How Corning is Making Fiber Available for BEAD Winners
Fellow U.S. fiber manufacturer Psyrmian announced Wednesday it was spending $1 billion to expand its capacity at four facilities
Fellow U.S. fiber manufacturer Psyrmian announced Wednesday it was spending $1 billion to expand its capacity at four facilities
DENVER, Aug. 12, 2026 – Corning is staggering shipments of fiber for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment projects to match deployment schedules.
It’s an effort to ensure supply that could be used by another award winner isn’t collecting dust in a warehouse, said Bob Whitman, Corning’s vice president of market development. He spoke at Mountain Connect here in Denver.
Colorado Broadband Office terminates Maverix Broadband’s BEAD grants and refers the case to the state’s Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Treasury Inspectors
Meador accused the former FTC chair of putting personal and political priorities ahead of the agency’s competition mission
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said planned auctions could bring in $100 billion
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