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Florida BEAD funding

Florida's BEAD final proposal covers 73,944 locations. 34,881 of them (47.2%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Florida #25 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $229.7 million against an original allocation of $1.17 billion.

Allocation
$1.17 billion
Deployment cost
$229.7 million
Locations
73,944
Fiber locations
34,881

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises34,88147.2%
Low earth orbit satellite19,36326.2%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)10,08613.6%
Fixed wireless9,61413.0%

Who won BEAD money in Florida

20 providers, largest grant first. The ones building fiber or cable are the ones hiring construction crews.

27,871 locations · Fiber (65%) / Cable (HFC) (35%) · provider match $160.6 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 1,238 mi buried + 1,862 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Som1101 LLC
$18.7 million
3,570 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $6.2 million · est. completion August 1, 2028
2,116 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 200 mi buried + 240 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,678 locations · Fiber · provider match $21.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 214 mi buried + 67 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
17,638 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $4.1 million · est. completion July 31, 2027
1,725 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $9.9 million · est. completion December 31, 2030
2,787 locations · Fiber · provider match $9.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 129 mi buried + 151 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
CBN Geneva LLC
$7.6 million
3,136 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (95%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (5%) · provider match $2.5 million · est. completion January 1, 2027 · about 3 mi buried + 3 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
ZiTEL
$6.3 million
2,932 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.0 million · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 231 mi buried + 5 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,526 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.7 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 203 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,111 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.7 million · est. completion February 28, 2029 · about 138 mi buried + 6 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,968 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.6 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 112 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
817 locations · Cable (HFC) (56%) / Fiber (44%) · provider match $7.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 100 mi buried + 17 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Omnispring, LLC.
$3.1 million
587 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $1.0 million · est. completion December 1, 2029
IBT Group USA, LLC
$2.9 million
1,401 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (72%) / Fiber (28%) · provider match $969,896 · est. completion July 1, 2027 · about 8 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
765 locations · Fiber · provider match $833,801 · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 18 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
454 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $369,025 · est. completion January 1, 2027 · about 2 mi buried + 2 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
403 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $968,428 · est. completion June 1, 2027 · about 2 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Stream LLC
$662,000
410 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (87%) / Unlicensed fixed wireless (13%) · provider match $662,000 · est. completion January 1, 2030
Ori Net LLC
$171,495
49 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $57,165 · est. completion December 31, 2026

Source: FloridaCommerce Office of Broadband, BEAD Final Proposal Attachments A-C (retrieved 2026-09-23). Summed per provider from Florida's Final Proposal attachments. Grants total $229,662,146.69 and locations 73,944, both matching NTIA. Provisional awards can change as the state finalizes agreements.

What it means for contractors

Fiber locations are the ones that turn into construction: underground and aerial placement, boring, splicing, drops, and restoration. The providers that won these areas build them, often with subcontractors. Check the Florida broadband office's BEAD page for the providers selected in each area. Those providers, and the primes they hire, are who to call about sub work.

Florida BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)Florida 811 rules

Fiber work in Florida on the board

No open fiber posts in Florida right now. Post work or list your crew, both free.

Fiber crews that work in Florida

Defined Construction LLC
Available now
Herriman, UT · Works in ME, PA, VA, DE, GA, FL…
Underground fiber and conduitLand clearing and mulchingCrew of 12 Insured
Mainline conduitVibratory cable plowingOpen trench conduitHandholes and vaults+3 more
Broadband infrastructure solutions inc
Available now
Boca Raton, FL · Works in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC…
Underground fiber and conduitDirectional drillingAerial fiber and strandFiber splicing and testingCrew of 5

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated January 6, 2026. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.