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Michigan BEAD funding

Michigan's BEAD final proposal covers 197,964 locations. 169,498 of them (85.6%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Michigan #1 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $916.6 million against an original allocation of $1.56 billion.

Allocation
$1.56 billion
Deployment cost
$916.6 million
Locations
197,964
Fiber locations
169,498

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises169,49885.6%
Low earth orbit satellite24,63812.4%
Fixed wireless2,6981.4%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)1,1300.6%

Who won BEAD money in Michigan

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

56,484 locations · Fiber · provider match $97.3 million · est. completion November 1, 2029 · about 10,718 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
123net
$85.5 million
17,771 locations · Fiber · provider match $42.5 million · est. completion April 30, 2029 · about 2,643 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Surf Internet
$62.4 million
14,811 locations · Fiber · provider match $73.6 million · est. completion December 22, 2028 · about 2,025 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
9,432 locations · Fiber · provider match $32.0 million · est. completion November 30, 2029 · about 2,726 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
6,314 locations · Fiber · provider match $17.6 million · est. completion November 1, 2028 · about 243 mi buried + 506 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Spectrum
$45.7 million
5,832 locations · Fiber · provider match $15.2 million · est. completion September 1, 2029 · about 631 mi buried + 279 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
5,142 locations · Fiber · provider match $12.8 million · est. completion October 31, 2027 · about 522 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
4,542 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (59%) / Fiber (41%) · provider match $11.8 million · est. completion October 1, 2027 · about 163 mi buried + 32 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
11,125 locations · Fiber (90%) / Cable (HFC) (10%) · provider match $58.9 million · est. completion November 1, 2028 · about 448 mi buried + 303 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
12,471 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $53.7 million · est. completion December 31, 2035
Great Lakes Energy
$26.6 million
4,241 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.9 million · est. completion August 1, 2028 · about 167 mi buried + 1,274 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,694 locations · Fiber · provider match $7.7 million · est. completion October 15, 2028 · about 1,161 mi buried + 782 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Brightspeed
$19.7 million
8,599 locations · Fiber · provider match $24.9 million · est. completion March 31, 2028 · about 64 mi buried + 569 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
DMCI Broadband, LLC
$19.2 million
4,651 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.4 million · est. completion August 31, 2029 · about 582 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
3,551 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.3 million · est. completion March 31, 2029 · about 559 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
CMS Internet LLC
$14.5 million
3,071 locations · Fiber (100%) / Licensed fixed wireless (0%) · provider match $14.8 million · est. completion October 26, 2029 · about 554 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,621 locations · Fiber · provider match $13.6 million · est. completion September 30, 2029 · about 336 mi buried + 166 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Frontier North Inc.
$13.6 million
1,616 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.9 million · est. completion October 1, 2029 · about 793 mi buried + 185 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
4,079 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.3 million · est. completion August 17, 2029 · about 201 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,302 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.2 million · est. completion September 1, 2028 · about 298 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,007 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.7 million · est. completion June 29, 2029 · about 151 mi buried + 398 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
13,229 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $2.6 million · est. completion October 31, 2026
910 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 620 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
LakeNet LLC
$6.3 million
1,345 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.7 million · est. completion December 1, 2028 · about 144 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,109 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.4 million · est. completion November 15, 2029 · about 340 mi buried + 1 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
560 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.9 million · est. completion June 25, 2027 · about 52 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
274 locations · Fiber · provider match $530,724 · est. completion May 31, 2027 · about 15 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
163 locations · Fiber · provider match $316,472 · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 36 mi buried + 2 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
17 locations · Fiber · provider match $36,067 · est. completion May 7, 2027 · about 22 mi buried fiber (state estimate)

Source: Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI), BEAD Final Proposal data uploads (September 2025, with scope change 2) (files dated 2025-09-09). Summed per provider from the state's project, subgrantee, location and anchor-institution files. These total $916,502,203 and 197,963 locations against NTIA's $916,605,938 and 197,964, so the posted files are about $104,000 and one location short of NTIA's final figures. Both are shown as published. 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 Michigan 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.

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

Fiber work in Michigan on the board

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

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