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North Carolina BEAD funding

North Carolina's BEAD final proposal covers 93,437 locations. 59,224 of them (63.4%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks North Carolina #17 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $318.7 million against an original allocation of $1.53 billion.

Allocation
$1.53 billion
Deployment cost
$318.7 million
Locations
93,437
Fiber locations
59,224

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises59,22463.4%
Low earth orbit satellite32,29234.6%
Fixed wireless1,3391.4%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)5820.6%

Who won BEAD money in North Carolina

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

13,740 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $27.1 million
Guilford, Caswell, Person, Granville, Vance, Johnston, Wake, Franklin, Alamance, Nash, Wilson, Edgecombe, Pitt, Martin, Warren, Orange (5,267), Duplin, Onslow, Carteret, Sampson (2,589), Robeson, Columbus (983), Randolph, Chatham (966), Moore, Montgomery (838), Cumberland, Harnett (792), Wayne, Lenior, Jones (584), Hertford (519), Surry, Wilkes, Ashe, Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes (511), Tyrrell, Washington (290), Catawba, Burke, Alexander (156), Camden, Currituck (151) and 2 more counties
10,564 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $175.0 million
Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Gaston, Henderson, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Stanly (7,358), Rowan (404), Buncombe (376), Wayne (324), Cleveland (283), Catawba (282), Franklin, Nash (280), Iredell (238), Wake (203), Robeson (145), Guilford (143), Johnston (129) and 6 more counties
23,515 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $74.5 million
Rutherford (3,450), Hederson (1,925), Johnston, Wilson (1,857), Macon (1,464), Jackson (1,198), Alexander (1,088), Cleveland (1,054), Lincoln (926), Wayne, Duplin (912), Union (837), Buncombe (760), Harnett, Sampson (731) and 21 more counties
3,773 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $17.7 million
Cherokee, Graham, Jackson, Macon (2,831), McDowell (942)
30,428 locations · Non-Geostationary Satellite (LEO) · provider match $6.1 million
Multiple (3,989), Union (1,566), Stanly (1,284), Cherokee (905), Rockingham (847), Lee (817), Rowan (809), Anson (740), Harnett (705), Cleveland (649), Cabarrus (631), Moore (608) and 83 more counties
Comporium, Inc.
$8.7 million
953 locations · Coaxial Cable/ HFC / Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.8 million
Transylvania (953)
1,008 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.7 million
Qualla Boundary (1,008)
2,423 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.1 million
Graham (1,517), Jackson (906)
559 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.0 million
Iredell (333), Yadkin, Forsyth, Rowan (149), Alexander (77)
1,864 locations · Non-Geostationary Satellite (LEO) · provider match $1.1 million
Multiple (1,864)
HarvestBeam Inc.
$2.4 million
1,339 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $1.0 million
Richmond (531), Moore (508), Craven (300)
357 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.5 million
Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Washington (212), Stokes (116), Wilkes (16), Montgomery (11), Caldwell (2)
943 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $760,493
Stanly (598), Anson (345)
593 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $493,700
Cherokee (593)
139 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $317,986
Lenior, Greene, Wayne (139)
188 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $292,908
Burke (188)
245 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $199,059
Harnett (201), Nash (28), Union (16)
738 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $194,600
Hertford (268), Bertie (173), Halifax (126), Granville (124), Northampton (40), Gates (4), Chowan (2), Martin (1)
61 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $117,025
Robeson (61)
7 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $27,611
Buncombe (7)

Source: NC Department of Information Technology, Division of Broadband and Digital Equity: BEAD Awards Approved by NTIA (retrieved 2026-09-22). Summed per provider from the state's county-by-provider award sheet, which matches NTIA exactly: $318,737,670 and 93,437 locations. Counts in parentheses are locations in that county; "Multiple" is the state's own label for awards it does not break out by county. 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 North Carolina 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.

North Carolina BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)North Carolina 811 rules

Fiber work in North Carolina on the board

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

Fiber crews that work in North Carolina

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
Broadband infrastructure solutions inc
Available now
Boca Raton, FL · Works in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC…
Underground fiber and conduitDirectional drillingAerial fiber and strandFiber splicing and testingCrew of 5

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