Fiber Internet Story Archives

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

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

Virginia's $613 million BEAD program allows SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Project Kuiper a share, however focuses mostly on Fiber projects

Indiana was awarded $340 Million in BEAD funds for 400 fiber broadband projects into 90,000 locations

Tennessee receives $704M in BEAD funding requests from ISPs, including AT&T, Comcast, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

$148M Fiber-only BEAD applications now open in Oklahoma; more tech options and scoring details released for upcoming rounds

Idaho has prequalified 43 broadband providers—including major telecoms, co-ops, and Tribal entities—for the upcoming BEAD $583M funding phase

Brightspeed receives $31M in state funding to expand fiber broadband across NC, reaching 18,000+ underserved homes and businesses

Michigan pushes forward on broadband equity with $1.5B in BEAD funds, while some rural areas remain overlooked

Thanks to strategic investments, South Carolina has reduced broadband gaps dramatically and is preparing to connect all remaining locations