North Dakota Signs All BEAD Contracts
The state is planning to finish connecting its 279 eligible locations by the end of 2027.
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 – North Dakota has signed grant agreements formalizing all its awards under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, the state announced Tuesday.
The state had the smallest number of eligible locations of any state: 279. All but two of those locations will get fiber, and the others will get cable. North Dakota’s broadband office said in a release that it planned to finish construction by the end of 2027.
Two ISPs won BEAD funding in the state: Midco and BEK Communications. North Dakota is spending just $6.1 million of its $130 million allocation under the program.
