Oregon Moves Forward on BEAD Contracts, But Astound Backs Out
The company was set to receive more than $90 million to serve 11,000 locations
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 – Oregon’s broadband office said Monday it was moving forward with most of its preliminary awards under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
One big winner, Astound Broadband, is refusing nearly $90.7 million in funding to serve 11,000 homes and businesses. Those were mostly pure fiber builds, with about 3,000 locations covered by projects that combined fixed wireless and fiber.
