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Kentucky BEAD funding

Kentucky's BEAD final proposal covers 87,160 locations. 59,300 of them (68.0%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Kentucky #16 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $367.1 million against an original allocation of $1.09 billion.

Allocation
$1.09 billion
Deployment cost
$367.1 million
Locations
87,160
Fiber locations
59,300

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises59,30068.0%
Low earth orbit satellite21,90225.1%
Fixed wireless5,6676.5%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)2910.3%

Who won BEAD money in Kentucky

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

13,050 locations · Fiber · provider match $32.6 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 4,600 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
12,908 locations · Fiber · provider match $36.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 2,000 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
18,283 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $27.6 million · est. completion January 15, 2030
3,040 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 500 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
ZiTEL
$22.3 million
10,160 locations · Fiber · provider match $18.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 1,400 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Conexon Connect LLC
$18.8 million
3,294 locations · Fiber · provider match $18.5 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 1,000 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
5,743 locations · Fiber (95%) / Cable (HFC) (5%) · provider match $40.6 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 700 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,567 locations · Fiber · provider match $16.0 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 300 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,454 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.7 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 300 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
4,218 locations · Fiber · provider match $23.9 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 350 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
686 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.9 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 100 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,893 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.2 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 400 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
IBT Group USA LLC
$3.9 million
2,228 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $1.3 million · est. completion January 15, 2030
1,528 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $1.0 million · est. completion January 15, 2030
240 locations · Fiber · provider match $909,840 · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 50 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
3,619 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $723,800 · est. completion January 15, 2030
1,911 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $379,468 · est. completion January 15, 2030
78 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.1 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 20 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
65 locations · Fiber · provider match $293,244 · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 40 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
35 locations · Fiber · provider match $960,598 · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 20 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
160 locations · Fiber · provider match $58,118 · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 20 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)

Source: Kentucky Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-C (approved) (NTIA approved 2026-01-07). Summed per provider from Kentucky's approved exhibits. Grants total $367,126,274.02 and locations 87,160, 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 Kentucky 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.

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

Fiber work in Kentucky on the board

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

Fiber crews that work in Kentucky

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.