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Montana BEAD funding

Montana's BEAD final proposal covers 68,498 locations. 14,362 of them (21.0%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Montana #35 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $303.7 million against an original allocation of $629.0 million.

Allocation
$629.0 million
Deployment cost
$303.7 million
Locations
68,498
Fiber locations
14,362

Technology mix

Low earth orbit satellite43,66263.7%
Fiber to the premises14,36221.0%
Fixed wireless10,47415.3%

Who won BEAD money in Montana

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

7,844 locations · Fiber (52%) / Licensed fixed wireless (48%) · provider match $19.7 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 813 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Inland Mt LLC
$60.0 million
4,048 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $45.1 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 55 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
18,705 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $28.4 million · est. completion April 2, 2030
2,379 locations · Fiber · provider match $9.1 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 233 mi buried + 119 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
3,748 locations · Fiber (82%) / Unlicensed fixed wireless (18%) · provider match $8.7 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 159 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
24,957 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $5.0 million · est. completion April 2, 2030
898 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.0 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 92 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,165 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (54%) / Fiber (46%) · provider match $2.8 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 20 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
684 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.3 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 89 mi buried + 7 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,164 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.2 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 110 mi buried + 1 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
304 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.9 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 78 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
214 locations · Fiber · provider match $744,811 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 283 mi buried + 72 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
686 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.6 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 60 mi buried + 59 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
217 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (95%) / Fiber (5%) · provider match $449,527 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 3 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
115 locations · Fiber · provider match $341,428 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 32 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
132 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.1 million · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 18 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
759 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (76%) / Licensed fixed wireless (21%) / Fiber (2%) · provider match $169,231 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 2 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
70 locations · Fiber · provider match $256,867 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 10 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
409 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (95%) / Fiber (5%) · provider match $210,900 · est. completion April 2, 2030 · about 1 mi buried fiber (state estimate)

Source: Montana ConnectMT, BEAD Final Proposal files (approved) (approved 2026-01-05). Summed per provider from the state's Final Proposal files. Grants total $303,686,528 and locations 68,498, 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 Montana 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.

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

Fiber work in Montana on the board

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

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated November 14, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.