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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

Jake Neenan

Aug 12, 2026 — 3 min read

Photo of, from left, Todd Way, CEO of Douglas Fast Net; Bob Whitman, vice president of market development at Corning; Bill Blackford, CEO of FTI; and Ashley Travers, vice president of strategic partnerships at KGPCo

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.

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BEAD delays left Mountain Connect panelists weary, while AI pushes compute toward an edge rural economics struggle to reach.

Appeals Court Sides With Fiber Provider in Railroad Crossing Dispute

Seventh Circuit says railroads can’t charge fiber providers for access without the property rights to do so

Verizon Offers $25K Reward to Catch Suspects Behind California Fiber Cuts

Fiber cuts are disrupting internet, emergency services and other critical communications

LPTV Stations Pitch FCC on New Datacasting Plan That Preserves Free TV

Unlike HC2 Broadcasting, XGN/X1 Mobile and Tyche Media promise to transmit at least one free over‑the‑air 720p program stream. Proposal would not be open to LPTV stations with cable must carry rights