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States Working on BEAD Project Costs, Permits

Equipment costs are rising as projects get underway

Jake Neenan

Aug 11, 2026 — 4 min read

From left: Bree Maki, executive director of Minnesota's broadband office; Sarah Baska, director of Georgia's broadband office; Glen Howie, director of Arkansas's broadband office; and Tony Speller, senior vice president of network operations at Comcast

DENVER, Aug. 11, 2026 – As Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program projects begin to get underway, rising project costs could be a potential pain point.

“We are seeing this across the board with providers,” said Bree Maki, executive director of Minnesota’s broadband office. She spoke at the Mountain Connect conference here in Denver.

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