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Massachusetts BEAD funding

Massachusetts's BEAD final proposal covers 3,808 locations. 630 of them (16.5%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Massachusetts #49 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $18.8 million against an original allocation of $147.4 million.

Allocation
$147.4 million
Deployment cost
$18.8 million
Locations
3,808
Fiber locations
630

Technology mix

Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)1,85248.6%
Low earth orbit satellite1,32634.8%
Fiber to the premises63016.5%

Who won BEAD money in Massachusetts

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

2,178 locations · Cable (HFC) (85%) / Fiber (15%) · provider match $4.4 million · est. completion January 14, 2030 · about 31 mi buried + 172 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Cape & Islands region, Greater Boston region, Northeast region, Central region, Southeast region, Pioneer Valley region
1,326 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $2.1 million · est. completion January 14, 2036
Southeast region, Berkshire region, Cape & Islands region, Northeast region, Pioneer Valley region, Central region, Greater Boston region
212 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.5 million · est. completion January 14, 2030 · about 25 mi buried + 123 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Berkshire region, Central region, Pioneer Valley region, Cape & Islands region
Archtop Fiber LLC
$1.0 million
64 locations · Fiber · provider match $334,314 · est. completion January 14, 2030 · about 4 mi buried + 3 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Berkshire region
28 locations · Fiber · provider match $95,010 · est. completion January 14, 2030 · about 1 mi buried + 8 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Cape & Islands region

Source: MBI (MassTech), BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-C and E as approved by NTIA (posted 2026-02). Summed per provider from the state's project exhibits. Grants total $18,835,466.44; 3,808 locations including anchor institutions, both matching NTIA. Areas are MBI's project regions. Fiber miles are the state's estimates. 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 Massachusetts 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.

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

Fiber work in Massachusetts on the board

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

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated December 18, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.