Dashboards Shed Light Into BEAD Deployment Progress
Tracking platforms are making BEAD implementation more transparent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2025 – As the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program advances, dashboards from Connected Nation, NTIA, and Broadband Breakfast offer greater transparency into how states plan to spend their BEAD dollars.
Connected Nation, a Kentucky-based nonprofit focused on broadband mapping and policy, compiles state filings into an interactive BEAD Tracker showing projects, locations served, average costs, and deployment spending.
The tracker highlights fiber’s dominance, with nearly 70 percent of planned connections, while fixed wireless and satellite remain key in rural areas. It also ranks providers by locations served, with SpaceX, Amazon Kuiper, and Comcast among the leaders.
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