This round of broadband grants was the third and largest tranche of awards by Massachusetts’ $82 million Residential Retrofit Program.
All subgrantee selections are provisional and must be approved during the NTIA’s review of the Massachusetts BEAD Final Proposal.
The Launchpad Program aims to build upon the successful foundation laid by the six focus areas of the Digital Equity Partnerships Program.
Comcast won $11,317,283 in broadband awards for new network construction projects in 93 Massachusetts communities.
The Massachusetts awards will be used to modernize cabling and increase residents’ access to high-quality and affordable broadband.
A total of four network operators won Massachusetts broadband funding. Verizon’s grant was for over $37M. The others each won less than $5M.