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Arkansas Makes First BEAD Disbursement as Broadband Projects Move Into Implementation

Brightspeed will deliver fiber service to more than 13,700 homes and businesses across 25 counties

Akshaya Krishnan

Akshaya Krishnan

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Arkansas Makes First BEAD Disbursement as Broadband Projects Move Into Implementation
A worker installs fiber-optic cable.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2026 - Federal broadband deployment dollars are starting to flow in Arkansas.

Arkansas has issued its first payment under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, a milestone that shifts the state’s broadband effort from planning and awards into construction-stage implementation.

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