resound Networks — $2,276,357 (unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,897 locations)
Of note: Provisional awards for Wecom Fiber and the Navajo Nation account for about half of Arizona’s BEAD funding. Arizona is the first state to include providers connecting locations with both fiber and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service. The state also features extensive use of unlicensed fixed wireless access.
Program: Arizona Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program
Arkansas
BEAD Allocation: $1 billion
Provisional Awards: $308,328,089
- Hometown Internet, LLC — $88,455,722.47 (16,056 locations)
- Aristotle Unified Communications — $68,997,759.14 (9,420 locations)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $26,279,777.31 (13,791 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $21,894,431.38 (3,242 locations)
- Premier Holdings LLC — $20,834,686.52 (1,779 locations)
- Texhoma Fiber LLC — $20,015,906.86 (1,688 locations)
- CG Computer Works LLC — $14,678,523.96 (9,786 locations)
- Northern Arkansas Telephone Company — $12,762,544.58 (1,436 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $8,506,344.88 (11,178 locations)
- Resound Networks — $5,241,420.51 (5,488 locations)
- Windstream Arkansas LLC — $5,009,457.25 (1,393 locations)
- WEHCO Video, Inc. — $3,592,290.76 (832 locations)
- Connect2First Internet — $2,905,597.50 (436 locations)
- AT&T — $2,195,790.81 (213 locations)
- OzarksGo — $2,125,562.50 (322 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $1,718,244.09 (1,650 locations)
- Decatur Telephone Company — $1,342,472.75 (275 locations)
- C & L Broadband Connect, LLC — $965,963.76 (85 locations)
- SWATCO — $436,705.90 (58 locations)
- Clay County Connect Inc. — $368,885.76 (140 locations)
Of note: Arkansas successfully awarded funding to cover all eligible broadband locations statewide. Roughly 76% of locations will receive fiber service, 16% low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, 7% licensed fixed wireless, and 1% hybrid connections.
Program: Arkansas State Broadband Office
C
California
BEAD Allocation: $1.9 billion
Provisional Awards: Pending
California has received an NTIA extension through October 2, 2025 to finalize its BEAD broadband awards. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is overseeing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which remains under federal review. The program’s goal is to expand high-speed connectivity in rural and underserved regions across the state.
Of note: In August 2025, the NTIA granted California a waiver extension to complete its Final Proposal. Although approximately $1.9 billion has been allocated, the state is still finalizing subgrantee selection and aligning with updated BEAD 2.0 rules emphasizing technology neutrality and revised eligibility criteria. Local broadband advocates note that despite the funding, deployment delays remain a concern.
Program: California Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Colorado
BEAD Allocation: $827 million
Provisional Awards: $397,418,888
- Maverix Broadband, Inc. — $103,018,133 (fiber to 10,232 locations)
- Inventive Wireless of NE LLC — $64,589,574 (fiber to 5,836 locations)
- Highline — $40,623,320 (fiber to 8,252 locations)
- Conexon Connect, LLC — $28,979,168 (fiber to 4,334 locations)
- Clear Networx, LLC — $25,813,423 (fiber to 2,022 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $25,351,200 (LEO satellite to 42,252 locations)
- Visionary Communications, LLC — $17,374,112 (fiber to 4,307 locations)
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe — $16,810,729 (fiber and fixed wireless to 1,395 locations)
- Smiling J, LLC — $12,791,380 (fiber to 1,058 locations)
- Jade Communications LLC — $11,747,511 (fiber to 1,088 locations)
- Clear Creek Broadband, LLC — $10,465,023 (fiber to 989 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $9,162,000 (LEO satellite to 5,400 locations)
- Emery Telecommunications & Video, Inc. — $8,061,416 (fiber to 1,127 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $6,445,753 (fiber to 1,047 locations)
- Trailblazer Broadband — $5,861,263 (fiber to 1,208 locations)
- Southern Colorado Economic Development District — $3,974,685 (fiber and fixed wireless to 1,326 locations)
- Resound Networks — $3,943,251 (fiber and fixed wireless to 812 locations)
- FTI WIFI — $3,205,148 (fiber to 248 locations)
- Falcon Broadband, LLC — $2,346,827 (fiber to 702 locations)
- City of Loveland — $2,278,695 (fiber to 188 locations)
- Delta Montrose Electric Association, Inc. — $1,782,668 (fiber to 180 locations)
- NE Colorado Cellular, Inc. — $1,652,056 (fiber to 485 locations)
- City of Fort Collins — $1,511,782 (fiber to 237 locations)
- Rebeltec Communications, LLC — $867,300 (fixed wireless to 1,196 locations)
- Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications, LLC — $484,523 (fiber to 144 locations)
Of note: In Colorado, approximately 60% of BEAD-funded locations will be served by satellite or fixed wireless — double the 30% originally projected under early program rules. Amazon received nearly three times more funding than SpaceX ($25.4 million vs. $9.2 million). Fiber deployments, led by Maverix Broadband and Inventive Wireless, continue to dominate the state’s terrestrial buildout.
Program: Colorado Broadband Office
Connecticut
BEAD Allocation: $144 million
Provisional Awards: $7,216,501
- The Southern New England Telephone Company — $6,573,202
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $643,299
Of note: Connecticut became the first NTIA-extension state to announce provisional BEAD awards, doing so on September 10. The Southern New England Telephone Company secured the majority of funding, accounting for more than 90% of the total. Connecticut has awarded only about 5% of its BEAD allocation to date, making it one of the least-deployed programs so far.
Program: Connecticut Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
D
Delaware
BEAD Allocation: $108 million
Provisional Awards: $13,374,777
- Verizon — $9,597,115 (fiber)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $3,777,662 (fiber and hybrid fiber/coax)
Program: Delaware Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
F
Florida
BEAD Allocation: $1.16 billion
Provisional Awards: $291,117,656
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $116,113,275 (35,772 locations)
- SOM1101, LLC — $31,792,510 (6,012 locations)
- AT&T Inc. — $29,647,371 (6,864 locations)
- Talkie Communications Inc. — $29,148,746 (3,871 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $15,271,546 (2,717 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $14,188,236 (23,614 locations)
- Charter Communications Inc. — $8,544,446 (2,727 locations)
- CBN Geneva, LLC — $8,352,276 (4,324 locations)
- Fiber by Central Florida LLC — $5,137,400 (1,810 locations)
- Windstream Holdings Inc. — $5,092,183 (1,259 locations)
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $4,808,451 (2,398 locations)
- Optical Telecommunications Inc. — $3,907,534 (2,100 locations)
- Mediacom Communications Corp. — $3,649,830 (1,070 locations)
- Omnispring LLC — $3,090,451 (770 locations)
- Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. — $2,826,564 (1,001 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,617,500 (1,745 locations)
- ZiTEL, LLC — $2,147,249 (2,473 locations)
- ORI NET, LLC — $1,302,805 (354 locations)
- Compass Broadband Networks Inc. — $1,086,709 (529 locations)
- Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. — $1,012,001 (503 locations)
- Cox Communications Inc. — $649,573 (128 locations)
- Streamline, LLC — $464,000 (464 locations)
- LiveOak Fiber, LLC — $267,000 (86 locations)
Program: FloridaCommerce Office of Broadband
G
Georgia
BEAD Allocation: $1.31 billion
Provisional Awards: $309,602,817
- Windstream Communications, LLC (including Georgia d.b.a.s) — $118,915,422
- AT&T — $44,899,034
- Georgia Windstream, LLC — $28,362,388
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $20,198,847
- Conexon Connect — $19,899,198
- Burke County — $14,230,000
- Mediacom LLC — $12,659,423
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $12,615,842
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $11,645,993
- Zoom Telcom, LLC — $11,611,883
- Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation — $3,807,280
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $2,265,592
- LiveOak Fiber — $2,231,167
- Plant Telephone Company — $1,767,135
- City of Elberton, d.b.a. ElbertonNet — $1,456,019
- Ellijay Telephone Company — $1,278,364
- Dovetel Communications LLC — $1,183,360
- Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc. — $493,500
- Planters Communications, LLC — $82,371
Program: Georgia Technology Authority BEAD Program
H
Hawaii
BEAD Allocation: $149 million
Provisional Awards: $94,869,000
- Various Hawaiian counties — $64,170,000 (middle-mile projects)
- Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. — $29,928,000 (fiber to 5,725 locations and 24 community anchor institutions)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $771,000 (LEO satellite to 1,285 locations)
Hawaii is the first state so far where the biggest winners are municipalities: combined, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties, along with the city and county of Honolulu, received approximately $64 million in funding.
Program: Hawaii Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
I
Idaho
BEAD Allocation: $583 million
Provisional Awards: $436,151,356
- FyberCom LLC — $83,206,665 (fiber to 12,485 locations; mixed technologies to 2,715 locations)
- ETS Management LLC — $66,860,093 (mixed technologies to 6,369 locations)
- Wi-Fiber Inc. — $58,618,679 (fiber to 7,946 locations)
- Concept Communications, LLC — $51,059,062 (fiber to 4,240 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $34,696,500 (LEO satellite to 23,131 locations)
- Ziply Fiber (Northwest Fiber LLC) — $23,745,715 (fiber to 3,262 locations)
- Direct Communications Rockland Inc. — $20,350,355 (fiber to 3,972 locations)
- Newmax LLC d.b.a. Intermax Networks — $17,375,317 (fiber to 1,661 locations)
- Blackfoot Communications (Fremont Telcom Co.) — $14,112,269 (mixed technologies to 3,455 locations)
- White Cloud Communications, Inc. — $11,499,546 (fiber to 369 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 5,400 locations)
- Rally Networks (formerly Oregon Telephone Corp.) — $10,641,940 (fiber to 951 locations)
- Nez Perce Tribe — $10,163,050 (mixed technologies to 2,061 locations)
- IBT Group USA — $8,666,181 (licensed fixed wireless to 5,718 locations)
- Anthem Broadband — $4,464,931 (licensed fixed wireless to 1,934 locations)
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe d.b.a. Red Spectrum — $4,019,796 (fiber to 920 locations)
- Midvale Telephone Company d.b.a. MTE Communications — $3,492,103 (fiber to 126 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 968 locations)
- Albion Telephone Company, Inc. d.b.a. ATC Communications — $3,160,479 (fiber to 835 locations; mixed technologies to 100 locations)
- Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. — $2,727,954 (fiber to 257 locations)
- Custer Telephone Cooperative Inc. — $2,012,062 (fiber to 631 locations)
- Inland Cellular LLC — $1,811,285 (mixed technologies to 213 locations)
- Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Association Inc. — $1,351,904 (fiber to 197 locations)
- E.L. Automation, Inc. d.b.a. E.L. Internet Northwest — $1,089,137 (licensed fixed wireless to 1,362 locations)
- Rural Telecom Inc. — $1,026,334 (fiber to 390 locations)
Idaho has a higher percentage of non-fiber technologies than most states. Of the 91,668 total locations mentioned in its provisional awards, 42% will receive fiber, 25% low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, 17% licensed fixed wireless, and 16% mixed technologies.
Program: Idaho Office of Broadband
Illinois
BEAD Allocation: $1 billion
Provisional Awards: $990,645,134
- Wisper ISP LLC — $350,264,521 (fiber to 34,401 locations; licensed fixed wireless to 2,739 locations)
- Strategic Management LLC — $268,066,738 (fiber to 38,904 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $92,260,939 (fiber to 5,529 locations; hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) to 7,494 locations)
- Surf Air Wireless LLC — $79,391,975 (fiber to 16,337 locations)
- Silo Communications LLC — $48,712,879 (fiber to 6,477 locations)
- Citizens Telecommunications Company — $21,832,794 (fiber to 2,203 locations)
- AMG Technology Investment Group LLC — $21,574,446 (licensed fixed wireless to 8,704 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $17,646,895 (LEO satellite to 23,723 locations)
- Gargoyle Technologies Inc. — $12,184,220 (fiber to 1,259 locations)
- ProTek Communications LLC — $10,690,697 (fiber to 750 locations)
- Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative Co. — $10,110,000 (fiber to 2,972 locations)
- Wabash Telephone Cooperative Inc. — $9,709,695 (fiber to 641 locations)
- Consolidated Communications — $9,367,925 (fiber to 898 locations; licensed/unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,837 locations)
- Strada Communications LLC — $7,951,503 (fiber to 497 locations)
- AT&T (Illinois Bell Telephone Company) — $5,265,413 (fiber to 408 locations)
- Shelby Electric Cooperative Inc. — $4,906,440 (fiber to 817 locations)
- Illinois Electric Cooperative — $4,093,546 (licensed fixed wireless to 1,462 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $3,897,177 (fiber to 1,022 locations)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $3,237,636 (fiber to 1,201 locations)
- Flat Rock Telephone Co-op — $3,162,890 (fiber to 211 locations)
- Grafton Technologies Inc. — $2,949,337 (fiber to 164 locations)
- GHB Enterprise LLC — $2,639,319 (fiber to 797 locations)
- Pavlov Media — $728,159 (fiber to 121 locations)
Illinois was the 46th state to announce provisional awards, allocating 95.2% of its BEAD funding — the highest share of any state to date. The Illinois Office of Broadband emphasized a technology-neutral approach, with 76% wired, 15% low-Earth orbit satellite, and 9% wireless terrestrial coverage. The total investment of $990.65 million includes more than 40% in private matching funds, bringing total deployment investment to over $1.6 billion.
Program: Illinois Office of Broadband
Indiana
BEAD Allocation: $868 million
Provisional Awards: $486,309,855
- Strategic Management, LLC — $149,712,147 (fiber)
- Mainstream Fiber Networks, LLC — $121,927,529 (fiber)
- Surf Internet — $54,977,163 (fiber)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $29,613,000 (LEO satellite)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $24,533,972 (fiber)
- AMG Technology — $17,252,173 (licensed fixed wireless)
- NineStar Connect — $16,835,081 (fiber)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $14,208,810 (fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC))
- Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative — $9,040,021 (fiber)
- Decatur County REMC — $7,133,202 (fiber)
- LigTel Communications, Inc. — $4,837,750 (fiber)
- Joink — $4,582,278 (fiber)
- RTC Communications Corp. — $3,761,632 (fiber)
- AT&T (Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc.) — $3,496,225 (fiber)
- Southeastern Indiana REMC — $3,480,184 (fiber)
- Frontier North, Inc. — $3,347,717 (fiber)
- Daviess-Martin County Rural Telephone Corporation — $3,052,592 (fiber)
- Orange County REMC — $2,325,828 (fiber)
- MetaLINK Technologies — $2,057,507 (licensed fixed wireless)
- Wabash Mutual Telephone Company — $1,950,120 (fiber)
- BerryComm — $1,827,132 (fiber)
- Perry Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative d.b.a. PSC Fiber — $1,816,949 (fiber)
- South Central Indiana REMC — $1,451,309 (fiber)
- Mediacom LLC — $947,686 (fiber)
- Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc. — $944,475 (fiber)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $562,670 (fiber)
- WiSpan Internet LLC — $522,891 (fiber)
- City of Auburn d.b.a. Auburn Essential Services — $107,692 (fiber)
- Jackson County REMC — $4,120 (fiber)
Strategic Management, LLC is one of the largest BEAD award recipients in Indiana and also secured major awards in Kentucky and Michigan. Indiana additionally granted SpaceX its sixth-largest funding amount among all winning providers.
Program: Indiana Broadband Office (IBO)
Iowa
BEAD Allocation: $415 million
Provisional Awards: $221,282,630
- Mediacom LLC — $109,779,342
- Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation — $12,335,026
- Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative — $11,164,243
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet — $10,474,060
- Shellsburg Cablevision, Inc. — $6,392,131
- BTC, Inc. — $6,376,393
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $5,721,673
- Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative — $5,342,639
- West Iowa Telephone Company — $4,358,460
- Huxley Communications Cooperative — $4,353,533
- Long Lines Broadband — $3,296,610
- Farmers Telephone Company — $3,049,853
- Partner Communications Cooperative — $2,583,981
- Sharon Telephone Company — $2,353,540
- Little Wapsie Communications, LLC — $2,137,020
- Cumberland Telephone Company — $2,024,231
- Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co. — $1,953,430
- Harmony Telephone Company — $1,716,987
- Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association — $1,703,475
- Coon Valley Cooperative Telephone — $1,624,873
- Jefferson Telephone Company — $1,620,873
- Dumont Telephone Company — $1,585,783
- Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association — $1,583,550
- Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Company — $1,359,563
- Muscatine Power & Water — $1,312,389
- Mediapolis Telephone Company — $1,205,797
- Cascade Communications Company — $1,185,861
- Panora Communications Cooperative — $1,157,885
- Miles Communications LLC — $1,030,895
- Casey Mutual Telephone — $919,032
- Midwest Data Center, Inc. — $914,427
- Central Iowa Broadband — $778,981
- Ace Telephone Association d.b.a. AcenTek — $724,930
- Mabel Cooperative Telephone Company — $712,113
- Manning Municipal Utilities — $631,994
- Louisa Communications — $609,390
- Sully Telephone Association — $598,837
- GigFire LLC — $598,286
- Hawkeye Interconnect Company — $514,709
- Guthrie Telecommunications Network, Inc. — $437,250
- Mechanicsville Telephone Company — $424,125
- Mi-Fiber, LLC — $399,291
- The Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company — $381,669
- Farmers Mutual Communications — $362,276
- Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility — $318,972
- Western Iowa Wireless Inc. — $308,211
- Cooperative Telephone Exchange — $293,351
- Alpine Communications, L.C. — $229,941
- F&B Communications, Inc. — $210,064
- Palmer Mutual Telephone Company — $73,587
- Central Broadband — $57,098
Iowa has both a clear dominant awardee—Mediacom, which secured nearly nine times the funding of the next largest recipient—and one of the longest award lists of any state, reflecting Iowa’s robust network of rural broadband cooperatives and local ISPs.
Program: Iowa Department of Management, Division of Information Technology
K
Kansas
BEAD Allocation: $451 million
Provisional Awards: $252,629,596
- IdeaTek Telcom LLC — $115,890,548 (7,419 locations)
- 3JL Holdings, LLC — $68,162,285 (3,246 locations)
- Giant Communications Inc. — $19,966,406 (702 locations)
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC — $9,043,618 (3,668 locations)
- Resound Networks — $8,082,060 (8,247 locations)
- The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc. — $7,842,928 (295 locations)
- Midco — $5,781,444 (189 locations)
- Haviland Telephone Company, Inc. — $3,452,329 (269 locations)
- Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. — $3,287,855 (1,142 locations)
- Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation — $2,592,000 (81 locations)
- Totah Communications, Inc. — $2,571,181 (169 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,356,548 (797 locations)
- Twin Valley Communications, Inc. — $2,319,542 (500 locations)
- The Southern Kansas Telephone Company, Inc. — $965,860 (132 locations)
- Wave Wireless LLC — $235,109 (73 locations)
- Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Assn Inc. — $79,883 (35 locations)
IdeaTek Telcom LLC received the largest award in Kansas, accounting for nearly half of the state’s total BEAD allocation. The funding mix spans fiber, fixed wireless, and satellite, with strong participation from regional carriers and cooperatives, emphasizing last-mile connectivity across rural Kansas.
Program: Kansas Commerce Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Kentucky
BEAD Allocation: $1 billion
Provisional Awards: $376,926,543
- Strategic Management LLC — $97,529,179 (13,038 locations)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $87,333,361 (13,028 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $29,682,081 (18,018 locations)
- Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation — $24,093,445 (1,539 locations)
- White Cloud Communications US LLC — $23,967,745 (3,011 locations)
- Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc. — $22,179,116 (2,640 locations)
- ZiTEL — $20,132,712 (9,779 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $18,505,161 (3,249 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $18,170,939 (5,777 locations)
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC) — $9,000,399 (4,198 locations)
- Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation — $5,831,572 (684 locations)
- Virginia Everywhere LLC — $4,321,618 (1,814 locations)
- IBT Group USA LLC — $3,728,859 (2,149 locations)
- Bluegrass Fiber LLC — $3,052,911 (1,499 locations)
- Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company Incorporated — $2,729,521 (239 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $2,100,600 (3,501 locations)
- Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc. — $1,481,013 (78 locations)
- Telecast Communications LLC — $1,138,399 (1,911 locations)
- South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Inc. — $893,952 (29 locations and Mammoth Cave National Park)
- Gibson Connect LLC — $879,732 (65 locations)
- Crystal Broadband Networks Inc. — $174,229 (160 locations)
Strategic Management LLC received the largest award in Kentucky, continuing its multi-state success. Notably, Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation’s $24 million provisional award is the largest single BEAD grant in the country to an electric cooperative offering broadband service.
Program: Kentucky Office of Broadband Development
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Louisiana
BEAD Allocation: $1.36 billion
Provisional Awards: $499,079,587
- Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium — $378,042,581 (68,535 locations)
- AT&T — $21,507,805 (19,784 locations)
- Nextlink — $18,490,698 (7,460 locations)
- Cajun Broadband — $18,203,892 (4,067 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications LLC — $16,233,318 (6,561 locations)
- Direct Communications — $10,000,000 (1,504 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $9,349,697 (3,443 locations)
- SpaceX — $7,745,250 (10,327 locations)
- Brightspeed — $5,751,955 (2,609 locations)
- SkyRider Communications LLC — $5,418,804 (718 locations)
- Pelican Broadband — $4,022,689 (1,232 locations)
- Coushatta Tribe of LA — $3,529,898 (558 locations)
- Potential additional LEO locations — $783,000 (1,044 locations)
The revised Louisiana proposal calls for 80% of locations to receive fiber broadband, 9% to be served by low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, and the remainder split between cable and fixed wireless technologies. The proportion of LEO-served locations increased significantly from earlier plans, which envisioned only 2% satellite coverage. Initial recommendations totaled $748 million for 139,677 locations, while the updated list covers roughly $500 million for 127,000 locations, with further negotiations expected for 1,044 additional LEO locations.
Program: Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity
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Maine
BEAD Allocation: $272 million
Provisional Awards: $109,412,662
- Consolidated Communications — $35,451,257 (fiber to 17,390 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $6,797,559 (LEO satellite to 3,464 locations)
- UniTel (Direct Communications) — $2,811,359 (fiber to 1,218 locations)
- Pioneer Broadband — $1,681,301 (fiber to 974 locations)
- Union River (Direct Communications) — $1,488,687 (fiber to 145 locations)
- Comcast — $139,122 (hybrid fiber/coax to 71 locations)
Most Maine BEAD-funded locations—about 85.7%—will receive fiber broadband, 14% will use low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity, and 0.03% will be served via hybrid fiber coax (HFC). The entire LEO portion, valued at $6.8 million, was awarded to SpaceX.
Program: Maine Connectivity Authority
Maryland
BEAD Allocation: $268 million
Provisional Awards: $78,106,623
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $50,195,680
- Verizon — $16,671,908
- Talkie Communications — $9,877,635
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services — $1,361,400
Maryland received BEAD applications from 10 providers, awarding funding to four. The state reported that approximately 40% of locations will be served by hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) “cable,” 38% by fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), and 22% by low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service.
Program: Connect Maryland
Massachusetts
BEAD Allocation: $147 million
Provisional Awards: $18,654,558
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $11,423,288 (fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC))
- Verizon — $3,088,903 (fiber)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,153,207 (LEO satellite)
- Archtop Fiber — $1,570,230 (fiber)
- OpenCape — $418,930 (fiber)
Comcast received the largest provisional award in Massachusetts, exceeding the combined total of all other providers. The state’s funding mix spans fiber, hybrid fiber-coax, and LEO satellite deployments across underserved regions.
Program: Massachusetts Broadband Institute
Michigan
BEAD Allocation: $1.6 billion
Provisional Awards: $919,106,714
- Strategic Management, LLC — $272,036,386
- 123NET — $85,536,205
- ITC Broadband Operating, LLC — $71,248,405
- Midwest Energy & Communications — $59,437,634
- Surf Internet — $54,339,757
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $45,684,355
- Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op — $38,016,460
- Upper Peninsula Telephone Company — $35,505,000
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $29,286,256
- Great Lakes Energy — $26,711,000
- Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC — $22,584,250
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $19,704,803
- DMCI Broadband, LLC — $19,215,468
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $16,758,000
- Michigan Bell Telephone Company, LLC — $16,404,069
- Cherry Capital Connection, LLC — $15,891,521
- CMS Internet LLC — $14,491,046
- Frontier North Inc. — $13,920,665
- Barry County Services — $9,900,124
- Thumb Electric Cooperative — $9,583,500
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $8,228,400
- Duke Broadband Inc. — $8,178,731
- HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative — $6,965,957
- LakeNet LLC — $5,790,423
- Ace Telephone Company of Michigan, Inc. — $5,130,855
- DayStarr Communications — $4,245,175
- Pigeon Telephone Company — $1,915,300
- Waldron Communication Company — $1,592,169
- Baraga Telephone Company — $734,640
- Southwest Michigan Communications, Inc. — $70,160
As of Michigan’s September 10 announcement, its $919 million in provisional BEAD awards represents the largest total of any state so far, surpassing Washington’s $850 million. Strategic Management, LLC leads Michigan’s awards by a wide margin—earning more than three times the next-highest recipient—and also ranked as the top dollar winner in Kentucky.
Program: Michigan High-Speed Internet Office
Minnesota
BEAD Allocation: $652 million
Provisional Awards: $377,046,315
- Midco — $79,433,617 (12,441 locations)
- East Central Energy Fiber — $38,197,738 (6,704 locations)
- MCC Broadband Data — $36,966,580 (4,577 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $31,849,085 (2,760 locations)
- Nuvera — $27,310,212 (1,943 locations)
- CTC — $23,733,558 (2,219 locations)
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $20,145,556 (10,632 locations)
- MiEnergy — $19,961,130 (923 locations)
- Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association — $18,393,143 (2,904 locations)
- Frontier Internet — $14,283,707 (1,778 locations)
- Federated Rural Electric Association — $13,181,452 (812 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $11,083,294 (18,295 locations)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $8,483,461 (1,449 locations)
- Red River Communications — $7,040,811 (175 locations)
- Paul Bunyan Communications — $4,593,461 (544 locations)
- Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc. — $4,221,779 (521 locations)
- Ace Telephone Association — $3,251,767 (895 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,717,837 (1,546 locations)
- Johnson Telephone Company — $2,458,152 (200 locations)
- Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative — $2,342,065 (149 locations)
- Tekstar Communications, Inc. — $2,311,068 (346 locations)
- Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Company — $2,105,786 (382 locations)
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet — $1,541,073 (2,401 locations)
- Woodstock Communications — $1,440,000 (72 locations)
Minnesota’s BEAD awards will deliver fiber to 41,739 locations—56% of the total—representing $345 million or 89% of total funding. Another 19,841 locations (26.5%) will be connected via low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite for $14 million, while 13,033 locations (17.5%) will be served through licensed fixed wireless totaling $22 million. These details were shared during the state’s August 28 broadband webinar.
Program: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Mississippi
BEAD Allocation: $1.2 billion
Provisional Awards: $567,165,372
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC) — $241,719,009 (39,795 locations)
- Cablesouth Media III, LLC — $75,129,148 (6,746 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $66,349,715 (13,110 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $44,620,446 (10,809 locations)
- Bruce Telephone Company, Inc. — $42,552,391 (3,198 locations)
- TEC of Jackson, Inc. — $40,758,621 (3,766 locations)
- Telepak Networks, Inc. — $22,338,413 (4,335 locations)
- Franklin Telephone Company, Inc. — $19,070,871 (1,859 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $5,201,400 (8,669 locations)
- TecInfo Communications LLC — $4,921,067 (694 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $3,762,327 (4,450 locations)
- Mediacom LLC — $741,963 (199 locations)
AT&T dominates Mississippi’s BEAD landscape, receiving 43% of all provisional funding—by far the largest share in the state. The awards lean heavily toward fiber deployments, with satellite providers SpaceX and Amazon Kuiper receiving relatively small allocations compared with other states. Mississippi’s results highlight a strong emphasis on terrestrial broadband expansion across both urban and rural counties.
Program: Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM)
Missouri
BEAD Allocation: $1.74 billion
Provisional Awards: $793,326,180
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $117,333,761 (59,863 locations)
- Conexon Connect LLC — $64,636,100 (15,897 locations)
- STE Rural Broadband, Inc. — $51,617,972 (6,329 locations)
- Hometown Internet, LLC — $47,357,529 (11,947 locations)
- Net Vision Communications LLC — $43,104,558 (fiber/wireless, 6,806 locations)
- Current Inc. — $41,609,805 (4,539 locations)
- Stimulus Technologies — $41,077,818 (4,652 locations)
- Charter Communications (Spectrum) — $39,645,265 (6,964 locations)
- Socket Telecom, LLC — $35,932,432 (10,136 locations)
- Total Highspeed, LLC — $32,547,833 (8,707 locations)
- Wisper Internet — $22,860,634 (fiber/wireless, 5,365 locations)
- United Fiber, LLC — $21,659,065 (3,185 locations)
- White River Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. — $20,817,428 (8,953 locations)
- Premier Holdings LLC — $19,104,506 (2,445 locations)
- Mark Twain Communications Company — $18,782,585 (fiber/wireless, 1,646 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $17,559,800 (LEO satellite, 27,264 locations)
- Boycom Cablevision, Inc. — $16,437,926 (fiber/HFC, 4,017 locations)
- Chariton Valley Communications Corporation — $15,696,483 (2,852 locations)
- GRM Networks — $13,125,996 (998 locations)
- NEMR — $12,714,812 (1,320 locations)
- Callabyte Technology — $12,301,020 (1,145 locations)
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Company — $10,590,379 (2,187 locations)
- Gascosage Electric Cooperative — $8,758,805 (1,017 locations)
- Co-Mo Connect (Co-Mo Electric Cooperative) — $7,862,800 (1,246 locations)
- IdeaTek — $7,686,118 (1,839 locations)
- Ralls Technologies — $6,585,157 (502 locations)
- SeMo Electric Cooperative — $6,562,347 (1,945 locations)
- Ozark Fiber II, LLC — $5,615,352 (1,962 locations)
- Aptitude Internet LLC — $5,039,888 (688 locations)
- New Florence Telephone Company — $4,096,322 (fiber/wireless, 1,334 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC — $4,071,499 (1,357 locations)
- Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc. — $3,965,586 (427 locations)
- Stoutland Telephone Company — $3,724,967 (354 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,748,000 (LEO satellite, 1,832 locations)
- Green Hills Telephone Corporation — $2,198,513 (223 locations)
- Orchard Farm Telephone Company — $1,990,929 (702 locations)
- Mediacom — $1,843,781 (fiber/HFC, 219 locations)
- ALLO Missouri, LLC — $1,148,101 (179 locations)
- SmartLink Technology, LLC — $650,670 (fiber/wireless, 529 locations)
- Ozark Fiber, LLC — $583,900 (103 locations)
- Midwest Data Center, Inc. — $477,241 (97 locations)
- KC Fiber — $202,500 (31 locations)
Missouri’s BEAD proposal projects that these awards will extend reliable broadband to 100% of eligible locations. Roughly 81% of locations will receive fiber-based connectivity, backed by nearly $1 billion in public savings and more than $420 million in private co-investment. The state awarded grants to 42 providers—including 29 Missouri-based businesses—directing over $458 million to in-state companies.
Program: Missouri Department of Economic Development — Office of Broadband Development (OBD)
Montana
BEAD Allocation: $629 million
Provisional Awards: $403,758,268
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $119,308,500
- Gallatin Wireless — $103,219,991
- Inland MT — $60,038,764
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $27,268,877
- Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative — $26,234,612
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $25,946,400
- Siyeh Corp. — $8,960,175
- Grizzly Broadband — $8,532,451
- InterBel Telephone Cooperative — $5,870,215
- Montana Internet Corp. — $4,600,623
- Range Telephone Cooperative — $4,115,043
- Ziply Fiber, LLC — $4,057,630
- Safelink Internet — $1,348,584
- Bialeki Holdings / KDS Networks — $1,024,282
- Project Telephone Company — $1,000,000
- Visionary Communications — $822,823
- Linctel Communications — $770,602
- Triangle Communication System — $632,697
Montana’s BEAD awards rely heavily on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, with SpaceX receiving the largest award at $119 million. The second- and third-largest awardees, Gallatin Wireless and Inland MT, plan to deploy a combination of fiber and fixed wireless technologies. According to the state’s final proposal, these awards will cover all eligible broadband locations statewide.
Program: ConnectMT Team
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Nebraska
BEAD Allocation: $405 million
Provisional Awards: $43,844,548
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC — $16,843,395 (licensed fixed wireless, 7,454 locations)
- Midstates Data Transport LLC — $10,097,624 (fiber, 423 locations)
- Nedelco, Inc. — $5,179,176 (fiber, 330 locations)
- Pinpoint Communications Inc. — $2,601,566 (fiber, 232 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,468,475 (LEO satellite, 3,096 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services — $2,287,450 (LEO satellite, 1,496 locations)
- Mobius Communications Co. — $1,979,312 (fiber, 293 locations)
- Quick Current-Nebraska LLC — $1,530,126 (25 community anchor institutions)
- Inventive Wireless of Nebraska LLC — $510,000 (licensed fixed wireless, 115 locations)
- ALLO Communications LLC — $182,410 (12 community anchor institutions)
- Northeast NE Telephone Co. — $165,000 (five community anchor institutions)
- Prairie Hills Wireless LLC — $15 (unlicensed fixed wireless, 585 locations)
Nebraska’s awards highlight its strong reliance on alternative broadband technologies. Of the 14,032 total locations, approximately 58% will be served via fixed wireless, 33% through LEO satellite, and 9% by fiber. The state has awarded only about 11% of its $405 million BEAD allocation so far — one of the lowest among all states, alongside New Hampshire (10%) and North Dakota (5%).
Program: Nebraska BEAD Program
Nevada
BEAD Allocation: $417 million
Provisional Awards: $169,749,806
- SkyFiber Internet — $57,548,325 (4,684 locations)
- Stimulus Technologies of Nevada, LLC — $36,455,824 (3,361 locations)
- Anthem Broadband of Nevada — $20,236,342 (1,132 locations)
- Commnet of Nevada, LLC — $9,421,674 (2,835 locations)
- AT&T — $8,099,797 (1,336 locations)
- Rural Telephone Company — $5,744,054 (590 locations)
- Satview Broadband Ltd — $5,678,217 (2,270 locations)
- Digital Technology Solutions Inc. (DTS Fiber) — $5,411,316 (545 locations)
- Reno Sparks Indian Colony — $4,000,000 (159 locations)
- Valley Electric Association, Inc. — $3,892,670 (1,285 locations)
- E4 Connect — $3,690,469 (470 locations)
- Beehive Broadband — $3,472,019 (154 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services — $3,256,589 (5,027 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,408,250 (2,803 locations)
- Moapa Valley Telephone Company — $362,954 (74 locations)
- WeLink Communications, Inc. — $71,306 (2 locations)
- Cox Communications — $0.02 (390 locations)
- Filer Mutual Telephone Company (Truleap Technologies) — $0.01 (5 locations)
Nevada’s BEAD plan emphasizes full statewide connectivity with a focus on balanced technology deployment across fiber, fixed wireless, and satellite networks. “This plan ensures that every Nevadan—no matter where they live—will finally have access to reliable high-speed internet,” said Brian Mitchell, Director of the Nevada Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT). He noted that broadband access is essential for economic growth, education, and healthcare, and that these investments “will pay dividends for decades.”
Program: Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT)
New Hampshire
BEAD Allocation: $197 million
Provisional Awards: $19,305,223
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $6,609,861 (fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC), 573 locations)
- Consolidated Communications — $6,163,258 (fiber, 2,574 locations)
- New Hampshire Electric Co-Op — $5,578,122 (fiber, 884 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $953,981 (LEO satellite, 1,105 locations)
New Hampshire’s BEAD awards prioritize fiber broadband, with Consolidated Communications and New Hampshire Electric Co-Op leading deployments. While both are fiber builders, Consolidated Communications achieved a significantly lower average cost per location ($2,394) compared to New Hampshire Electric Co-Op ($6,310). Starlink will extend coverage to more than 1,100 hard-to-reach locations via LEO satellite.
Program: New Hampshire Office of Broadband Initiatives
New Jersey
BEAD Allocation: $264 million
Provisional Awards: $63,551,464
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $50,100,175 (fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC))
- Planet Fiber — $8,272,538 (fiber)
- Community Broadband Networks — $3,347,251 (fixed wireless)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $1,794,000 (LEO satellite)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $37,500 (fiber)
According to New Jersey’s final BEAD proposal, all broadband-eligible locations in the state were addressed through at least one winning application. Comcast is the dominant recipient, securing the majority of funding and deploying a mix of fiber and hybrid fiber-coaxial infrastructure to expand broadband coverage statewide.
Program: New Jersey Office of Broadband Connectivity
New Mexico
BEAD Allocation: $675 million
Provisional Awards: $432,974,698
- The Navajo Nation — $111,781,009 (11,920 locations)
- Resound Networks, LLC — $60,233,134 (7,842 locations)
- Lyte Fiber, LLC — $55,844,625 (1,983 locations)
- Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. — $36,666,494 (2,047 locations)
- SWC Telesolutions, Inc. — $33,289,438 (2,365 locations)
- Oso Internet Solutions, LLC — $28,615,264 (729 locations)
- Pueblo of Jemez — $28,022,461 (1,095 locations)
- Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. — $26,988,097 (3,935 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC — $15,726,280 (2,760 locations)
- Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc. — $12,129,961 (300 locations)
- Pueblo of Acoma — $10,755,557 (1,081 locations)
- TransWorld Network, LLC — $4,710,900 (535 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $3,031,200 (LEO satellite, 5,052 locations)
- Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LLC — $1,979,279 (238 locations)
- Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc. — $1,118,396 (636 locations)
- Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. — $1,080,603 (88 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $1,002,000 (LEO satellite, 668 locations)
New Mexico’s BEAD awards reflect a strong mix of tribal, cooperative, and regional broadband expansion projects. The Navajo Nation received the largest single award at $111.8 million, targeting nearly 12,000 unserved locations. Several tribal entities, including the Pueblos of Jemez and Acoma, are leading significant deployments, while regional ISPs like Resound Networks and Lyte Fiber expand rural fiber access. The awards demonstrate New Mexico’s hybrid strategy combining tribal leadership, local cooperatives, and next-generation satellite solutions.
Program: Connect New Mexico
New York
BEAD Allocation: $665 million
Provisional Awards: $391,097,989
- CBN Geneva, LLC — $121,187,012 (fiber to 3,951 locations, fixed wireless to 18,101 locations)
- Archtop Fiber, LLC — $78,640,161 (fiber, 2,511 locations)
- Verizon New York, Inc. — $64,500,823 (fiber, 4,017 locations)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $27,038,640 (fiber, 2,919 locations)
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $25,489,512 (fiber to 1,159 locations, fixed wireless to 10,660 locations)
- Reasnor Telephone Company, LLC — $23,232,915 (fiber, 904 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $20,422,500 (LEO satellite, 13,615 locations)
- Citizens Telecommunications of New York, Inc. — $13,273,290 (fiber, 1,014 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC — $11,498,589 (fiber, 390 locations)
- Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. — $5,454,547 (fiber, 1,083 locations)
- Planet Fiber NY, LLC — $360,000 (fiber, 16 locations)
New York’s BEAD proposal will deliver fiber infrastructure to about 31% of eligible locations and fixed wireless service to 44%. The remaining 25% will receive satellite service, with payments tied to subscription milestones. The mix of technologies demonstrates New York’s balanced approach to achieving full statewide broadband coverage while maintaining cost efficiency and flexibility in deployment models.
Program: ConnectALL Office (New York State)
North Carolina
BEAD Allocation: $1.53 billion
Provisional Awards: $408,511,175
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC) — $142,476,363
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $90,599,049
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $71,467,709
- Frontier Internet — $44,179,778
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $15,885,600
- Citizens Telephone Company — $8,738,155
- Wilkes Telephone Membership Coop. — $7,929,438
- Cherokee Cablevision Inc. — $6,902,283
- Zito West Holding, LLC — $3,253,348
- The Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation — $3,066,643
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,460,000
- HarvestBeam, Inc. — $2,371,418
- Windstream North Carolina, LLC — $2,281,480
- Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. — $2,072,900
- CND Acquisition Corporation — $1,481,099
- InfinityLink Communications — $1,100,081
- Foothills Broadband LLC — $878,723
- Ripple Fiber LLC — $597,177
- Fybe (Roanoke Connect Holdings, LLC) — $361,400
- LREMC Technologies LLC — $351,075
- ERC Broadband LLC — $57,458
North Carolina’s BEAD program will extend broadband access to more than 93,000 homes, businesses, and community anchor institutions. The awards feature a diverse mix of fiber, cable, fixed wireless, and LEO satellite technologies. AT&T leads with $142 million—roughly 34% of the state’s total—while Brightspeed, headquartered in North Carolina, follows with nearly $91 million. Amazon Kuiper received its third-highest provisional award nationally in this round of allocations.
Program: North Carolina BEAD and Digital Opportunity Planning
North Dakota
BEAD Allocation: $130 million
Provisional Awards: $6,770,073
- BEK Communications — $6,578,572 (fiber, 279 locations)
- Midco — $191,501 (fiber and cable, 22 locations)
North Dakota’s BEAD awards represent one of the smallest funding rounds in the country, reflecting the state’s already strong broadband coverage. Only two providers received allocations—BEK Communications and Midco—both focused on expanding fiber and cable connectivity to a limited number of remaining unserved areas.
Program: North Dakota Broadband
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Ohio
BEAD Allocation: $794 million
Provisional Awards: $277,114,388
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $80,288,371 (fiber, 9,930 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $51,663,130 (LEO satellite, 31,264 locations)
- Aristotle Unified Communications — $31,323,078 (fiber, 4,142 locations)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $24,635,706 (fiber, 6,344 locations)
- South Central Power Company — $15,726,087 (fiber, 4,084 locations)
- Ohio Gig, LLC and subsidiaries — $11,184,155 (fiber, 1,286 locations)
- Bascom Communications / Bascom Mutual Telephone Co. — $8,901,082 (fiber, 2,144 locations)
- Smart Way Communications LLC — $7,807,633 (licensed fixed wireless, 2,021 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC — $7,364,884 (fiber, 835 locations)
- IBT Group USA LLC — $6,741,261 (licensed fixed wireless, 981 locations)
- WATCH Communications — $6,251,140 (licensed fixed wireless, 1,274 locations)
- Frontier North Inc. — $5,805,222 (fiber, 939 locations)
- Armstrong Telecommunications — $5,295,820 (fiber, 739 locations)
- Telephone Service Company — $5,008,498 (fiber, 1,592 locations)
- AT&T / Ohio Bell Telephone Company — $3,774,376 (fiber, 1,170 locations)
- Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative — $2,906,231 (fiber, 677 locations)
- Skymesh Inc. — $1,323,181 (licensed fixed wireless, 704 locations)
- North Coast Wireless Communications LLC — $568,813 (hybrid fiber/coax, 511 locations)
- Imagine Networks — $299,570 (fiber, 65 locations)
- MetaLINK Technologies Inc. — $246,150 (fiber, 86 locations)
Charter’s Spectrum is the largest awardee in Ohio, with over $80 million in funding to expand fiber coverage statewide. SpaceX’s Starlink secured its second-largest BEAD grant in the nation here—after Montana—receiving more than $51 million to connect over 31,000 unserved locations. The state’s allocations reflect a balanced mix of fiber and fixed wireless technologies across rural and suburban markets.
Program: BroadbandOhio, Office of the Governor
Oklahoma
BEAD Allocation: $797 million
Provisional Awards: $493,318,564
- Trace Fiber Networks, LLC — $250,729,929
- Pine Telephone Company — $45,398,090
- Osage Nation — $43,794,555
- Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company — $41,469,135
- Southern Plains Cable — $24,538,674
- 360 Broadband, LLC — $19,700,295
- Chisholm Broadband — $17,814,686
- Dobson Fiber — $12,215,161
- CVEC Fiber LLC — $11,368,891
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma — $9,443,407
- Cross Telephone Company, LLC — $3,581,831
- Centranet, LLC — $3,293,299
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $2,239,740
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $1,893,596
- Resound Networks — $1,784,300
- AtLink Services — $1,704,129
- Atlas Broadband — $1,627,631
- Valliant Telephone Company — $531,905
- AMG Oklahoma ISP, LLC — $185,860
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $3,450
Oklahoma’s BEAD program directed nearly half of its total allocation to Trace Fiber Networks, which secured $250.7 million for large-scale fiber deployments across the state. Tribal participation was significant, with the Osage Nation and Choctaw Nation both receiving multimillion-dollar awards. The program demonstrates Oklahoma’s focus on expanding rural fiber infrastructure while incorporating select satellite and fixed wireless providers for hard-to-reach areas.
Program: Oklahoma Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program
Oregon
BEAD Allocation: $689 million
Provisional Awards: $620,728,287
- Stimulus Technologies of Oregon, LLC — $188,283,308 (fiber)
- Astound Networks Oregon, LLC — $111,676,890 (fiber)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $107,838,207 (fiber)
- Douglas Services, Inc. — $31,576,000 (fiber)
- Windwave Technologies Inc. — $29,864,616 (fiber)
- Northwest Fiber LLC — $28,004,198 (fiber)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $26,603,500 (LEO satellite)
- Siuslaw Broadband, LLC — $24,618,014 (fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC))
- Consumers Power Inc. — $17,763,599 (fiber)
- Qualitylife Intergovernmental Agency — $10,442,267 (fiber)
- County of Columbia — $9,517,400 (fiber)
- Alyrica Networks, Inc. — $6,067,142 (fixed wireless)
- Farmers Mutual Telephone Co. — $6,047,000 (fiber)
- County of Gilliam — $5,515,542 (fiber)
- Blue Mountain Networks LLC — $5,179,618 (fiber)
- Pioneer Telephone Cooperative — $4,369,133 (fiber)
- E4 Connect, Inc. — $4,238,206 (fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC))
- Hood River Electric Cooperative — $2,593,261 (fiber)
- Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC — $580,385 (fiber)
Oregon’s BEAD program strongly favors fiber deployment, accounting for the vast majority of awards. Astound Networks earned its second BEAD award—this time a much larger $111.7 million in Oregon, compared to $3.5 million in Washington. Stimulus Technologies leads the field with nearly $188 million in funding, while SpaceX’s Starlink secured over $26 million for satellite connectivity in remote regions.
Program: Oregon Broadband Office
P
Pennsylvania
BEAD Allocation: $1.16 billion
Provisional Awards: $793,494,747
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $229,299,305 (fiber/coax, 20,835 locations)
- Verizon North LLC / Verizon Pennsylvania LLC — $121,016,542 (fiber, 15,588 locations)
- CoreConnect (CocoNet Inc.) — $90,744,518 (fiber, 10,337 locations)
- eCommunity Holdings, LLC — $83,448,879 (fiber, 14,311 locations)
- Central Bradford Progress Authority — $73,701,268 (fiber and fixed wireless, 6,467 locations)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $40,112,441 (fiber, 9,135 locations)
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $39,706,713 (fixed wireless, 15,370 locations)
- Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC — $30,297,375 (fiber, 3,918 locations)
- Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc. — $19,926,183 (fiber, 3,432 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $10,847,400 (LEO satellite, 18,079 locations)
- Centre WISP Venture Company LLC — $10,331,660 (fiber, 1,863 locations)
- Claverack Communications LLC — $9,045,730 (fiber, 1,247 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $8,099,966 (LEO satellite, 4,796 locations)
- Talkie Communications, Inc. — $7,265,015 (fiber, 755 locations)
- County of McKean — $5,971,733 (fixed wireless, 685 locations)
- INTUS Smartcities Inc. — $4,281,461 (fiber, 629 locations)
- Archtop Fiber LLC — $3,772,466 (fiber, 672 locations)
- Upward Broadband LLC — $3,126,526 (fixed wireless, 1,486 locations)
- VitaLink, LLC — $1,407,965 (fiber, 188 locations)
- Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, LLC — $1,074,372 (fiber, 136 locations)
- Advanced Telephone System, Inc. — $17,229 (fiber, 12 locations)
Pennsylvania’s BEAD awards lean heavily toward wired technologies, with fiber and hybrid fiber/coax networks dominating the allocation. Comcast and Verizon lead the state’s awards, together accounting for nearly half of all BEAD funding. Fixed wireless and LEO satellite service—through providers like IBT Group, Centre WISP, Amazon Kuiper, and Starlink—represent smaller but strategically important portions of the plan aimed at reaching remote and rural communities.
Program: Pennsylvania Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
R
Rhode Island
BEAD Allocation: $108 million
Provisional awards pending. Rhode Island’s plan was approved by NTIA in principle; funding announcements expected soon.
Program: Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Broadband Office
S
Rhode Island
BEAD Allocation: $109 million
Provisional Awards: $16,137,983
- TruAccess Networks, LLC — $13,516,828
- Verizon — $2,450,155
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $171,000
The two project areas awarded to SpaceX’s Starlink are both island communities: Narragansett Island and Hog Island. TruAccess Networks took the majority of the state’s funding, with more than $13.5 million directed toward broadband infrastructure expansion.
Program: Connect RI
South Carolina
BEAD Allocation: $551 million
Provisional Awards: $41,358,389
- ZiTEL LLC — $8,118,544 (fiber)
- Truvista Communications Inc. — $6,247,010 (fiber)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $5,337,600 (LEO satellite)
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC) — $4,209,849 (fiber)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $3,640,032 (hybrid fiber-coax (HFC))
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $3,611,535 (fiber)
- INTUS Smartcities, Inc. — $2,553,850 (fiber)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $2,079,000 (LEO satellite)
- Home Telephone Ilec, LLC — $1,508,065
- Comporium, Inc. — $1,275,523 (fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC))
- Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc. — $1,065,267 (fiber)
- Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. — $806,400 (fiber)
- Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. — $401,004 (fiber)
- Ripple Fiber Inc. — $296,227 (fiber)
- Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. — $198,083 (fiber)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $10,400 (fiber)
As of September 18, South Carolina became one of just three states to have provisionally awarded less than 10% of its BEAD allocation (alongside Connecticut and North Dakota). The state’s awards are heavily weighted toward fiber, but both Amazon Kuiper and Starlink received modest allocations for low Earth orbit satellite service in hard-to-reach areas.
Program: South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO)
South Dakota
BEAD Allocation: $207 million
Provisional Awards: $72,816,060
- Gallatin Wireless Internet LLC d.b.a. Celerity Internet — $54,507,557
- Midco — $12,873,778
- Hanson Communications — $3,838,725
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $1,596,000
The South Dakota BEAD awards will fund projects reaching 6,992 total locations—covering all remaining unserved and underserved areas in the state. According to the state’s announcement, the deployments will leverage a mix of technologies, including fiber-to-the-premises, licensed fixed wireless, and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connections.
Program: ConnectSD
T
Tennessee
BEAD Allocation: $813 million
Provisional Awards: $203,311,189
- AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC) — $48,829,963 (fiber)
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $38,307,750 (hybrid fiber/coaxial (HFC))
- Volunteer Energy Cooperative — $18,773,211 (fiber and LEO satellite)
- United Telephone Company d.b.a. United Communications — $18,139,092 (fiber)
- ZiTEL — $18,079,429 (fiber)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $14,338,845 (fiber)
- Dickson Electric Department — $11,691,894 (fiber)
- Greeneville Energy Authority — $10,989,173 (fiber)
- Ben Lomand Communications, LLC — $5,267,843 (fiber)
- West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc. — $3,984,017 (fiber)
- Fayetteville Public Utilities — $3,919,095 (fiber)
- Milan Public Utilities Authority — $2,680,054 (fiber)
- Loretto Telephone Company, Inc. — $2,659,845 (fiber)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $2,544,400 (LEO satellite)
- Johnson City Energy Authority d.b.a. BrightRidge — $1,650,052 (fiber)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $1,260,000 (LEO satellite)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $196,525 (fiber)
Tennessee’s BEAD proposal ensures 100% broadband coverage for the state’s remaining 44,345 unserved and underserved locations—spanning 21,075 in East Tennessee, 18,825 in Middle Tennessee, and 4,445 in West Tennessee. Total deployment costs of $404.9 million will be evenly split between BEAD funds and provider matching contributions. AT&T and Comcast secured the largest dollar awards, while Amazon Kuiper led the state in project areas, winning 92 total zones.
Program: Tennessee BEAD Program
Texas
BEAD Allocation: $3.31 billion
Provisional Awards: $1,271,233,725
- 4ip Technology and Media LLC d.b.a. Nexstream — $407,439,361 (32,091 locations)
- Astound Networks Texas LLC — $166,100,901 (16,882 locations)
- Lyte Fiber LLC — $119,069,421 (9,439 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $108,789,551 (63,963 locations)
- Plains Internet — $96,116,680 (12,973 locations)
- Frontier Southwest Incorporated — $59,237,742 (8,143 locations)
- Aristotle Unified Communications Inc. — $56,914,449 (10,756 locations)
- Rural Telecommunications of America, Inc. — $48,392,725 (5,977 locations)
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $47,810,536 (7,792 locations)
- AMG Technology Investment Group LLC — $39,308,137 (31,604 locations)
- AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC) — $32,237,747 (6,651 locations)
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $24,396,727 (6,413 locations)
- Resound Networks LLC — $23,127,233 (15,582 locations)
- 360 Broadband LLC — $16,071,631 (2,705 locations)
- Livingston Telephone d.b.a. Highline (USConnect Holdings, Inc.) — $8,536,703 (1,526 locations)
- Valor Telecommunications of Texas LLC — $4,778,788 (2,403 locations)
- Lucky Fiber — $4,469,117 (1,436 locations)
- IBT Group USA LLC — $2,300,708 (1,264 locations)
- VTX Communications LLC — $2,120,407 (261 locations)
- Thrive Broadband — $1,483,986 (207 locations)
- AMA Communications LLC — $1,385,518 (118 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $1,145,659 (2,014 locations)
Nexstream (4ip Technology and Media LLC) emerged as the largest recipient in Texas, capturing nearly one-third of the state’s $1.3 billion provisional awards. According to the Texas draft final proposal, the projects will deliver broadband to 123,349 locations (122,168 business and service locations, 1,181 community anchor institutions) using end-to-end fiber technology; 53,653 locations (52,055 business and service locations, 1,598 CAIs) using fixed wireless; and 65,977 locations via satellite service.
Program: Texas Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
U
Utah
BEAD Allocation: $317 million
Provisional Awards: $231,292,922
- UBTA-UBET Communications, Inc. d.b.a. Strata Networks — $49,636,399 (fiber, licensed fixed wireless, and hybrid; 4,916 locations)
- Liberty Broadband LLC — $29,006,460 (fiber; 2,872 locations)
- Navajo Tribal Utility Authority — $26,552,263 (fiber, licensed fixed wireless, and LEO satellite; 1,604 locations)
- Vaix, Inc. d.b.a. Senawave — $22,931,272 (fiber; 1,935 locations)
- South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc. — $19,858,898 (fiber; 2,306 locations)
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $18,437,582 (fiber; 1,787 locations)
- Utah Fiber, LLC — $14,210,922 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 1,779 locations)
- Wi-Fiber, Inc. — $10,274,406 (fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless; 1,127 locations)
- Wirelessbeehive.com LLC d.b.a. Beehive Broadband — $7,238,621 (fiber; 536 locations)
- Fiber Broadband Inc. d.b.a. Terabit — $6,846,767 (fiber; 602 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $6,508,230 (LEO satellite; 8,115 locations)
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $5,205,058 (licensed fixed wireless; 905 locations)
- E Fiber San Juan, LLC d.b.a. Emery Telephone — $3,079,354 (fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless; 294 locations)
- Shivwits Band of Paiutes — $2,793,060 (fiber; 31 locations)
- All West Communications, Inc. — $2,080,281 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 1,492 locations)
- CentraCom Interactive — $1,689,800 (fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless; 567 locations)
- Ute Indian Tribe — $1,212,215 (hybrid; 202 locations)
- Union Telephone Company — $939,122 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 537 locations)
- Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC — $908,550 (fiber; 62 locations)
- Fusion Networks Enterprises LLC — $494,436 (fiber; 86 locations)
- Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency d.b.a. Utopia Fiber — $426,469 (fiber; 102 locations)
- Intellipop LLC — $341,926 (unlicensed fixed wireless; 226 locations)
- Outpost Plus, LLC — $317,976 (fiber; 68 locations)
- Bitstream — $302,856 (unlicensed fixed wireless; 91 locations)
The Utah Broadband Center’s draft final proposal outlines plans to connect 56% of eligible locations via fiber, 24% through low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, and 20% via wireless networks. The state has provisionally awarded 42 project areas to 26 recipients, extending affordable broadband to 31,716 serviceable locations across Utah. Strata Networks was the top recipient overall, appearing twice among Utah’s sub-grantees for a combined $49.6 million.
Program: Utah Broadband Center
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Vermont
BEAD Allocation: $229 million
Provisional Awards: $118,993,040
- NEK Community Broadband d.b.a. NEKCV — $93,625,421 (fiber and fixed wireless; 10,023 locations)
- Consolidated Communications — $9,093,470 (fiber; 4,266 locations)
- Maple Broadband — $9,269,083
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC — $3,306,255
- DVFiber — $2,195,268
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $1,377,000 (LEO satellite)
- VTel — $126,543 (11 locations)
Vermont’s deployment data did not include complete information for every provider, but the available records show NEK Community Broadband (NEKCV) — a Communications Union District (CUD) — as the state’s largest provisional awardee. CUDs are a regional model unique to Vermont that allows towns to jointly build and operate broadband networks, helping accelerate fiber expansion in rural areas.
Program: Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB)
Virginia
BEAD Allocation: $1.48 billion
Provisional Awards: $613,277,638
- Virginia Everywhere, LLC — $171,382,468
- Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC — $146,403,435
- RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, Inc. — $44,002,222
- ZiTEL — $38,130,346
- Empower Broadband, Inc. — $35,185,485
- Verizon Virginia LLC — $30,431,448
- Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC — $23,358,488
- Wi-Fiber — $23,187,805
- Port 80 Internet Services LLC — $21,806,686
- Gigabeam Networks LLC — $18,174,941
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $16,661,198
- Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority — $8,812,916
- Citizens Telephone Coop — $7,676,033
- MGW Telephone Co., Inc. — $5,434,483
- SPARQ Global LLC — $5,325,023
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $4,461,300
- IBT Group USA, LLC — $3,766,585
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $3,258,750
- Orange County Broadband Authority — $2,788,698
- Kinex Telecom, Inc. — $1,228,806
- IWISP LLC — $797,940
- Cogeco US (Delmar) LLC d.b.a. Breezeline — $520,582
- Scott County Telephone Cooperative — $482,000
According to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), BEAD funding will extend high-speed broadband to 133,742 locations across the state. The majority of these connections — approximately 81% — will be fiber-based, while 10% will rely on satellite, 8% on cable, and 1% on fixed wireless, according to analysis from New Street Research.
Program: Virginia Office of Broadband
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Washington
BEAD Allocation: $1.23 billion
Provisional Awards: $849,894,572
- Inland Cellular LLC — $331,980,599
- Northwest Open Access Network — $130,580,883
- BROADLINC (Spokane Regional Development Authority) — $66,830,287
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $43,365,739
- Public Utility District #1 of Lewis County — $26,602,348
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation — $25,780,557
- Concept Communications, LLC — $25,578,921
- County of Kittitas — $24,681,257
- Declaration Network Group, Inc. — $23,706,090
- King County OIRM — $20,795,646
- Island Network, LLC — $16,275,497
- Public Utility District #1 of Kitsap County — $14,982,410
- Evergreen Washington Connect, LLC — $14,792,304
- Comcast Cable Communications Management — $14,533,726
- Port of Bellingham — $13,907,771
- Public Utility District #1 of Pend Oreille County — $12,405,351
- Tri County Economic Development District — $9,449,150
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $9,271,171
- Benton County Commissioner’s Office — $5,566,336
- Public Utility District #1 of Jefferson County — $4,788,986
- Astound Networks Washington, LLC — $3,561,219
- Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation — $3,330,258
- Quinault Indian Nation — $3,188,248
- Ziply Fiber Northwest LLC — $2,028,839
- Spokane Tribes of the Spokane Reservation — $997,083
- Lummi Indian Business Council — $857,896
- Hood Canal Telephone Co., Inc. — $56,000
Washington’s BEAD awards show a strong mix of fiber and fixed wireless deployments. The state’s official press release reports technology allocations of 48.1% fiber, 38.6% licensed terrestrial fixed wireless, 8.3% licensed by-rule terrestrial fixed wireless, 6.2% non-geostationary satellite, and 0.6% unlicensed terrestrial fixed wireless. Fixed wireless provider Inland Cellular was the dominant winner, receiving more than twice the amount of any other awardee.
Program: Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO)
Washington, D.C.
BEAD Allocation: $100.7 million
Provisional Awards: $996,099
- Constituent Services Worldwide — $996,099 (fixed wireless service)
Washington, D.C.’s provisional BEAD funding focuses primarily on connecting community anchor institutions, which account for $827,012 of the total award amount. The district’s BEAD strategy emphasizes equitable access for schools, libraries, and public facilities across all wards.
Program: Tech Together
West Virginia
BEAD Allocation: $1.211 billion
Provisional Awards: $624,671,277
- Citynet, LLC — $229,226,687
- Frontier West Virginia Inc. — $209,291,933
- Comcast Cable Communications Management — $61,293,220
- Micrologic, Inc. — $52,884,440
- GigaBeam Networks, LLC — $23,416,440
- Prodigi (Digital Connections) — $21,576,576
- Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc. — $12,664,104
- Hardy Telecommunications, Inc. — $7,939,550
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $6,378,326
While SpaceX received the smallest amount of funding in dollar terms, it ranked fifth in total locations served. West Virginia was the third state to release its proposed list of BEAD “Benefit of the Bargain” awardees. Despite rule changes that removed the initial preference for fiber broadband, West Virginia — like Louisiana and Virginia — directed the majority of its funding toward fiber-based projects.
Program: West Virginia Office of Broadband
Wisconsin
BEAD Allocation: $1.06 billion
Provisional Awards: $690,445,792
- Bertram Communications LLC — $161,167,112
- Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) — $133,804,282
- Bug Tussel / Hilbert Communications — $87,690,115
- Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe — $73,292,152
- Norvado Inc. — $39,259,359
- CTC Telcom Inc. — $35,390,428
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $34,404,450
- Frontier North Inc. — $31,977,705
- Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services — $21,549,140
- Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company — $12,131,810
- East Central Energy — $7,947,689
- Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians — $7,390,616
- La Valle Telephone Coop / Richland Grant Telephone Coop — $7,231,177
- Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum) — $6,335,769
- Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative — $6,018,756
- Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC — $5,922,848
- Waypoint Experts — $3,719,994
- NET LEC LLC — $3,316,812
- Edge Broadband LLC — $2,712,287
- Wittenberg Telephone Company Inc. d.b.a. Cirrinity LLC — $1,933,757
- Lakeland Communications Group, LLC — $1,569,044
- AT&T Wisconsin (Wisconsin Bell LLC) — $1,167,785
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC — $1,101,223
- NEIT Broadband LLC — $1,048,914
- Country Wireless — $1,017,730
- Hillsboro Telephone Company, Inc. — $893,465
- Mount Horeb Telephone Company — $201,347
- IBT Group USA LLC — $170,025
- City of Superior — $80,001
Wisconsin’s provisional BEAD awards show broad participation from both large and small providers, including several electric and telephone cooperatives. The Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe received more than $73 million — one of the largest tribal broadband awards in the nation. Fiber dominates the technology mix, though LEO satellite providers such as SpaceX also secured substantial awards for rural coverage.
Program: Wisconsin Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Grant
Wyoming
BEAD Allocation: $348 million
Provisional Awards: $198,442,261
- Tri County Telephone Association, Inc. — $63,482,906 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 5,629 locations)
- Inventive Wireless of Nebraska LLC — $35,167,936 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 4,181 locations)
- Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc. — $31,536,373 (fiber; 1,563 locations)
- AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet — $23,345,684 (licensed fixed wireless; 6,737 locations)
- Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries — $12,500,000 (fiber; 2,067 locations)
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC — $9,659,703 (LEO satellite; 15,061+ locations)
- RT Communications LLC — $4,686,742 (fiber; 190 locations)
- Diamond Communications LLC — $4,424,364 (fiber in Yellowstone National Park)
- Mountain West Technologies Corp. — $4,023,036 (fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless; 263 locations)
- Range Telephone Cooperative Inc. — $3,626,794 (fiber; 146 locations)
- Visionary Communications LLC — $3,261,164 (fiber and licensed fixed wireless; 1,071 locations)
- Union Telephone Company — $1,715,794 (licensed fixed wireless; 1,043 locations)
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink) — $1,011,765 (LEO satellite; 600 locations)
Wyoming’s BEAD awards reflect one of the most diverse technology mixes in the nation, with many projects combining fiber and licensed fixed wireless service. Tribal connectivity also plays a significant role, with the Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries receiving a major $12.5 million award to expand fiber broadband on tribal lands.
Program: Wyoming Business Council Broadband
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- $1.4B BEAD Funding Now Open in Alabama
- States Submit Final BEAD Proposals to NTIA
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