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Indiana BEAD funding

Indiana's BEAD final proposal covers 122,847 locations. 97,173 of them (79.1%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Indiana #8 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $483.2 million against an original allocation of $868.1 million.

Allocation
$868.1 million
Deployment cost
$483.2 million
Locations
122,847
Fiber locations
97,173

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises97,17379.1%
Low earth orbit satellite17,37114.1%
Fixed wireless7,8226.4%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)4810.4%

Who won BEAD money in Indiana

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

32,902 locations · Fiber · provider match $49.9 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 6,418 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
21,735 locations · Fiber · provider match $92.5 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 891 mi buried + 1,787 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Surf Internet
$55.0 million
13,281 locations · Fiber · provider match $56.6 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 1,648 mi buried + 78 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
18,615 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $27.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2026
9,853 locations · Fiber · provider match $29.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 80 mi buried + 1,053 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
AMG Technology
$17.3 million
8,501 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $5.7 million · est. completion January 15, 2026
NineStar Connect
$16.8 million
3,482 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.6 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 141 mi buried + 350 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Comcast/Xfinity
$14.2 million
7,074 locations · Fiber (93%) / Cable (HFC) (7%) · provider match $38.9 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 389 mi buried + 258 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,532 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 88 mi buried + 206 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
932 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.5 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 52 mi buried + 369 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,152 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.5 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 100 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Joink
$4.6 million
2,753 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.8 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 272 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,178 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 177 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,424 locations · Fiber · provider match $33.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 116 mi buried + 51 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
238 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 43 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,126 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.2 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 21 mi buried + 57 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,353 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 63 mi buried + 56 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Orange County REMC
$2.3 million
1,638 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.5 million · est. completion January 15, 2026
277 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 114 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
118 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 34 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
BerryComm
$1.8 million
402 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.8 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 35 mi buried + 26 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
425 locations · Fiber · provider match $617,951 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 35 mi buried + 20 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
244 locations · Fiber · provider match $834,347 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 19 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Mediacom LLC
$947,686
363 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.4 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 26 mi buried + 5 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
101 locations · Fiber · provider match $314,825 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 14 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
135 locations · Fiber · provider match $349,827 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 8 mi buried + 8 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
152 locations · Fiber · provider match $183,718 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 1 mi buried + 13 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
7 locations · Fiber · provider match $50,000 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 2 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2 locations · Fiber · provider match $6,952 · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 1 mi buried fiber (state estimate)

Source: Indiana Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal data uploads (files dated 2025-09-12). Summed per provider from Indiana's data uploads, which the state labels a draft for public comment. They total $486,309,855 and 131,995 locations against NTIA's approved $483,242,488 and 122,847, so these are the submitted figures, not the approved ones. 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 Indiana 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.

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

Fiber work in Indiana on the board

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Fiber crews that work in Indiana

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Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated December 1, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.