The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) offered an update this week on the first round of their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program applications.
In total, providers requested $704,316,251.14 in funds. Tennessee was allocated about $813 million in BEAD funds.
According to the update, Tennessee received 298 BEAD applications in the first round that cover 174 of the state’s 178 Project Area Units (PAUs).
Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which promises to provide low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband, submitted funding applications for more than three-fourths — 141 out of 178 — of Tennessee’s PAUs.
AT&T and Comcast were the two providers asking for the most funding. AT&T requested about $195 million for 28 PAUs, and Comcast requested about $182 million for 27 PAUs.
TNECD provided Telecompetitor with the list below, which contains the providers, the amount they requested, the technology they propose to use, and the PAUs for which they have requested funding. The names of the PAUs refer to the map on the state of Tennessee’s BEAD webpage:
- Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services, LLC: $65,703,837.50 for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband in Anderson 3, Benton 1, 2, and 3, Campbell 1, 2, and 3, Cannon 1, Carroll 2 and 3, Carter 1, 2, and 3, Claiborne 1 and 2, Clay 1, Cocke 1, 2, and 3, Coffee 1, 2, and 3, Crockett 1, Cumberland 1, 2, and 3, Davidson 1, 2, and 3, Decatur 1, Dyer 1 and 2, Fayette 1, Gibson 1, 2, and 3, Giles 1, 2, and 3, Grainger 1 and 2, Hamblen 1, Hamilton 1, 2, and 3, Hancock 1, Hardeman 2 and 3, Hardin 1, 2, and 3, Hawkins 1 and 2, Haywood 2, Henderson 1, 2, and 3, Henry 1, 2, and 3, Hickman 1 and 2, Houston 1, Jefferson 1 and 3, Knox 1, 2, and 3, Lauderdale 1 and 2, Lawrence 1, 2, and 3, Lewis 1 and 2, Lincoln 1, 2, and 3, Macon 1, Madison 1 and 2, Marion 1 and 2, Maury 1, 2, and 3, McMinn 2, McNairy 1, 2, and 3, Meigs 1 and 3, Monroe 1, 2, and 3, Montgomery 1, Moore 1 and 2, Morgan 1, Obion 1, Polk 1, Putnam 1, 2, and 3, Rhea 1, 2, and 3, Roane 2 and 3, Robertson 1 and 2, Rutherford 1, 2, and 3, Shelby 1, Stewart 1, Sullivan 1, 2, and 3, Sumner 1, 2, and 3, Tipton 1 and 2, Trousdale 1 and 2, Unicoi 1 and 3, Union 1, 2, and 3, Wayne 1, Weakley 1, 2, and 3, Williamson 1, 2, and 3, and Wilson 1, 2, and 3
- BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d.b.a. AT&T Tennessee: $195,324,847.94 for fiber in Blount 1, Bradley 2 and 3, Campbell 2, Cheatham 1, Cocke 3, Davidson 2, Dickson 1, 2, and 3, Franklin 2 and 3, Hickman 1 and 2, Jefferson 1 and 3, Knox 3, Loudon 1 and 2, McMinn 2 and 3, Monroe 2, Robertson 1, Sevier 3, Union 2 and 3, Williamson 2, and Wilson 1
- Ben Lomand Communications, LLC: $13,577,477.70 for fiber in Coffee 1 and 2, Cumberland 1 and 2, and Franklin 1, 2, and 3
- City of Pulaski d.b.a. Pulaski Electric System: $827,318.50 for fiber in Giles 1 and 3
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $181,524,905.78 for fiber in Anderson 1, Blount 1, Cheatham 1 and 2, Cocke 2, Dickson 1, 2, and 3, Franklin 2, Hickman 1 and 2, Loudon 1, McNairy 1, Rutherford 1 and 2, Sevier 1, 2, and 3, Shelby 2 and 3, Washington 1, 2, and 3, Williamson 1, 2, and 3, and Wilson 2
- Connect Holding II, LLC d.b.a. Brightspeed: $37,192,296.03 for fiber in Carter 1, 2, and 3, Greene 1, 2, and 3, Hardin 1, Hawkins 1 and 2, McNairy 1, Sullivan 1, 2, and 3, Unicoi 2 and 3, and Washington 1, 2, and 3
- Dickson Electric Department: $11,691,893.87 for fiber in Cheatham 2 and 3, Dickson 1, 2, and 3, and Hickman 1 and 2
- Fayetteville Public Utilities: $3,919,095.30 for fiber in Lincoln 1, 2, and 3
- Greeneville Energy Authority: $15,145,473.09 for fiber in Greene 1, 2, and 3
- Humboldt Utilities Authority: $1,004,538.37 for fiber in Gibson 1
- IBT Group USA, LLC: $13,939,944.55 for fixed wireless in Dickson 2, Franklin 3, Hickman 1, and Shelby 2 and 3
- Johnson City Energy Authority d.b.a. BrightRidge: $7,152,733.29 for fiber in Washington 1, 2, and 3
- Loretto Telephone Company, Inc.: $10,297,921.40 for fiber in Lawrence 1, 2, and 3
- Milan Public Utilities Authority: $2,680,053.56 for fiber in Gibson 2 and 3
- Spectrum Southeast, LLC: $27,185,692.30 for fiber in Cumberland 2, Dickson 3, Gibson 1, Hardin 1, Hickman 1, Jefferson 1, Loudon 1, McMinn 1, and Rhea 1
- United Telephone Company d.b.a. United Communications: $80,639,986.60 for fiber in Bedford 1, 2, and 3, Franklin 1, 2, and 3, Maury 1, 2, and 3, Rutherford 1, 2, and 3, Trousdale 2, Williamson 1, 2, and 3, and Wilson 1, 2, and 3
- Volunteer Energy Cooperative: $27,472,560.10 for fiber in Bradley 1, 2, and 3, Hamilton 2, McMinn 1, Meigs 1 and 3, Rhea 1, and Roane 2
- West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.: $4,457,808.20 for fiber in Henry 1 and 3, and Weakley 1, 2, and 3
- Zentell Telecommunications, LLC: $4,577,867.06 for fixed wireless in Bradley 2, Hamilton 2, McMinn 3, and Sevier 1 and 2
Additional information about broadband in Tennessee, including links to state funding resources and grants, awards made, state-specific Telecompetitor coverage, and more can be found on the Broadband Nation webpage for the state.
