Updated Wednesday, February 4: Oregon’s BEAD proposal was approved, making it one of 41 states with approved BEAD proposals.

Wednesday, December 3: We added California to our list of BEAD provisional awards. All 50 states have now announced provisional awards.

BEAD award money will go heavily toward LEO satellite in Colorado and Montana, but fiber wins in Arkansas and Maine.

This comprehensive update details, as far as possible, the BEAD Benefit of the Bargain funding round for each state.

Pennsylvania had 239 BEAD applications submitted by 26 participating applicants, with 97% of eligible locations receiving at least one bid.

Pennsylvania BEAD applications are due January 21. Here’s our summary of the scoring criteria, including affordability, open access and more.
