Updated Tuesday, December 9: 32 states and territories have now had their BEAD Final Proposals approved by the NTIA.

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

Updated November 20: NTIA changes to states’ BEAD Benefit of the Bargain award recommendations have been minimal, several states told us.

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

Wyoming Broadband Manager Elaina Zempel told us that in some areas of the state, there isn’t a business case even for fixed wireless.

The recommended Wyoming broadband awards will all go toward fiber projects. Four of the companies are smaller local
