With all BEAD Plans Approved, States and Territories Set to Spend $18.2 Billion on Deployment
The program’s 3.79 million locations are set to 63 percent fiber and 22 percent satellite, based on NTIA-approved plans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2026 – With Illinois’s approval this week, the Commerce Department has cleared every state and territory’s spending plan under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
In all, the 56 approved plans show 3.79 million locations are set to be served by the program, and states and territories are planning to spend $18.19 billion on deployment projects.
