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Maine BEAD funding

Maine's BEAD final proposal covers 22,513 locations. 19,235 of them (85.4%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Maine #29 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $48.4 million against an original allocation of $272.0 million.

Allocation
$272.0 million
Deployment cost
$48.4 million
Locations
22,513
Fiber locations
19,235

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises19,23585.4%
Low earth orbit satellite3,20714.2%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)710.3%

Who won BEAD money in Maine

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

17,007 locations · Fiber · provider match $97.4 million · est. completion August 30, 2028 · about 124 mi buried + 3,741 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
3,207 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $6.2 million · est. completion August 30, 2028
UniTel Inc.
$2.8 million
1,186 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.7 million · est. completion November 30, 2027 · about 10 mi buried + 132 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
923 locations · Fiber · provider match $560,434 · est. completion September 30, 2028 · about 45 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
119 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.4 million · est. completion November 30, 2029 · about 5 mi buried + 54 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
71 locations · Cable (HFC) · provider match $56,659 · est. completion August 30, 2028 · about 1 mi buried + 2 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)

Source: Maine Connectivity Authority, BEAD Final Proposal files (approved) (approved 2025-11-18). Summed per provider from the state's Final Proposal files. Grants total $48,369,286.30 and locations 22,513, 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 Maine 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.

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

Fiber work in Maine on the board

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

Fiber crews that work in Maine

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

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated November 3, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.