States Receive BEAD Cleanup Round Locations

Broadband offices will have about three months to field and adjudicate challenges

States Receive BEAD Cleanup Round Locations
Photo of the U. S. Department of Commerce building in Washington in 2024 by Jose Luis Magana/AP

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2026 – States have received lists of locations tentatively eligible for funding under a new round of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

The Commerce Department lists went out Friday, according to two state officials familiar with the matter, setting off a nine-month process that will ultimately lead to more grant funding awarded to serve those homes and businesses.

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