Wednesday, 10/15: We added Texas to our list of BEAD provisional awards. 49 states have now announced provisional awards.
This comprehensive update details, as far as possible, the BEAD Benefit of the Bargain funding round for each state.
The Nebraska broadband funding came through the state’s Universal Service Fund program, which awards funding through a reverse auction.
Vistabeam/Inventive Wireless was the big winner in this round of Nebraska broadband grants, winning over $9.3M for six projects.
Nebraska broadband funding will be awarded based on a point system, with match percentage gaining the most points (up to 60).
The Nebraska broadband auction awarded funding originally intended for Frontier and Windstream from the state’s universal service fund.