As More States Post Draft BEAD Plans, Fiber Still at Two-Thirds of Locations
Two more states posted plans for public comment Thursday afternoon – Tennessee and North Carolina – bringing the total to at least 30.
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2025 – As more states release drafts of their final spending plans under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, fiber still appears slated to serve about two thirds of the funded locations.
Two more states posted plans for public comment Thursday afternoon – Tennessee and North Carolina – bringing the total to at least 30.
“Fiber remained the preferred technology” in the deployment of BEAD funds, New Street Research analyst Vikash Harlalka wrote. “That said, given the significant satellite allocations in larger states such as Minnesota and Ohio, Fiber’s share [remains at] to 66%, while Satellite [is at] 18%.”
Of the states that had reported, the group included 19 in its analysis: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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