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New Hampshire BEAD funding

New Hampshire's BEAD final proposal covers 5,135 locations. 3,476 of them (67.7%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks New Hampshire #45 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $18.6 million against an original allocation of $196.6 million.

Allocation
$196.6 million
Deployment cost
$18.6 million
Locations
5,135
Fiber locations
3,476

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises3,47667.7%
Low earth orbit satellite1,10421.5%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)55510.8%

Who won BEAD money in New Hampshire

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

573 locations · Cable (HFC) (97%) / Fiber (3%) · provider match $8.0 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 11 mi buried + 203 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
884 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.3 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 13 mi buried + 118 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
2,573 locations · Fiber · provider match $12.2 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 17 mi buried + 405 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,105 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $2.7 million · est. completion February 1, 2030

Source: NH Office of Broadband Initiatives, BEAD Final Proposal files (NTIA approved 2025-11-18). Summed per provider from the state's Final Proposal files. Grants total $18,623,316.78 and locations 5,135, both matching NTIA. Awards are also subject to New Hampshire Governor and Council approval. 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 New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)New Hampshire 811 rules

Fiber work in New Hampshire on the board

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

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated November 13, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.