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States Share BEAD Broadband Distributions Plans
BEAD NewsBEAD program advances as multiple states submit BEAD funding released and distributions between fiber, wireless and satelite

Montana Awards $145 Million to Starlink and Kuiper in BEAD Funds
BEAD NewsMontana’s BEAD program directs $119M to Starlink, serving 20,000 rural sites. Satellite awards dominate state broadband funds.

West Virginia $624.7 Million Rural Fiber Projects
BEAD NewsWest Virginia proposes $624.7M in BEAD funding for nine fiber providers, led by Frontier, Citynet, and a small Starlink award.

Pennsylvania $793M Broadband Expansion in Provisional Grants
BEAD NewsPennsylvania provisionally approves $793M in BEAD funding to expand broadband statewide, with fiber, wireless, and satellite providers.

$826M Colorado BEAD Funding Underway
BEAD NewsAmazon Kuiper and Starlink secured a small percentage, around 8% of Colorado’s $826M BEAD broadband funding.

Virginia Steers $613M Broadband Funds Mostly To Fiber
BEAD NewsVirginia's $613 million BEAD program allows SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper a share, however focuses mostly on Fiber projects

Oklahoma’s $797 Million Dollar Broadband Expansion
BEAD NewsOklahoma accelerates broadband rollout with BEAD and ARPA funds, despite changing federal rules. Fiber, wireless, and satellite all compete.

Mississippi’s $1.2 Billion Broadband Expansion Proceeds
BEAD NewsMississippi’s $1.2B broadband rollout advances despite new federal rules, raising concerns about affordability and technology in rural areas.

NTIA Changes BEAD Rules: What It Means for ISPs
BEAD News, IPv4 BlogNTIA rewrites BEAD rules, eliminating fiber preference and labor mandates, forcing states to resubmit broadband plans within 90 days

Texas $3.8 Billion BEAD Funding Broadband Grant Window
BEAD NewsTexas opens $3.8 billion broadband grant window, while pushing back on federal fiber, wage, and affordability requirements under BEAD