Fiber Still in Line for Two-thirds of BEAD Locations
Experts noted NTIA could still change states’ draft spending plans.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2025 – At least two more states reported their tentative grant winners under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, bringing the total to at least 32.
Kentucky posted a draft of its final spending plan on Thursday, and Wyoming had posted its plan on Aug. 22. States have to accept public comments on the plans for at least one week before submitting them to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration for approval.
The deadline for that submission is Sept. 4, and NTIA told states to post plans “no later than” Thursday to meet that deadline. At least five have been given extensions and specified their new deadlines: California (Oct. 2), Texas (Oct. 27), Idaho (Sept. 25), Oregon (Sept. 18), and Illinois (Sept. 30).
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