FBA, Benton Pleased By New BEAD Round, Electric Co-ops Want ‘Course Correction’
Based on tentative location counts, as much as $2.4 billion could be available for additional projects
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2026 – Electric cooperatives are hoping for a new direction in the recently announced round of bidding under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
The Trump administration said last week states would use some of their remaining allocations under the program to fund more deployment projects targeting areas stranded by inaccurate mapping and defaults in other programs.
