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Missouri BEAD funding

Missouri's BEAD final proposal covers 204,366 locations. 167,282 of them (81.9%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Missouri #2 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $790.5 million against an original allocation of $1.74 billion.

Allocation
$1.74 billion
Deployment cost
$790.5 million
Locations
204,366
Fiber locations
167,282

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises167,28281.9%
Low earth orbit satellite23,37811.4%
Fixed wireless11,4945.6%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)2,2121.1%

Who won BEAD money in Missouri

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

59,863 locations · Fiber (98%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (2%) · provider match $132.0 million · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 393 mi buried + 4,005 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Conexon Connect LLC
$64.6 million
15,897 locations · Fiber · provider match $17.7 million · est. completion July 2, 2029 · about 232 mi buried + 1,995 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
6,329 locations · Fiber · provider match $24.7 million · est. completion December 9, 2029 · about 1,823 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
11,947 locations · Fiber · provider match $20.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 170 mi buried + 1,302 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
6,806 locations · Fiber (68%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (32%) / Licensed fixed wireless (0%) · provider match $12.6 million · est. completion December 20, 2028 · about 670 mi buried + 231 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Current Inc.
$41.6 million
4,539 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.5 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 1,494 mi buried + 152 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
4,652 locations · Fiber · provider match $16.0 million · est. completion December 2, 2028 · about 73 mi buried + 653 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
6,964 locations · Fiber · provider match $18.2 million · est. completion August 20, 2029 · about 510 mi buried + 126 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Socket Telecom, LLC
$35.9 million
10,136 locations · Fiber · provider match $14.6 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 1,356 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
8,707 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.8 million · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 249 mi buried + 764 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Wisper Internet
$22.9 million
5,365 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (74%) / Fiber (21%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (5%) · provider match $7.6 million · est. completion November 30, 2027 · about 99 mi buried + 101 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
United Fiber, LLC
$21.7 million
3,185 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.0 million · est. completion November 21, 2027 · about 321 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
8,953 locations · Fiber · provider match $22.7 million · est. completion December 25, 2026 · about 93 mi buried + 924 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,445 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.4 million · est. completion August 20, 2027
1,646 locations · Fiber (81%) / Licensed fixed wireless (19%) · provider match $1.6 million · est. completion November 30, 2027 · about 796 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
27,264 locations · Satellite (GSO) · provider match $5.6 million
4,017 locations · Cable (HFC) (56%) / Fiber (44%) · provider match $4.6 million · est. completion December 19, 2028 · about 20 mi buried + 296 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,852 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.3 million · est. completion December 1, 2028 · about 361 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
GRM Networks
$13.1 million
998 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.4 million · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 275 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Nemr
$12.7 million
1,320 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.5 million · est. completion June 30, 2029 · about 517 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,145 locations · Fiber · provider match $13.1 million · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 819 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,187 locations · Fiber · provider match $12.7 million · est. completion January 30, 2030 · about 165 mi buried + 47 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,017 locations · Fiber · provider match $9.1 million · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 320 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,246 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.6 million · est. completion June 1, 2027 · about 23 mi buried + 45 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
IdeaTek
$7.7 million
1,839 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.8 million · est. completion January 12, 2029 · about 211 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Ralls Technologies
$6.6 million
502 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.4 million · est. completion December 31, 2027 · about 82 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,945 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.8 million · est. completion December 31, 2026 · about 173 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,962 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.9 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 17 mi buried + 205 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
688 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.7 million · est. completion December 31, 2027 · about 4 mi buried + 42 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,334 locations · Fiber (96%) / Licensed fixed wireless (4%) · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 35 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,357 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.4 million · est. completion June 18, 2028 · about 86 mi buried + 10 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
427 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.8 million · est. completion December 2, 2027 · about 113 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
354 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 65 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,832 locations · Satellite (GSO) · provider match $2.5 million
223 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.0 million · est. completion December 31, 2026 · about 72 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
702 locations · Fiber · provider match $664,564 · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 12 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Mediacom
$1.8 million
219 locations · Cable (HFC) (60%) / Fiber (40%) · provider match $2.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 43 mi buried + 8 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
ALLO Missouri, LLC
$1.1 million
179 locations · Fiber · provider match $382,700 · est. completion November 30, 2027 · about 5 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
529 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $216,890 · est. completion December 31, 2027
103 locations · Fiber · provider match $194,634 · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 2 mi buried + 23 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
97 locations · Fiber · provider match $531,083 · est. completion November 30, 2028 · about 23 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
KC Fiber
$202,500
31 locations · Fiber · provider match $67,500 · est. completion December 31, 2026 · about 2 mi buried fiber (state estimate)

Source: Missouri Office of Broadband Development, BEAD Final Proposal data files (files posted 2025-09). Summed per provider from the state's project, subgrantee and location files. These total $792,326,180 and 213,803 locations against NTIA's final $790,525,572 and 204,366, so treat them as Missouri's submitted figures rather than the approved totals. 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 Missouri 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.

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

Fiber work in Missouri on the board

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

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated January 6, 2026. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.