Brightspeed received BEAD grants totaling $222,165,886 for projects in Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, enabling service to 73,709 additional homes and businesses. The company is investing multi-billion dollars to build next-generation fiber to reach over five million homes and businesses across 20 states. Brightspeed Fiber Internet is already available to nearly 318,000 locations in Arkansas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, with ongoing monthly expansions. The BEAD awards initiate Brightspeed's first fiber build in Oklahoma. Company leadership emphasized that BEAD funding accelerates deployment and that Brightspeed will pursue additional BEAD funding to expand its network.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - August 26, 2025 - Today, Brightspeed, the nation's third-largest fiber broadband builder empowering families and business owners with high-speed connectivity, announced it has been awarded federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program grants in Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. The states' combined grants awarded to Brightspeed total $222,165,886 - enabling the company to reach an additional 73,709 homes and businesses with its multi-gig-speed Brightspeed Fiber Internet network.
"From day one, we set out with an ambitious mission: to transform connectivity for millions of Americans across 20 states by building a world-class fiber network in rural and suburban communities left behind by yesterday's providers," said Brightspeed Executive Chairman & CEO Michel Combes. "The BEAD program accelerates that mission, unlocking an unprecedented opportunity to deliver life-changing connections that empower families, fuel businesses and ignite local economies. And we're only just getting started. We are actively pursuing even more BEAD funding to expand our impact in the states we serve."
Brightspeed is already making a multi-billion-dollar investment in deploying next-generation fiber-optic broadband network technology with the goal of reaching more than five million homes and businesses across 20 states - including Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. The company's Brightspeed Fiber Internet service is now available to nearly 318,000 homes and businesses in Arkansas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, with thousands more coming online each month. Additionally, the BEAD awards mark the beginning of Brightspeed's fiber network build in Oklahoma.
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