Updated, Comprehensive List: BEAD Benefit of the Bargain Provisional Awards

Most states are now on the same schedule for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which means new announcements of provisional BEAD awards for the “Benefit of the Bargain” BEAD round are being made regularly.

The “Benefit of the Bargain” round, established by the revised BEAD guidelines issued on June 6, originally called for all states to have their final proposals to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) by September 4, following a brief period of public comment.

Each state — and Washington, D.C. — is shown below with their provisional awards; the awards shown below reflect each state’s initial provisionally announced awards, not their final proposal to NTIA. Each state’s award list is arranged in order from the most money awarded to the least. Telecompetitor will update this list until all BEAD Benefit of the Bargain provisional awards have been announced. Last updated: Wednesday, December 3, 8:00 a.m. Pacific time.

Alabama

The NTIA has allocated $1.4 billion in BEAD funding to Alabama.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $530,743,198:

• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $157,204,258 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC)
• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC): $93,246,382 for fiber
• SP Broadband Inc.: $57,614,608 for fiber
• Premier Holdings LLC: $57,405,202 for fiber
• ZiTEL: $53,818,453 for fiber
• Yellowhammer Networks LLC: $24,216,483 for fiber
• Windstream Alabama LLC: $17,873,782 for fiber
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $16,626,800 for fiber
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $14,302,871 for fiber
• Millry Telephone Co. Inc.: $9,450,000 for fiber
• Farmers Telecommunications Corp.: $8,318,075 for fiber
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $8,160,000 for LEO satellite
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $7,468,500 for LEO satellite
• Ardmore Telephone Co. Inc.: $3,216,073 for fiber
• Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC: $1,821,711 for fiber

Of note: Fiber is a big winner in Alabama, with about two-thirds of the dollars awarded going to fiber projects (and much more depending on the mix of fiber and HFC Comcast deploys). Comcast and AT&T are the big winners in Alabama.

Alabama Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

Contact information: Email broadband.fund@adeca.alabama.gov

Eligible location details: Updated Application Guide and templates

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Alaska

The NTIA has allocated $1 billion in BEAD funding to Alaska.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $483,201,643:

• GCI Communication Corp.: $140,491,997 for 2,458 locations
• Dena Nena Henash: $91,380,240 for 1,008 locations
• Matanuska Telecom Association Inc.: $85,370,236 for 8,975 locations
• Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC: $70,160,688 for 624 locations
• Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.: $47,497,769 for 6,407 locations
• Igiugig Village: $25,825,340 for 524 locations
• Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc.: $10,375,040 for 377 locations
• Alaska Connects: $7,364,750 for 331 locations
• Alaska Telephone Company: $3,799,840 for 220 locations
• AP&T Wireless Inc. (Alaska Power & Telephone): $485,743 for 61 locations 

Of note: Unsurprisingly, Alaska has the highest average cost per location of any other state, at just over $36,000 per location. Alaska published their list of unsuccessful applicants, which includes both SpaceX and Amazon Kuiper.

Alaska Broadband Office

Contact information: ced.abo.general@alaska.gov or 907-269-8125

Eligible location details: Alaska Broadband Grant Program FAQ

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Arizona

The NTIA has allocated $993 million in BEAD funding to Arizona.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $512,129,677:

• Wecom Fiber: $195,811,710 for fiber to 83,655 locations and LEO satellite to 480 locations
• Navajo Nation: $148,635,859 for fiber to 3,977 locations, licensed fixed wireless to 11,155 locations, and LEO satellite to 2,004 locations
• Hopi Telecommunications: $41,350,583 for unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,137 locations
• TransWorld Network: $23,529,848 for fiber to 22,733 locations and licensed fixed wireless to 9,979 locations
• Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.: $19,684,324 for fiber to 8,980 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $17,112,534 for LEO satellite to 10,749 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $13,558,696 for fiber to 13,495 locations
• Yavapai-Apache Nation: $13,251,127 for fiber to 275 locations
• WeLink Communications, Inc.: $11,039,630 for fiber to 5,818 locations and licensed fixed wireless to 3,286 locations
• Tohono O’odham Utility Authority: $6,994,619 for fiber to 44 locations and unlicensed fixed wireless to 372 locations
• White Mountain Apache Tribe: $6,608,310 for fiber to 67 locations and unlicensed fixed wireless to 31 locations
• Cox Communications: $6,491,706 for fiber to 621 locations
• Mediacom: $5,784,373 for fiber to 3,311 locations
• Resound Networks: $2,276,357 for unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,897 locations

Of note: Provisional awards for Wecom Fiber and the Navajo Nation account for about half of the Arizona funding. Among states that have listed providers alongside the technologies they will provide, Arizona is the first state where we see providers that will connect locations using both fiber and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite. Arizona also has many locations being served by unlicensed fixed wireless access.

Arizona Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Program

Contact information: broadband@azcommerce.com

Eligible location details: Arizona Broadband Navigator tool.

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Arkansas

The NTIA has allocated $1 billion in BEAD funding to Arkansas.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $308,328,089:

• Hometown Internet, LLC: $88,455,722.47 for 16,056 locations
• Aristotle Unified Communications: $68,997,759.14 for 9,420 locations
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $26,279,777.31 for 13,791 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $21,894,431.38 for 3,242 locations
• Premier Holdings LLC: $20,834,686.52 for 1,779 locations
• Texhoma Fiber LLC: $20,015,906.86 for 1,688 locations
• CG Computer Works LLC: $14,678,523.96 for 9,786 locations
• Northern Arkansas Telephone Company: $12,762,544.58 for 1,436 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $8,506,344.88 for 11,178 locations
• Resound Networks: $5,241,420.51 for 5,488 locations
• Windstream Arkansas LLC: $5,009,457.25 for 1,393 locations
• WEHCO Video, Inc: $3,592,290.76 for 832 locations
• Connect2First Internet: $2,905,597.50 for 436 locations
• AT&T: $2,195,790.81 for 213 locations
• OzarksGo: $2,125,562.50 for 322 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $1,718,244.09 for 1,650 locations
• Decatur Telephone Company: $1,342,472.75 for 275 locations
• C & L Broadband Connect, LLC: $965,963.76 for 85 locations
• SWATCO: $436,705.90 :58 locations
• Clay County Connect Inc.: $368,885.76 for 140 locations

Of note: Arkansas was able to award funding to make broadband available to all eligible locations in the state. More than three-quarters (76%) of locations will get fiber broadband, with 16% getting low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, 7% getting licensed fixed wireless, and 1% getting “hybrid” technologies.

Arkansas State Broadband Office

Contact information: BEADgrant@cpuc.ca.gov

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California

The NTIA has allocated $1.9 billion in BEAD funding to California.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $1,574,861,927:

• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $399,711,231 for fiber
• AT&T: $331,334,561 for fiber
• Frontier Communications: $248,654,998 for fiber
• Stimulus Technologies of California, LLC: $118,997,374 for fiber
• Astound Broadband: $113,910,769 for fiber
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $100,979,428 for LEO satellite
• Wi-Fiber of Northern California: $64,103,363 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $63,089,695
• INTUS Smartcities Inc.: $50,432,883
• Resound Networks: $34,433,409 for licensed fixed wireless
• VARCOMM Broadband, Inc.: $23,076,128 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless
• Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake: $9,204,174 for licensed fixed wireless
• Zito Media: $6,297,981 for fiber
• Personal Network Computing Inc. d.b.a. Valley Internet: $4,042,433
• Trellis Communications: $1,770,136 for licensed and unlicensed fixed wireless
• Siskiyou Telephone: $1,447,141 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless
• Butler America: $1,194,840 for unlicensed fixed wireless
• Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC: $1,118,393 for fiber
• Mountain Tower and Network Company, LLC: $439,723 for licensed fixed wireless
• Zinnia Networks Inc. d.b.a. Matrix Broadband: $432,522 for unlicensed fixed wireless
• Etheric Networks Incorporated: $157,500 for fiber, licensed fixed wireless, and unlicensed fixed wireless
• Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians: $33,245 for LEO satellite

Of note: Large national providers — Comcast, AT&T, and Frontier — dominate California’s awards with about $980 million of the state’s $1.6 provisional awards (62%). California has provisionally awarded 84.48% of their original BEAD allocation; only Illinois (95.22%) and Oregon (90.10%) have provisionally awarded a higher percentage of their allocations.

California Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

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Colorado

The NTIA has allocated $827 million in BEAD funding to Colorado.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $397,418,888:

• Maverix Broadband, Inc.: $103,018,133 for fiber to 10,232 locations
• Inventive Wireless of NE LLC: $64,589,574 for fiber to 5,836 locations
• Highline: $40,623,320 for fiber to 8,252 locations
• Conexon Connect, LLC: $28,979,168 for fiber to 4,334 locations
• Clear Networx, LLC: $25,813,423 for fiber to 2,022 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $25,351,200 for LEO Satellite to 42,252 locations
• Visionary Communications, LLC: $17,374,112 for fiber to 4,307 locations
• Southern Ute Indian Tribe: $16,810,729 for fiber and fixed wireless to 1,395 locations
• Smiling J, LLC: $12,791,380 for fiber to 1,058 locations
• Jade Communications LLC: $11,747,511 for fiber to 1,088 locations
• Clear Creek Broadband, LLC: $10,465,023 for fiber to 989 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp.(Starlink): $9,162,000 for LEO Satellite to 5,400 locations
• Emery Telecommunications & Video, Inc.: $8,061,416 for fiber to 1,127 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $6,445,753 for fiber to 1,047 locations
• Trailblazer Broadband: $5,861,263 for fiber to 1,208 locations
• Southern Colorado Economic Development District: $3,974,685 for fiber and fixed wireless to 1,326 locations
• Resound Networks: $3,943,251 for fiber and fixed wireless to 812 locations
• FTI WIFI: $3,205,148 for fiber to 248 locations
• Falcon Broadband, LLC: $2,346,827 for fiber to 702 locations
• City of Loveland: $2,278,695 for fiber to 188 locations
• Delta Montrose Electric Association, Inc: $1,782,668 for fiber to 180 locations
• NE Colorado Cellular, Inc.: $1,652,056 for fiber to 485 locations
• City of Fort Collins: $1,511,782 for fiber to 237 locations
• Rebeltec Communications, LLC: $867,300 for fixed wireless to 1,196 locations
• Uintah Basin Electronic Telecommunications, LLC: $484,523 for fiber to 144 locations

Of note: In Colorado, 60% of locations will be served by satellite or fixed wireless, with most of the 60% going toward satellite, according to New Street Research (NSR). Under the initial rules, only 30% of locations would have been served by fixed wireless or satellite, NSR said. Amazon won considerably more funding than SpaceX ($25.4 million versus $9.2 million).

Colorado Broadband Office

Contact information: Email advance_cbo@state.co.us

Revised Final BEAD-Eligible Location List and Map

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Connecticut

The NTIA has allocated $144 million in BEAD funding to Connecticut. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $7,216,501:

• The Southern New England Telephone Company: $6,573,202
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $643,299

Of note: Connecticut is the first state with an extension from NTIA to announce their provisional awards (as of September 10). The local Southern New England Telephone Company is the big winner in Connecticut, which — like North Dakota — only has two provisional winners. Connecticut has only awarded about 5% of its BEAD funds.

Connecticut Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

Contact information: Fill out a contact form.

Master list of eligible locations

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Delaware

The NTIA has allocated $108 million in BEAD funding to Delaware.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $13,374,777:

• Verizon: $9,597,115 for fiber
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $3,777,662 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax

Delaware Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

Contact information: Broadband@delaware.gov or 302-739-9701

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Florida

The NTIA has allocated $1.16 billion in BEAD funding to Florida.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $291,117,656:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $116,113,275 for 35,772 locations
• SOM1101, LLC: $31,792,510 for 6,012 locations
• AT&T Inc.: $29,647,371 for 6,864 locations
• Talkie Communications Inc.: $29,148,746 for 3,871 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $15,271,546 for 2,717 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $14,188,236 for 23,614 locations
• Charter Communications Inc.: $8,544,446 for 2,727 locations
• CBN Geneva, LLC: $8,352,276 for 4,324 locations
• Fiber by Central Florida LLC: $5,137,400 for 1,810 locations
• Windstream Holdings Inc.: $5,092,183 for 1,259 locations
• IBT Group USA, LLC: $4,808,451 for 2,398 locations
• Optical Telecommunications Inc.: $3,907,534 for 2,100 locations
• Mediacom Communications Corp.: $3,649,830 for 1,070 locations
• Omnispring LLC: $3,090,451 for 770 locations
• Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.: $2,826,564 for 1,001 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,617,500 for 1,745 locations
• ZiTEL, LLC: $2,147,249 for 2,473 locations
• ORI NET, LLC: $1,302,805 for 354 locations
• Compass Broadband Networks Inc.: $1,086,709 for 529 locations
• Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc.: $1,012,001 for 503 locations
• Cox Communications Inc.: $649,573 for 128 locations
• Streamline, LLC: $464,000 for 464 locations
• LiveOak Fiber, LLC: $267,000 for 86 locations

Of note: Comcast is the biggest winner in Florida by a factor of near four (in dollars), and will bring connectivity to about 150% as many locations as the next highest company by locations (Amazon Kuiper).

FloridaCommerce Office of Broadband

Contact information: Broadband@Commerce.fl.gov

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Georgia

The NTIA has allocated $1.31 billion in BEAD funding to Georgia.

Georgia Technology Authority BEAD Program

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $309,602,817:

• Windstream Communications, LLC (including Georgia d.b.a.s): $118,915,422
• AT&T: $44,899,034
• Georgia Windstream, LLC: $28,362,388
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $20,198,847
• Conexon Connect: $19,899,198
• Burke County: $14,230,000
• Mediacom LLC: $12,659,423
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $12,615,842
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $11,645,993
• Zoom Telcom, LLC: $11,611,883
• Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation: $3,807,280
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $2,265,592
• LiveOak Fiber: $2,231,167 
• Plant Telephone Company: $1,767,135.00 
• City of Elberton, d.b.a. ElbertonNet: $1,456,019
• Ellijay Telephone Company: $1,278,364
• Dovetel Communications LLC: $1,183,360
• Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc.: $493,500
• Planters Communications, LLC: $82,371

Contact information: broadband@gta.ga.gov

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Hawaii

The NTIA has allocated $149 million in BEAD funding to Hawaii. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $94,869,000:

• Various Hawaiian counties: $64,170,000 for middle-mile projects
• Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.: $29,928,000 for fiber to 5,725 locations and 24 community anchor institutions
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $771,000 for LEO satellite to 1,285 locations

Of note: Hawaii is the first state so far where the biggest winner is municipalities: combined, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties and the city and county of Honolulu will take home about $64 million.

Contact information: broadband@hawaii.edu

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Idaho

The NTIA has allocated $583 million in BEAD funding to Idaho.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $436,151,356:

• FyberCom LLC: $83,206,665 for fiber to 12,485 locations and mixed technologies to 2,715 locations
• ETS Management LLC: $66,860,093 for mixed technologies to 6,369 locations
• Wi-Fiber Inc.: $58,618,679 for fiber to 7,946 locations
• Concept Communications, LLC: $51,059,062 for fiber to 4,240 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $34,696,500 for LEO satellite to 23,131 locations
• Ziply Fiber (Northwest Fiber LLC): $23,745,715 for fiber to 3,262 locations
• Direct Communications Rockland Inc.: $20,350,355 for fiber to 3,972 locations
• Newmax LLC d.b.a. Intermax Networks: $17,375,317 for fiber to 1,661 locations
• Blackfoot Communications (Fremont Telcom Co.): $14,112,269 for mixed technologies to 3,455 locations
• White Cloud Communications, Inc.: $11,499,546 for fiber to 369 locations and licensed fixed wireless to 5,400 locations
• Rally Networks (formerly Oregon Telephone Corp.): $10,641,940 for fiber to 951 locations
• Nez Perce Tribe: $10,163,050 for mixed technologies to 2,061 locations
• IBT Group USA: $8,666,181 for licensed fixed wireless to 5,718 locations
• Anthem Broadband: $4,464,931 for licensed fixed wireless to 1,934 locations
• Coeur d’Alene Tribe d.b.a. Red Spectrum: $4,019,796 for fiber to 920 locations
• Midvale Telephone Company d.b.a. MTE Communications: $3,492,103 for fiber to 126 locations and licensed fixed wireless to 968 locations
• Albion Telephone Company, Inc. d.b.a. ATC Communications: $3,160,479 for fiber to 835 locations and mixed technologies to 100 locations
• Farmers Mutual Telephone Co.: $2,727,954 for fiber to 257 locations
• Custer Telephone Cooperative Inc.: $2,012,062 for fiber to 631 locations
• Inland Cellular LLC: $1,811,285 for mixed technologies to 213 locations
• Mud Lake Telephone Cooperative Association Inc.: $1,351,904 for fiber to 197 locations
• E.L. Automation, Inc. d.b.a. E.L. Internet Northwest: $1,089,137 for licensed fixed wireless to 1,362 locations
• Rural Telecom Inc.: $1,026,334 for fiber to 390 locations

Of note: Idaho has a higher percentage of non-fiber technologies than most states. Of the 91,668 locations mentioned in their provisional awards, 38,242 will get fiber (42%); 23,131 will get LEO satellite (25%); 15,382 will get licensed fixed wireless (17%); and 14,913 will get “mixed technologies” (16%).

Idaho Office of Broadband

Contact information: broadband@commerce.idaho.gov  

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Illinois

The NTIA has allocated $1 billion in BEAD funding to Illinois. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $990,645,134:

• Wisper ISP LLC: $350,264,521 for fiber to 34,401 locations and licensed fixed wireless to 2,739 locations
• Strategic Management LLC: $268,066,738 for fiber to 38,904 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $92,260,939 for fiber to 5,529 locations and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) to 7,494 locations
• Surf Air Wireless LLC: $79,391,975 for fiber to 16,337 locations
• Silo Communications LLC: $48,712,879 for fiber to 6,477 locations
• Citizens Telecommunications Company: $21,832,794 for fiber to 2,203 locations
• AMG Technology Investment Group LLC: $21,574,446 for licensed fixed wireless to 8,704 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $17,646,895 for LEO satellite to 23,723 locations
• Gargoyle Technologies Inc.: $12,184,220 for fiber to 1,259 locations
• ProTek Communications LLC: $10,690,697 for fiber to 750 locations
• Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative Co.: $10,110,000 for fiber to 2,972 locations
• Wabash Telephone Cooperative Inc.: $9,709,695 for fiber to 641 locations
• Consolidated Communications: $9,367,925 for fiber to 898 locations and both licensed and unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,837 locations
• Strada Communications LLC: $7,951,503 for fiber to 497 locations
• AT&T (Illinois Bell Telephone Company): $5,265,413 for fiber to 408 locations
• Shelby Electric Cooperative Inc.: $4,906,440 for fiber to 817 locations
• Illinois Electric Cooperative: $4,093,546 for licensed fixed wireless to 1,462 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $3,897,177 for fiber to 1,022 locations
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $3,237,636 for fiber to 1,201 locations
• Flat Rock Telephone Co-op: $3,162,890 for fiber to 211 locations 
• Grafton Technologies Inc.: $2,949,337 for fiber to 164 locations
• GHB Enterprise LLC: $2,639,319 for fiber to 797 locations
• Pavlov Media: $728,159 for fiber to 121 locations

Of note: The 46th state to announce their provisional awards, Illinois has announced 95.2% of their BEAD allocation — the highest percentage yet. Their press release says, “Illinois is on track to achieve near-universal BEAD coverage through a combination of technologies that reflects our technology-neutral approach (76% wired, 15% low-earth orbit satellite, and 9% wireless terrestrial), a federal investment of $990.65 million, and more than 40% private match, totaling more than $657 million.”

Illinois Office of Broadband

Contact information: broadband@illinois.gov 

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Indiana

The NTIA has allocated $868 million in BEAD funding to Indiana.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $486,309,855:

• Strategic Management, LLC: $149,712,147 for fiber
• Mainstream Fiber Networks, LLC: $121,927,529 for fiber
• Surf Internet: $54,977,163 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $29,613,000 for LEO satellite
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $24,533,972 for fiber
• AMG Technology: $17,252,173 for licensed fixed wireless
• NineStar Connect: $16,835,081 for fiber
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $14,208,810 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC)
• Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative: $9,040,021 for fiber
• Decatur County REMC: $7,133,202 for fiber
• LigTel Communications, Inc.: $4,837,750 for fiber
• Joink: $4,582,278 for fiber
• RTC Communications Corp.: $3,761,632 for fiber
• AT&T (Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc.): $3,496,225 for fiber
• Southeastern Indiana REMC: $3,480,184 for fiber
• Frontier North, Inc.: $3,347,717 for fiber
• Daviess-Martin County Rural Telephone Corporation: $3,052,592 for fiber
• Orange County REMC: $2,325,828 for fiber
• MetaLINK Technologies: $2,057,507 for licensed fixed wireless
• Wabash Mutual Telephone Company: $1,950,120 for fiber
• BerryComm: $1,827,132 for fiber
• Perry Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative d.b.a. PSC Fiber: $1,816,949 for fiber
• South Central Indiana REMC: $1,451,309 for fiber
• Mediacom LLC: $947,686 for fiber
• Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc.: $944,475 for fiber
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $562,670 for fiber
• WiSpan Internet LLC: $522,891 for fiber
• City of Auburn d.b.a. Auburn Essential Services: $107,692 for fiber
• Jackson County REMC: $4,120 for fiber

Of note: This is another big win for Strategic Management, LLC, which also won big in Kentucky and Michigan. Indiana has also awarded SpaceX their sixth-largest dollar amount (as of September 12).

Indiana Broadband Office (IBO)

Contact information: IndianaBroadband@iot.in.gov

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Iowa

The NTIA has allocated $415 million in BEAD funding to Iowa.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $221,282,630:

• Mediacom LLC: $109,779,342
• Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation: $12,335,026
• Citizens Mutual Telephone Cooperative: $11,164,243
• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet: $10,474,060
• Shellsburg Cablevision, Inc.: $6,392,131
• BTC, Inc.: $6,376,393
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $5,721,673
• Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative: $5,342,639
• West Iowa Telephone Company: $4,358,460
• Huxley Communications Cooperative: $4,353,533
• Long Lines Broadband: $3,296,610
• Farmers Telephone Company: $3,049,853
• Partner Communications Cooperative: $2,583,981
• Sharon Telephone Company: $2,353,540
• Little Wapsie Communications, LLC: $2,137,020
• Cumberland Telephone Company: $2,024,231
• Kalona Cooperative Telephone Co.: $1,953,430
• Harmony Telephone Company: $1,716,987
• Webster -Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association: $1,703,475
• Coon Valley Cooperative Telephone: $1,624,873
• Jefferson Telephone Company: $1,620,873
• Dumont Telephone Company: $1,585,783
• Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association: $1,583,550
• Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Company: $1,359,563
• Muscatine Power & Water: $1,312,389
• Mediapolis Telephone Company: $1,205,797
• Cascade Communications Company: $1,185,861
• Panora Communications Cooperative: $1,157,885
• Miles Communications LLC: $1,030,895
• Casey Mutual Telephone: $919,032
• Midwest Data Center, Inc.: $914,427
• Central Iowa Broadband: $778,981
• Ace Telephone Association dba AcenTek: $724,930
• Mabel Cooperative Telephone Company: $712,113
• Manning Municipal Utilities: $631,994
• Louisa Communications: $609,390
• Sully Telephone Association: $598,837
• GigFire LLC: $598,286
• Hawkeye Interconnect Company: $514,709
• Guthrie Telecommunications Network, Inc.: $437,250
• Mechanicsville Telephone Company: $424,125
• Mi-Fiber, LLC: $399,291
• The Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company: $381,669
• Farmers Mutual Communications: $362,276
• Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility: $318,972
• Western Iowa Wireless Inc.: $308,211
• Cooperative Telephone Exchange: $293,351
• Alpine Communications, L.C.: $229,941
• F&B Communications, Inc.: $210,064
• Palmer Mutual Telephone Company: $73,587
• Central Broadband: $57,098

Of note: Iowa has both an identifiable big winner — Mediacom, which will receive about nine times as much as the second-highest awardee — and one of the longest list of awardees of any state, thanks to Iowa’s thriving landscape of rural broadband providers.

Iowa’s Department of Management, Division of Information Technology

Contact information: broadband@dom.iowa.gov. 

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Kansas

The NTIA has allocated $451 million in BEAD funding to Kansas.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $252,629,596:

• IdeaTek Telcom LLC: $115,890,548 for 7,419 locations
• 3JL Holdings, LLC: $68,162,285 for 3,246 locations
• Giant Communications Inc.: $19,966,406 for 702 locations
• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC: $9,043,618 for 3,668 locations
• Resound Networks: $8,082,060 for 8,247 locations
• The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.: $7,842,928 for 295 locations
• Midco: $5,781,444 for 189 locations
• Haviland Telephone Company, Inc.: $3,452,329 for 269 locations
• Twin Valley Telephone, Inc.: $3,287,855 for 1,142 locations
• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation: $2,592,000 for 81 locations
• Totah Communications, Inc.: $2,571,181 for 169 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,356,548 for 797 locations
• Twin Valley Communications, Inc.: $2,319,542 for 500 locations
• The Southern Kansas Telephone Company, Inc.: $965,860 for 132 locations
• Wave Wireless LLC: $235,109 for 73 locations
• Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Assn Inc.: $79,883 for 35 locations

Kansas Commerce Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD)

Contact information: kdc_broadband@ks.gov or kdc_bead@ks.gov

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Kentucky

The NTIA has allocated $1 billion in BEAD funding to Kentucky.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $376,926,543:

• Strategic Management LLC: $97,529,179 for 13,038 locations
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $87,333,361 for 13,028 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $29,682,081 for 18,018 locations
• Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation: $24,093,445 for 1,539 locations
• White Cloud Communications US LLC: $23,967,745 for 3,011 locations
• Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc.: $22,179,116 for 2,640 locations
• ZiTEL: $20,132,712 for 9,779 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $18,505,161 for 3,249 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $18,170,939 for 5,777 locations
• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC): $9,000,399 for 4,198 locations
• Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation: $5,831,572 for 684 locations
• Virginia Everywhere LLC: $4,321,618 for 1,814 locations
• IBT Group USA LLC: $3,728,859 for 2,149 locations
• Bluegrass Fiber LLC: $3,052,911 for 1,499 locations
• Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company Incorporated: $2,729,521 for 239 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $2,100,600 for 3,501 locations
• Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc.: $1,481,013 for 78 locations
• Telecast Communications LLC: $1,138,399 for 1,911 locations
• South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Inc.: $893,952 for 29 locations (and Mammoth Cave National Park) 
• Gibson Connect LLC.: $879,732 for 65 locations
• Crystal Broadband Networks Inc: $174,229 for 160 locations

Of note: Though Strategic Management LLC is the biggest winner in Kentucky, it’s worth noting that the provisional award for Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation — just over $24 million — is the largest award in the nation so far for an electric company that offers broadband.

Kentucky Office of Broadband Development

Contact information: broadband@ky.gov

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Louisiana

The NTIA has allocated $1.36 billion in BEAD funding to Louisiana.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $499,079,587:

• Louisiana Local Fiber Consortium: $378,042,581 for 68,535 locations
• AT&T: $21,507,805 for 19,784 locations
• Nextlink: $18,490,698 for 7,460 locations
• Cajun Broadband: $18,203,892 for 4,067 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications LLC: $16,233,318 for 6,561 locations
• Direct Communications: $10,000,000 for 1,504 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $9,349,697 for 3,443 locations
• SpaceX: $7,745,250 for 10,327 locations
• Brightspeed: $5,751,955 for 2,609 locations
• SkyRider Communications LLC: $5,418,804 for 718 locations
• Pelican Broadband: $4,022,689 for 1,232 locations
• Coushatta Tribe of LA: $3,529,898 for 558 locations
• Potential additional LEO locations: $783,000 for 1,044 locations

Of note: The new Louisiana proposal calls for 80% of locations to get fiber broadband, while 9% of locations will be served by low Earth orbit satellite (LEO) service, and the remainder will be almost equally split between cable and fixed wireless technology. The percentage of Louisiana locations slated to get LEO satellite service did increase substantially from the initial results. The initial results released in January called for just 2% of locations to be served by satellite.

Initial award recommendations were for a total of $748 million for 139,677 locations. The new recommendations total just under $500 million for about 127,000 locations. The state anticipates negotiating with LEO satellite providers to serve 1,044 other locations for which funding was not awarded.

Contact information: Email connect@la.gov or call 225-219-7594.

See eligible locations.

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Maine

The NTIA has allocated $272 million in BEAD funding to Maine.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $109,412,662:

• Consolidated Communications: $35,451,257 for fiber to 17,390 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $6,797,559 for LEO satellite to 3,464 locations
• UniTel (Direct Communications): $2,811,359 for fiber to 1,218 locations
• Pioneer Broadband: $1,681,301 for fiber to 974 locations
• Union River (Direct Communications): $1,488,687 for fiber to 145 locations
• Comcast: $139,122 for hybrid fiber/coax cable to 71 locations

Of note: Most locations (85.7%) will get fiber broadband, while 14% will get LEO satellite, and .03% will get hybrid fiber coax (HFC). All the LEO funding ($6.8 million) will go to SpaceX.

Maine Connectivity Authority

Contact information: bead@maineconnectivity.org

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Maryland

The NTIA has allocated $268 million in BEAD funding to Maryland.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $78,106,623:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $50,195,680
• Verizon: $16,671,908
• Talkie Communications: $9,877,635
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services: $1,361,400

Of note: The state’s final proposal said they received applications from 10 providers. Of the four provisional awardees, they say, “approximately 40% of locations will receive service via hybrid-fiber coax (HFC, “cable”), 38% by fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), and 22% by low-earth orbit satellite.”

Connect Maryland

Contact information: OSB.BEAD@maryland.gov

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Massachusetts

The NTIA has allocated $147 million in BEAD funding to Massachusetts.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $18,654,558:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $11,423,288 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC)
• Verizon: $3,088,903 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,153,207 for LEO satellite
• Archtop Fiber: $1,570,230 for fiber
• OpenCape: $418,930 for fiber

Of note: Comcast was provisionally awarded more money that the other four providers combined.

Massachusetts Broadband Institute

Contact information: broadband@masstech.org

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Michigan

The NTIA has allocated $1.6 billion in BEAD funding to Michigan.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $919,106,714:

• Strategic Management, LLC: $272,036,386
• 123NET: $85,536,205
• ITC Broadband Operating, LLC: $71,248,405
• Midwest Energy & Communications: $59,437,634
• Surf Internet: $54,339,757
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $45,684,355
• Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op: $38,016,460
• Upper Peninsula Telephone Company: $35,505,000
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $29,286,256
• Great Lakes Energy: $26,711,000
• Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC: $22,584,250
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $19,704,803
• DMCI Broadband, LLC: $19,215,468
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $16,758,000
• Michigan Bell Telephone Company, LLC: $16,404,069
• Cherry Capital Connection, LLC: $15,891,521
• CMS Internet LLC: $14,491,046
• Frontier North Inc.: $13,920,665
• Barry County Services: $9,900,124
• Thumb Electric Cooperative: $9,583,500
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $8,228,400
• Duke Broadband Inc.: $8,178,731
• HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative: $6,965,957
• LakeNet LLC: $5,790,423
• Ace Telephone Company of Michigan, Inc: $5,130,855
• DayStarr Communications: $4,245,175
• Pigeon Telephone Company: $1,915,300
• Waldron Communication Company: $1,592,169
• Baraga Telephone Company: $734,640
• Southwest Michigan Communications, Inc.: $70,160

Of note: As of Michigan’s announcement (September 10), their $919 million in provisional awards is more than any other state. Next highest, so far, is Washington at almost $850 million. Strategic Management, the biggest dollar winner in Michigan by more than 300%, was also the largest winner by dollars in Kentucky.

Michigan High Speed Internet Office

Contact information: Fill out a contact form

BEAD Locations 

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Minnesota

The NTIA has allocated $652 million in BEAD funding to Minnesota. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $377,046,315:

• Midco: $79,433,617 for 12,441 locations
• East Central Energy Fiber: $38,197,738 for 6,704 locations
• MCC Broadband Data: $36,966,580 for 4,577 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $31,849,085 for 2,760 locations
• Nuvera: $27,310,212 for 1,943 locations
• CTC: $23,733,558 for 2,219 locations
• IBT Group USA, LLC: $20,145,556 for 10,632 locations
• MiEnergy: $19,961,130 for 923 locations
• Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association: $18,393,143 for 2,904 locations
• Frontier Internet: $14,283,707 for 1,778 locations
• Federated Rural Electric Association: $13,181,452 for 812 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $11,083,294 for 18,295 locations
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $8,483,461 for 1,449 locations
• Red River Communications: $7,040,811 for 175 locations
• Paul Bunyan Communications: $4,593,461 for 544 locations
• Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc.: $4,221,779 for 521 locations
• Ace Telephone Association: $3,251,767 for 895 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,717,837 for 1,546 locations
• Johnson Telephone Company: $2,458,152 for 200 locations
• Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative: $2,342,065 for 149 locations
• Tekstar Communications, Inc.: $2,311,068 for 346 locations
• Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Company: $2,105,786 for 382 locations
• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet: $1,541,073 for 2,401 locations
• Woodstock Communications: $1,440,000 for 72 locations

Of note: In an August 28 webinar, Minnesota shared that:

• 41,739 (56%) of their locations would be connected via fiber for $345 million (89% of the total provisional awards)
•  19,841 (26.5%) of their locations would be covered via LEO satellite for $14 million (2% of the total provisional awards)
• 13,033 (17.5%) of their locations would be covered via licensed fixed wireless for $22 million (9% of the total provisional awards)

Minnesota Employment and Economic Development

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Mississippi

The NTIA has allocated $1.2 billion in BEAD funding to Mississippi.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $567,165,372:

• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC): $241,719,009 for 39,795 locations
• Cablesouth Media III, LLC: $75,129,148 for 6,746 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $66,349,715 for 13,110 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $44,620,446 for 10,809 locations
• Bruce Telephone Company, Inc.: $42,552,391 for 3,198 locations
• TEC of Jackson, Inc.: $40,758,621 for 3,766 locations
• Telepak Networks, Inc.: $22,338,413 for 4,335 locations
• Franklin Telephone Company, Inc.: $19,070,871 for 1,859 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $5,201,400 for 8,669 locations
• TecInfo Communications LLC: $4,921,067 for 694 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $3,762,327 for 4,450 locations
• Mediacom LLC: $741,963 for 199 locations

Of note: AT&T is the big winner in Mississippi, accounting for about 43% of the state’s provisional awards. While SpaceX and Amazon Kuiper both received awards, they are among the lowest grants made (by contrast to other states, where they generally appear much higher in the list).

Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi

Contact information: Contact BEAM or call 601-359-5029

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Missouri 

The NTIA has allocated $1.74 billion in BEAD funding to Missouri.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $793,326,180:

• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $117,333,761 for fiber to 59,863 locations
• Conexon Connect LLC: $64,636,100 for fiber to 15,897 locations
• STE Rural Broadband, Inc.: $51,617,972 for fiber to 6,329 locations
• Hometown Internet, LLC: $47,357,529 for fiber to 11,947 locations
• Net Vision Communications LLC: $43,104,558 for fiber and wireless technology to 6,806 locations
• Current Inc.: $41,609,805 for fiber to 4,539 locations
• Stimulus Technologies: $41,077,818 for fiber to 4,652 locations
• Charter Communications (Spectrum): $39,645,265 for fiber to 6,964 locations
• Socket Telecom, LLC: $35,932,432 for fiber to 10,136 locations
• Total Highspeed, LLC: $32,547,833 for fiber to 8,707 locations
• Wisper Internet: $22,860,634 for fiber and wireless technology to 5,365 locations
• United Fiber, LLC: $21,659,065 for fiber to 3,185 locations
• White River Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.: $20,817,428 for fiber to 8,953 locations
• Premier Holdings LLC: $19,104,506 for fiber to 2,445 locations
• Mark Twain Communications Company: $18,782,585 for fiber and wireless technology to 1,646 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $17,559,800 for LEO satellite to 27,264 locations
• Boycom Cablevision, Inc.: $16,437,926 for fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) to 4,017 locations
• Chariton Valley Communications Corporation: $15,696,483 for fiber to 2,852 locations
• GRM Networks: $13,125,996 for fiber to 998 locations
• NEMR: $12,714,812 for fiber to 1,320 locations
• Callabyte Technology: $12,301,020 for fiber to 1,145 locations
• Southwestern Bell Telephone Company: $10,590,379 for fiber to 2,187 locations
• Gascosage Electric Cooperative: $8,758,805 for fiber to 1,017 locations
• Co-Mo Connect (Co-Mo Electric Cooperative): $7,862,800 for fiber to 1,246 locations
• IdeaTek: $7,686,118 for fiber to 1,839 locations
• Ralls Technologies: $6,585,157 for fiber to 502 locations
• SeMo Electric Cooperative: $6,562,347 for fiber to 1,945 locations
• Ozark Fiber II, LLC: $5,615,352 for fiber to 1,962 locations
• Aptitude Internet LLC: $5,039,888 fiber to 688 locations
• New Florence Telephone Company: $4,096,322 for fiber and wireless technology to 1,334 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC: $4,071,499for fiber to 1,357 locations
• Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc.: $3,965,586 for fiber to 427 locations
• Stoutland Telephone Company: $3,724,967 for fiber to 354 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp.: $2,748,000 for LEO satellite to 1,832 locations
• Green Hills Telephone Corporation: $2,198,513 for fiber to 223 locations
• Orchard Farm Telephone Company: $1,990,929 for fiber to 702 locations
• Mediacom: $1,843,781 for fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) to 219 locations
• ALLO Missouri, LLC: $1,148,101 for fiber to 179 locations
• SmartLink Technology, LLC: $650,670 for fiber and wireless technology to 529 locations
• Ozark Fiber, LLC: $583,900 for fiber to 103 locations
• Midwest Data Center, Inc.: $477,241 for fiber to 97 locations
• KC Fiber: $202,500 for fiber to 31 locations

Of note: Missouri’s draft final proposal says these awards will “provide reliable service to 100% of locations eligible for BEAD funding, reach 81% of locations with fiber-based broadband service, save nearly $1 billion in public funding, leverage over $420 million in private funds, award 42 providers, including 29 Missouri businesses, and invest over $458 million in Missouri-based businesses.”

DED Office of Broadband Development (OBD)

Contact information: broadband@ded.mo.gov

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Montana

The NTIA has allocated $629 million in BEAD funding to Montana.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $403,758,268:

• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $119,308,500.00 
• Gallatin Wireless: $103,219,991
• Inland MT: $60,038,764
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $27,268,877
• Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative: $26,234,612
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $25,946,400
• Siyeh Corp.: $8,960,175
• Grizzly Broadband: $8,532,451
• InterBel Telephone Cooperative: $5,870,215
• Montana Internet Corp.: $4,600,623
• Range Telephone Cooperative: $4,115,043
• Ziply Fiber, LLC: $4,057,630
• Safelink Internet: $1,348,584
• Bialeki Holdings/KDS Networks: $1,024,282
• Project Telephone Company: $1,000,000
• Visionary Communications: $822,823
• Linctel Communications: $770,602
• Triangle Communication System: $632,697

Of note: Montana is another state that will be relying heavily on LEO satellites, where SpaceX was the biggest winner, measured in dollars. The second and third biggest winners — Gallatin Wireless and Inland MT — plan to use a mix of fiber and fixed wireless.  Montana’s awards cover all eligible locations in the state, according to the state’s final proposal.

ConnectMT Team

Contact information:  connectmttechassistance@mt.gov or 406-444-4099

Read an interview with Montana state broadband director Misty Ann Giles.

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Nebraska

The NTIA has allocated $405 million in BEAD funding to Nebraska.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $43,844,548:

• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC: $16,843,395 for licensed fixed wireless to 7,454 locations
• Midstates Data Transport LLC: $10,097,624 for fiber to 423 locations
• Nedelco, Inc.: $5,179,176 for fiber to 330 locations
• Pinpoint Communications Inc.: $2,601,566 for fiber to 232 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,468,475 for LEO satellite to 3,096 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services: $2,287,450 for LEO satellite to 1,496 locations
• Mobius Communications Co.: $1,979,312 for fiber to 293 locations
• Quick Current-Nebraska LLC: $1,530,126 to serve 25 community anchor institutions
• Inventive Wireless of Nebraska LLC: $510,000 for licensed fixed wireless to 115 locations
• ALLO Communications LLC: $182,410 to serve 12 community anchor institutions
• Northeast NE Telephone Co.: $165,000 to serve five community anchor institutions
• Prairie Hills Wireless LLC: $15 for unlicensed fixed wireless to 585 locations

Of note: Nebraska has the highest reliance on “alternative technologies” of any state so far (as of September 4): Of their 14,032 locations, 58% will be connected via fixed wireless, 33% will be connected via LEO satellite, and 9% will be connected via fiber. Nebraska has provisionally awarded only about 11% of its allocated funds. So far, only New Hampshire (~10%) and North Dakota (~5%) have awarded a smaller percentage of their allocations.

Nebraska BEAD Program

Contact information: nbo.admin@nebraska.gov

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Nevada

The NTIA has allocated $417 million in BEAD funding to Nevada.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $169,749,806:

• SkyFiber Internet: $57,548,325 for 4,684 locations
• Stimulus Technologies of Nevada, LLC: $ 36,455,824 for 3,361 locations
• Anthem Broadband of Nevada $20,236,342 for 1,132 locations
• Commnet of Nevada, LLC: $ 9,421,674 for 2,835 locations
• AT&T $ 8,099,797 for 1,336 locations
• Rural Telephone Company: $5,744,054 for 590 locations
• Satview Broadband Ltd: $5,678,217 for 2,270 locations
• Digital Technology Solutions INC. d.b.a. DTS Fiber: $ 5,411,316 for 545 locations
• Reno Sparks Indian Colony: $4,000,000 for 159 locations
• Valley Electric Association, Inc.: $3,892,670 for 1,285 locations
• E4 Connect: $3,690,469 for 470 locations
• Beehive Broadband: $ 3,472,019 for 154 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services: $3,256,589 for 5,027 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $ 2,408,250 for 2,803 locations
• Moapa Valley Telephone Company: $362,954 for 74 locations
• WeLink Communications, Inc.: $71,306 for 2 locations
• Cox Communications: $0.02 for 390 locations
• Filer Mutual Telephone Company d.b.a. Truleap Technologies: $ 0.01 for 5 locations

Of note from the press release: “This plan ensures that every Nevadan—no matter where they live—will finally have access to reliable high-speed internet,” said Brian Mitchell, Director of the state’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT). “Broadband is essential for economic development, public safety, work, education, healthcare, and opportunity. The investments we’re making today will pay dividends for decades—helping families, businesses, and entire communities thrive while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely.”

Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT)

Contact information: highspeedNV@gov.nv.gov

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New Hampshire

The NTIA has allocated $197 million in BEAD funding to New Hampshire.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $19,305,223:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $6,609,861 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) to 573 locations
• Consolidated Communications: $6,163,258 for fiber to 2,574 locations
• New Hampshire Electric Co-Op: $5,578,122 for fiber to 884 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $953,981 to provide LEO satellite to 1,105 locations

Of note: Consolidated Communications had a much lower average cost-per-location ($2,394) than New Hampshire Electric Co-Op ($6,310), though both providers are building out fiber.

New Hampshire Office Of Broadband Initiatives

Contact information: broadband@livefree.nh.gov

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New Jersey

The NTIA has allocated $264 million in BEAD funding to New Jersey.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $63,551,464:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $50,100,175 for fiber and hybrid fiber/coax (HFC)
• Planet Fiber: $8,272,538 for fiber
• Community Broadband Networks: $3,347,251 for fixed wireless
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $1,794,000 for LEO satellite
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $37,500 for fiber

Of note: The New Jersey final proposal says that, after this process, “all locations were accounted for in one application.” Comcast is by far the biggest winner in New Jersey, and will serve the state with a mix of fiber and hybrid fiber/coaxial cable.

NJ Office of Broadband Connectivity

Contact information: broadband@bpu.nj.gov

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New Mexico

The NTIA has allocated $675 million in BEAD funding to New Mexico.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $432,974,698:

• The Navajo Nation: $111,781,009 for 11,920 locations
• Resound Networks, LLC: $60,233,134 for 7,842 locations
• Lyte Fiber, LLC: $55,844,625 for 1,983 locations
• Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: $36,666,494 for 2,047 locations
• SWC Telesolutions, Inc.: $33,289,438 for 2,365 locations
• Oso Internet Solutions, LLC: $28,615,264 for 729 locations
• Pueblo of Jemez: $28,022,461 for 1,095 locations
• Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc.: $26,988,097 for 3,935 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC: $15,726,280 for 2,760 locations
• Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: $12,129,961 for 300 locations
• Pueblo of Acoma: $10,755,557 for 1,081 locations
• TransWorld Network, LLC: $4,710,900 for 535 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $3,031,200 for 5,052 locations
• Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LLC​​: $1,979,279 for 238 locations
• Dell Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: $1,118,396 for 636 locations
• Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: $1,080,603 for 88 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $1,002,000 for 668 locations

Connect New Mexico

Contact information: broadband@connect.nm.gov for applications questions and broadband@connect.nm.gofor technical questions

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New York 

The NTIA has allocated $665 million in BEAD funding to New York.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $391,097,989:

• CBN Geneva, LLC: $121,187,012 for fiber to 3,951 locations and fixed wireless to 18,101 locations 
• Archtop Fiber, LLC: $78,640,161 for fiber to 2,511 locations
• Verizon New York, Inc.: $64,500,823 for fiber to 4,017 locations 
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $27,038,640 for fiber to 2,919 locations 
• IBT Group USA, LLC: $25,489,512 for fiber to 1,159 locations and fixed wireless to 10,660 locations 
• Reasnor Telephone Company, LLC: $23,232,915 for fiber to 904 locations 
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $20,422,500 for LEO satellite to 13,615 locations 
• Citizens Telecommunications of New York, Inc.: $13,273,290 for fiber to 1,014 locations 
• Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC: $11,498,589 for fiber to 390 locations 
• Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc.: $5,454,547 for fiber to 1,083 locations 
• Planet Fiber NY, LLC: $360,000 for fiber to 16 locations 

Of note: New York’s press release says, “The awarded projects will deliver fiber optic infrastructure to approximately 31 percent of the eligible locations and fixed wireless service to approximately 44 percent. The grant awards will reserve satellite capacity for the remaining 25 percent of locations, with grant payments made based on subscription milestones.”

Contact information: Email connectall@esd.ny.gov or call 212-803-2242.

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North Carolina

The NTIA has allocated $1.53 billion in BEAD funding to North Carolina.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $408,511,175:

• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC): $142,476,363
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $90,599,049
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $71,467,709
• Frontier Internet: $44,179,778
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $15,885,600
• Citizens Telephone Company: $8,738,155
• Wilkes Telephone Membership Coop.: $7,929,438
• Cherokee Cablevision Inc.: $6,902,283
• Zito West Holding, LLC: $3,253,348
• The Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Corporation: $3,066,643
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,460,000
• HarvestBeam, Inc.: $2,371,418
• Windstream North Carolina, LLC: $2,281,480
• Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp.: $2,072,900
• CND Acquisition Corporation: $1,481,099
• InfinityLink Communications: $1,100,081
• Foothills Broadband LLC: $878,723
• Ripple Fiber LLC: $597,177
• Fybe (Roanoke Connect Holdings, LLC): $361,400
• LREMC Technologies LLC: $351,075
• ERC Broadband LLC: $57,458

Of note: According to a fact sheet the state issued, the BEAD awards will cover 93,138 homes, businesses and community anchor institutions. The fact sheet also touts the “Diverse mix of technology that leverages fiber, cable, fixed wireless and low Earth orbit satellite systems.” This is Amazon Kuiper’s third-highest provisional award so far (as of August 29). AT&T takes home about 34% of the state’s awards with $142 million, and Brightspeed takes almost $91 million in the state where they are headquartered.

North Carolina BEAD and Digital Opportunity Planning

Contact information: Fill out a contact form or call 919-754-6733.

See eligible locations: NC BEAD Planning Tool

Read an interview with Angie Bailey, North Carolina director of broadband infrastructure. Read all Telecompetitor coverage about North Carolina broadband.

North Dakota

The NTIA has allocated $130 million in BEAD funding to North Dakota. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $6,770,073:

• BEK Communications: $6,578,572 for fiber to 279 locations
• Midco: $191,501 for fiber and cable to 22 locations

Of note: North Dakota had a relatively small BEAD budget, with just two providers appearing on the state’s awards list.

North Dakota Broadband

Contact information: Fill out a contact form or call 701-328-4470.

See eligible location list: Eligible Locations List BEAD Bargain Round

Read an interview with North Dakota State Broadband Program Director Brian Newby. Read all Telecompetitor coverage about North Dakota broadband.

Ohio

The NTIA has allocated $794 million in BEAD funding to Ohio.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $277,114,388:

• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $80,288,371 for fiber to 9,930 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $51,663,130 for LEO satellite to 31,264 locations
• Aristotle Unified Communications: $31,323,078 for fiber to 4,142 locations
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $24,635,706 for fiber to 6,344 locations
• South Central Power Company: $15,726,087 for fiber to 4,084 locations
• Ohio Gig, LLC and subsidiaries: $11,184,155 for fiber to 1,286 locations
• Bascom Communications/Bascom Mutual Telephone Co: $8,901,082 for fiber to 2,144 locations
• Smart Way Communications LLC: $7,807,633 for licensed fixed wireless to 2,021 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC: $7,364,884 for fiber to 835 locations
• IBT Group USA LLC: $6,741,261 for licensed fixed wireless to 981 locations
• WATCH Communications: $6,251,140 for licensed fixed wireless to 1,274 locations
• Frontier North Inc.: $5,805,222 for fiber to 939 locations
• Armstrong Telecommunications: $5,295,820 for fiber to 739 locations
• Telephone Service Company: $5,008,498 for fiber to 1,592 locations
• AT&T/Ohio Bell Telephone Company: $3,774,376 for fiber to 1,170 locations
• Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative: $2,906,231 for fiber to 677 locations
• Skymesh Inc.: $1,323,181 for licensed fixed wireless to 704 locations
• North Coast Wireless Communications LLC: $568,813 for hybrid fiber/coax to 511 locations
• Imagine Networks: $299,570 for fiber to 65 locations
• MetaLINK Technologies Inc.: $246,150 for fiber to 86 locations

Of note: Overall, Charter’s Spectrum is the biggest winner in Ohio. Of the provisional awards announced so far (August 28), Ohio represents SpaceX’s second-largest grant. Only in Montana has the company received more.

Contact information: broadbandohio@development.ohio.gov

See list of eligible locations.

Read all Telecompetitor coverage about Ohio broadband.

Oklahoma

The NTIA has allocated $797 million in BEAD funding to Oklahoma.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $493,318,564:

• Trace Fiber Networks, LLC: $250,729,929
• Pine Telephone Company: $45,398,090
• Osage Nation: $43,794,555
• Southwest Oklahoma Telephone Company: $41,469,135
• Southern Plains Cable: $24,538,674
• 360 Broadband, LLC: $19,700,295
• Chisholm Broadband: $17,814,686
• Dobson Fiber: $12,215,161
• CVEC Fiber LLC: $11,368,891
• Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: $9,443,407
• Cross Telephone Company, LLC: $3,581,831
• Centranet, LLC: $3,293,299
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $2,239,740
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $1,893,596 
• Resound Networks: $1,784,300
• AtLink Services: $1,704,129
• Atlas Broadband: $1,627,631
• Valliant Telephone Company: $531,905
• AMG Oklahoma ISP, LLC: $185,860
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $3,450

Oklahoma Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program

Contact information: broadband@broadband.ok.gov

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Oregon

The NTIA has allocated $689 million in BEAD funding to Oregon.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $620,728,287:

• Stimulus Technologies of Oregon, LLC: $188,283,308 for fiber
• Astound Networks Oregon, LLC: $111,676,890 for fiber
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $107,838,207 for fiber
• Douglas Services, Inc.: $31,576,000 for fiber
• Windwave Technologies Inc.: $29,864,616 for fiber
• Northwest Fiber LLC: $28,004,198 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $26,603,500 for LEO satellite
• Siuslaw Broadband, LLC: $24,618,014 for fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)
• Consumers Power Inc.: $17,763,599 for fiber
• Qualitylife Intergovernmental Agency: $10,442,267 for fiber
• County of Columbia: $9,517,400 for fiber
• Alyrica Networks, Inc.: $6,067,142 for fixed wireless
• Farmers Mutual Telephone Co.: $6,047,000 for fiber
• County of Gilliam: $5,515,542 for fiber
• Blue Mountain Networks LLC: $5,179,618 for fiber
• Pioneer Telephone Cooperative: $4,369,133 for fiber
• E4 Connect, Inc.: $4,238,206 for fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)
• Hood River Electric Cooperative: $2,593,261 for fiber
• Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC: $580,385 for fiber

Of note: This is Astound Networks’ second provisional BEAD award, as of September 12, but their $111.7 million in Oregon is far higher than the $3.5 awarded to the company in Washington state. Fiber is a big winner in Oregon.

Contact information: bead.broadband@oregon.gov

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Pennsylvania

The NTIA has allocated $1.16 billion in BEAD funding to Pennsylvania.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $793,494,747:

• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $229,299,305 for fiber/coax to 20,835 locations
• Verizon North LLC/Verizon Pennsylvania LLC: $121,016,542 for fiber to 15,588 locations
• CoreConnect (CocoNet Inc.): $90,744,518 for fiber to 10,337 locations
• eCommunity Holdings, LLC: $83,448,879 for fiber to 14,311 locations
• Central Bradford Progress Authority: $73,701,268 for fiber and fixed wireless to 6,467 locations
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $40,112,441 for fiber to 9,135 locations
• IBT Group USA, LLC: $39,706,713 for fixed wireless to 15,370 locations
• Commonwealth Telephone Company LLC: $30,297,375 for fiber to 3,918 locations
• Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc.: $19,926,183 for fiber to 3,432 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $10,847,400 for LEO satellite to 18,079 locations
• Centre WISP Venture Company LLC: $10,331,660 for fiber to 1,863 locations
• Claverack Communications LLC: $9,045,730 for fiber to 1,247 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $8,099,966 for LEO satellite to 4,796 locations
• Talkie Communications, Inc.: $7,265,015 for fiber to 755 locations
• County of McKean: $5,971,733 for fixed wireless to 685 locations
• INTUS Smartcities Inc.: $4,281,461 for fiber to 629 locations
• Archtop Fiber LLC: $3,772,466 for fiber to 672 locations
• Upward Broadband LLC: $3,126,526 for fixed wireless to 1,486 locations
• VitaLink, LLC: $1,407,965 for fiber to 188 locations
• Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, LLC: $1,074,372 for fiber to 136 locations
• Advanced Telephone System, Inc.: $17,229 for fiber to 12 locations

Of note: Pennsylvania is relying heavily on wired options.

Pennsylvania Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD)

Contact information: Fill out a contact form.

See the Pennsylvania broadband map.

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Rhode Island

The NTIA has allocated $109 million in BEAD funding to Rhode Island. 

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $16,137,983:

• TruAccess Networks, LLC: $13,516,828
• Verizon: $2,450,155
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $171,000

Of note: The two project areas SpaceX will connect are islands: Narragansett Island and Hog Island.

Connect RI

Contact information: RFP@commerceri.com

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South Carolina

The NTIA has allocated $551 million in BEAD funding to South Carolina.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $41,358,389:

• ZiTEL LLC: $8,118,544 for fiber
• Truvista Communications Inc.: $6,247,010 for fiber
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $5,337,600 for LEO satellite
• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications LLC): $4,209,849 for fiber
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $3,640,032 for hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $3,611,535 for fiber
• INTUS Smartcities, Inc.: $2,553,850 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $2,079,000 for LEO satellite
• Home Telephone Ilec, LLC: $1,508,065
• Comporium, Inc.: $1,275,523 for fiber and hybrid fiber-coax (HFC)
• Aiken Electric Cooperative Inc.: $1,065,267 for fiber
• Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: $806,400 for fiber
• Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc.: $401,004 for fiber
• Ripple Fiber Inc.: $296,227 for fiber
• Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc.: $198,083 for fiber
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $10,400 for fiber

Of note: As of September 18, South Carolina becomes one of just three states to provisionally award less than 10% of their allocated BEAD funds (the other two are Connecticut and North Dakota).

The South Carolina Broadband Office (SCBBO) 

Contact information: Submit questions though the FAQ form.

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South Dakota

The NTIA has allocated $207 million in BEAD funding to South Dakota.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $72,816,060:

• Gallatin Wireless Internet LLC d.b.a. Celerity Internet: $54,507,557
• Midco: $12,873,778 
• Hanson Communications: $3,838,725
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $1,596,000

Of note: South Dakota’s press release says, “The selected projects will cover 6,992 locations, including all remaining unserved and underserved locations, with fiber to the premises, licensed fixed wireless, and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.”

ConnectSD

Contact information: sarah.ebeling@state.sd.us

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Tennessee

The NTIA has allocated $813 million in BEAD funding to Tennessee.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $203,311,189:

• AT&T (BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC): $48,829,963 for fiber
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $38,307,750 for hybrid fiber/coaxial (HFC)
• Volunteer Energy Cooperative: $18,773,211 for fiber and LEO satellite
• United Telephone Company d.b.a. United Communications: $18,139,092 for fiber
• ZiTEL: $18,079,429 for fiber
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $14,338,845 for fiber
• Dickson Electric Department: $11,691,894 for fiber
• Greeneville Energy Authority: $10,989,173 for fiber
• Ben Lomand Communications, LLC: $5,267,843 for fiber
• West Kentucky Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.: $3,984,017 for fiber
• Fayetteville Public Utilities: $3,919,095 for fiber
• Milan Public Utilities Authority: $2,680,054 for fiber
• Loretto Telephone Company, Inc.: $2,659,845 for fiber
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $2,544,400 for LEO satellite
• Johnson City Energy Authority d.b.a. BrightRidge: $1,650,052 for fiber
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $1,260,000 for LEO satellite
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $196,525 for fiber

Of note: In its draft final proposal, Tennessee highlighted that 100% of its remaining 44,345 locations will now be connected: 21,075 in East Tennessee, 18,825 in Middle Tennessee, and 4,445 in West Tennessee. The total deployment costs of $404,933,225 will be split between $203,311,189 BEAD Program funds and $201,622,036 provider matching funds. AT&T and Comcast are the big winners in Tennessee, though Amazon Kuiper won more projects areas (92) by far than another other provider.

Tennessee BEAD program

Contact information: mailto:ECD.Communications.Office@tn.gov

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Texas

The NTIA has allocated $3.31 billion in BEAD funding to Texas.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $1,271,233,725:

• 4ip Technology and Media LLC d.b.a. Nexstream: $407,439,361 for 32,091 locations
• Astound Networks Texas LLC: $166,100,901 for 16,882 locations
• Lyte Fiber LLC: $119,069,421 for 9,439 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $108,789,551 for 63,963 locations
• Plains Internet: $96,116,680 for 12,973 locations
• Frontier Southwest Incorporated: $59,237,742 for 8,143 locations
• Aristotle Unified Communications Inc.: $56,914,449 for 10,756 locations
• Rural Telecommunications of America, Inc.: $48,392,725 for 5,977 locations
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $47,810,536 for 7,792 locations
• AMG Technology Investment Group LLC: $39,308,137 for 31,604 locations
• AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC): $32,237,747 for 6,651 locations
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $24,396,727 for 6,413 locations
• Resound Networks LLC: $23,127,233 for 15,582 locations
• 360 Broadband LLC: $16,071,631 for 2,705 locations
• Livingston Telephone d.b.a. Highline (USConnect Holdings, Inc.): $8,536,703 for 1,526 locations
• Valor Telecommunications of Texas LLC: $4,778,788 for 2,403 locations
• Lucky Fiber: $4,469,117 for 1,436 locations
• IBT Group USA LLC: $2,300,708 for 1,264 locations
• VTX Communications LLC: $2,120,407 for 261 locations
• Thrive Broadband: $1,483,986 for 207 locations
• AMA Communications LLC: $1,385,518 for 118 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $1,145,659 for 2,014 locations

Of note: 4ip Technology and Media doing business as Nexstream in Texas’ Hill Country, is the biggest winner in Texas by far, winning nearly a third of the state’s $1.3 billion provisional awards. Texas’ draft final proposal said the provisional awards will cover “123,349 locations (122,168 BSLs and 1,181 CAIs) using end-to-end fiber technology, 53,653 locations (52,055 BSLs and 1,598 CAIs) by fixed wireless technology and 65,977 locations by satellite technology.”

Texas Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment (Bead) Program

Contact information: bdo.nofa@cpa.texas.gov

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Utah 

The NTIA has allocated $317 million in BEAD funding to Utah.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $231,292,922:

• UBTA-UBET Communications, Inc. d.b.a. Strata Networks: $49,636,399 for fiber, licensed fixed wireless, and hybrid to 4,916 locations
• Liberty Broadband LLC: $29,006,460 for fiber to 2,872 locations
• Navajo Tribal Utility Authority: $26,552,263 for fiber, licensd fixed wireless, and LEO satellite to 1,604 locations
• Vaix, Inc. d.b.a. Senawave: $22,931,272 for fiber to 1,935 locations
• South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc.: $19,858,898 for fiber to 2,306 locations
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $18,437,582 for fiber to 1,787 locations
• Utah Fiber, LLC: $14,210,922 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 1,779 locations
• Wi-Fiber, Inc.: $10,274,406 for fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless to 1,127  locations
• Wirelessbeehive.com LLC d.b.a. Beehive Broadband: $7,238,621 for fiber to 536 locations
• Fiber Broadband Inc. d.b.a. Terabit: $6,846,767 for fiber to 602 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $6,508,230 for LEO satellite to 8,115 locations
• IBT Group USA, LLC: $5,205,058 for licensed fixed wireless to 905 locations
• E Fiber San Juan, LLC d.b.a. Emery Telephone: $3,079,354 for fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless to 294 locations
• Shivwits Band of Paiutes: $2,793,060 for fiber to 31 locations
• All West Communications, Inc.: $2,080,281 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 1,492 locations
• CentraCom Interactive: $1,689,800 for fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless to 567 locations
• Ute Indian Tribe: $1,212,215 for hybrid to 202 locations
• Union Telephone Company: $939,122 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 537 locations
• Direct Communications Cedar Valley, LLC: $908,550 for fiber to 62 locations
• Fusion Networks Enterprises LLC: $494,436 for fiber to 86 locations
• Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency d.b.a. Utopia Fiber:  $426,469 for fiber to 102 locations
• Intellipop LLC: $341,926 for unlicensed fixed wireless to 226 locations
• Outpost Plus, LLC: $317,976 for fiber to 68 locations
• Bitstream: $302,856 for unlicensed fixed wireless to 91 locations

Of note: Utah’s announcement of their draft final proposal says, “The Utah Broadband Center tentatively plans to connect 56% of eligible locations via fiber, 24% through low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite, and 20% to wireless providers. Utah has provisionally awarded 42 project locations to 26 recipients to bring affordable and reliable broadband to 31,716 broadband serviceable locations throughout the state.” Strata Networks is listed twice among their sub grantees; the total — and Utah’s top provisional award — is shown above.

Utah Broadband Center

Contact information: Email connectingutah@utah.gov or call 801-538-8681

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Vermont

The NTIA has allocated $229 million in BEAD funding to Vermont.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $118,993,040:

• NEK Community Broadband d.b.a. NEKCV: $93,625,421 for fiber and fixed wireless 10,023 locations
• Consolidated Communications: $9,093,470 for fiber to 4,266 locations
• Maple Broadband: $9,269,083
• Comcast Cable Communications, LLC: $3,306,255
• DVFiber: $2,195,268
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $1,377,000 for LEO satellite
• VTel: $126,543 for 11 locations

Of note: Vermont’s deployment projects CSV file did not show the number of locations or technologies for every provider. What is shown above is what was safely deduced from the file. The largest winner, NEK Community Broadband d.b.a. NEKCV, is a Communications Union District (CUD), something unique to Vermont.

VT Community Broadband Board (VCBB)

Contact information: Fill out a contact form.

Read an interview with Christine Hallquist, executive director of the Vermont broadband office. Read all Telecompetitor coverage about Vermont broadband.

Virginia

The NTIA has allocated $1.48 billion in BEAD funding to Virginia.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $613,277,638:

• Virginia Everywhere, LLC: $171,382,468
• Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC: $146,403,435
• RiverStreet Communications of Virginia, INC: $44,002,222
• ZiTEL: $38,130,346
• Empower Broadband, Inc.: $35,185,485
• Verizon Virginia LLC: $30,431,448
• Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC: $23,358,488
• Wi-Fiber: $23,187,805
• Port 80 Internet Services LLC: $21,806,686
• Gigabeam Networks LLC: $18,174,941
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $16,661,198
• Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority: $8,812,916
• Citizens Telephone Coop: $7,676,033
• MGW Telephone Co., Inc.: $5,434,483
• SPARQ Global LLC: $5,325,023
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $4,461,300
• IBT Group USA, LLC​: $3,766,585
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $3,258,750
• Orange County Broadband Authority: $2,788,698
• Kinex telecom, Inc.: $1,228,806
• IWISP LLC: $797,940
• Cogeco US (Delmar) LLC d.b.a. Breezeline: $520,582
• Scott County Telephone Cooperative: $482,000

Of note: According to a fact sheet from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), funding will go toward making high-speed broadband available to 133,742 locations. Most Virginia locations (81%) will be served by fiber broadband, with 10% served by satellite, 8% by cable and 1% by fixed wireless, according to a research note from New Street Research.

Virginia Office of Broadband

Contact information: broadband@dhcd.virginia.gov or vcbb.bead@vermont.gov

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Washington

The NTIA has allocated $1.23 billion in BEAD funding to Washington.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $849,894,572:

• Inland Cellular LLC: $331,980,599
• Northwest Open Access Network: $130,580,883
• BROADLINC (Spokane Regional Development Authority): $66,830,287
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp (Starlink): $43,365,739
• Public Utility District #1 of Lewis County: $26,602,348
• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation: $25,780,557
• Concept Communications, LLC: $25,578,921
• County of Kittitas: $24,681,257
• Declaration Network Group, Inc.: $23,706,090
• King County OIRM: $20,795,646
• Island Network, LLC: $16,275,497
• Public Utility District #1 of Kitsap County: $14,982,410
• Evergreen Washington Connect, LLC: $14,792,304
• Comcast Cable Communications Management: $14,533,726
• Port of Bellingham: $13,907,771
• Public Utility District #1 of Pend Oreille County: $12,405,351
• Tri County Economic Development Dist: $9,449,150
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $9,271,171
• Benton County Commissioner’s Office: $5,566,336
• Public Utility District #1 of Jefferson County: $4,788,986
• Astound Networks Washington, LLC: $3,561,219
• Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation: $3,330,258
• Quinault Indian Nation: $3,188,248
• Ziply Fiber Northwest LLC: $2,028,839
• Spokane Tribes of the Spokane Reservation: $997,083
• Lummi Indian Business Council: $857,896
• Hood Canal Telephone Co., Inc.: $56,000

Of note: The press release from Washington listed the percentage of the total BEAD investment by technology type: 48.1% fiber, 38.6% licensed terrestrial fixed wireless, 8.3% licensed by-rule terrestrial fixed wireless, 6.2% non-geostationary satellite, and 0.6% unlicensed terrestrial fixed wireless. The biggest winner by more than double — as measured by dollars — is fixed wireless internet provider Inland Cellular LLC.

Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO)

Contact information: InternetforAll@Commerce.wa.gov. 

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Washington, D.C.

The NTIA has allocated $100.7 million in BEAD funding to Washington, D.C.

The district has announced a provisional BEAD award for $996,099:

• Constituent Services Worldwide: $996,099 for fixed wireless service

Of note: The vast majority of Washington, D.C.’s provisional awards — $827,012 — are for connecting community anchor institutions.

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West Virginia

The NTIA has allocated $1.211 billion in BEAD funding to West Virginia.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $624,671,277:

• Citynet, LLc: $229,226,687
• Frontier West Virginia Inc.: $209,291,933
• Comcast Cable Communications Management: $61,293,220
• Micrologic, Inc.: $52,884,440 million
• GigaBeam Networks, LLC: $23,416,440
• Prodigi (Digital Connections): $21,576,576
• Armstrong Telecommunications, Inc.: $12,664,104 
• Hardy Telecommunications, Inc.: $7,939,550
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $6,378,326

Of note: While SpaceX was the smallest winner measured by amount of funding, it was the fifth biggest winner measured by the number of locations for which it won funding. West Virginia was the third state to release its proposed list of BEAD Benefit of the Bargain awardees. Despite changes to the BEAD rules that eliminate an initial preference for fiber broadband, all three states (Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia) recommended most funding to go to fiber.

West Virginia Office of Broadband

Contact information: Email WVBroadbandCouncil@wv.gov or call 304-558-2234.

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Wisconsin

The NTIA has allocated $1.06 billion in BEAD funding to Wisconsin.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $690,445,792:

• Bertram Communications LLC: $161,167,112
• Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC): $133,804,282
• Bug Tussel/Hilbert Communications: $87,690,115
• Sokaogon Chippewa Tribe: $73,292,152
• Norvado Inc.: $39,259,359
• CTC Telcom Inc.: $35,390,428
• Space Exploration Technologies, Corp. (Starlink): $34,404,450
• Frontier North Inc.: $31,977,705
• Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services: $21,549,140
• Lemonweir Valley Telephone Company: $12,131,810
• East Central Energy: $7,947,689
• Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians: $7,390,616
• La Valle Telephone Coop / Richland Grant Telephone Coop: $7,231,177
• Charter Communications, Inc. (Spectrum): $6,335,769
• Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative: $6,018,756
• Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC: $5,922,848
• Waypoint Experts: $3,719,994
• NET LEC LLC.: $3,316,812
• Edge Broadband LLC: $2,712,287
• Wittenberg Telephone Company Inc. d.b.a. Cirrinity LLC: $1,933,757
• Lakeland Communications Group, LLC: $1,569,044
• AT&T Wisconsin (Wisconsin Bell LLC): $1,167,785
• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC: $1,101,223
• NEIT Broadband LLC: $1,048,914
• Country Wireless: $1,017,730
• Hillsboro Telephone Company, Inc.: $893,465
• Mount Horeb Telephone Company: $201,347
• IBT Group USA LLC: $170,025
• City of Superior: $80,001

Wisconsin Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Grant

Contact information: PSCBEADGrants@wisconsin.gov

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Wyoming

The NTIA has allocated $348 million in BEAD funding to Wyoming.

The state has announced provisional BEAD awards for $198,442,261:

• Tri County Telephone Association, Inc.: $63,482,906 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 5,629 locations
• Inventive Wireless of Nebraska LLC: $35,167,936 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 4,181 locations
• Silver Star Telephone Company, Inc.: $31,536,373 for fiber to 1,563 locations
• AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d.b.a. Nextlink Internet: $23,345,684 for licensed fixed wireless to 6,737 locations
• Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries: $12,500,000 for fiber to 2,067 locations
• Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC: $9,659,703 for LEO satellite to 15,061+ locations
• RT Communications LLC: $4,686,742 for fiber to 190 locations
• Diamond Communications LLC: $4,424,364 for fiber in Yellowstone National Park
• Mountain West Technologies Corp.: $4,023,036 for fiber and unlicensed fixed wireless to 263 locations
• Range Telephone Cooperative Inc.: $3,626,794 for fiber to 146 locations
• Visionary Communications LLC: $3,261,164 for fiber and licensed fixed wireless to 1,071 locations
• Union Telephone Company: $1,715,794 for licensed fixed wireless to 1,043 locations
• Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Starlink): $1,011,765 for LEO satellite to 600 locations

Of note: More than any other state, Wyoming funded projects that are a mix of fiber and licensed fixed wireless technologies.

Wyoming Business Council Broadband

Contact information: broadbandoffice@wyo.gov

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