BellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T) BEAD awards
BellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T) won $467.2 million in BEAD grants to serve 87,708 locations in North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
Mississippi
$224.6 million
Listed as BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC · 34,712 locations · Fiber · provider match $183.4 million · est. completion December 31, 2029 · about 4,695 mi buried + 1,902 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Mississippi BEAM, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-E (version approved by NIST) (NIST approved 2026-06-30)
Alabama
$73.0 million
Listed as BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC · 9,224 locations · Fiber · provider match $89.5 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 1,401 mi buried + 584 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Alabama ADECA, BEAD Final Proposal data files (files updated 2026-04-28)
North Carolina
$73.0 million
Listed as Bellsouth Telecommuncation, LLC (AT&T) · 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
Source: NC Department of Information Technology, Division of Broadband and Digital Equity: BEAD Awards Approved by NTIA (retrieved 2026-09-22)
Tennessee
$48.8 million
Listed as BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC dba AT&T Tennessee · 5,725 locations · Fiber · provider match $47.7 million · est. completion September 30, 2029 · about 773 mi buried + 366 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Tennessee ECD Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal data upload (approved) (NTIA approved 2026-02-02)
Louisiana
$21.5 million
Listed as Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC · 19,784 locations · Fiber · provider match $130.3 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 1,583 mi buried + 518 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: ConnectLA (Louisiana Office of Broadband), GUMBO 2.0 Final Proposal Exhibits A-E (approved Final Proposal v7.0, 2025-11-18)
Florida
$13.0 million
Listed as Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC · 2,678 locations · Fiber · provider match $21.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 214 mi buried + 67 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: FloridaCommerce Office of Broadband, BEAD Final Proposal Attachments A-C (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Kentucky
$9.0 million
Listed as BellSouth Telecommunications LLC · 4,218 locations · Fiber · provider match $23.9 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 350 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Kentucky Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-C (approved) (NTIA approved 2026-01-07)
South Carolina
$4.2 million
Listed as BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC · 803 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 117 mi buried + 24 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: SC Office of Regulatory Staff, BEAD Final Proposal data files (Final Proposal data 2025-09-30)
BEAD grants
$467.2 million
Locations
87,708
Grant per location
$5,327
Fiber miles (est.)
8,783 buried · 3,811 aerial
Latest completion
February 1, 2030
What this build needs from crews
- Underground, about 8,783 miles. Directional boring, plowing or trenching, conduit and handholes, then restoration. Locates come first on every foot (utility locating).
- Aerial, about 3,811 miles. Make-ready, strand and lash, and pole attachments (aerial fiber), usually with traffic control on the road.
- Splicing and drops. Every one of the 87,708 locations needs a drop and a splice at the end (fiber splicing).
How subs usually get on a BEAD build
- Start with BellSouth Telecommunications's own page for suppliers and contractors: AT&T supplier portal.
- Find out who is building. Providers often hand construction to a prime or an engineering and construction firm, and those firms hire the subs.
- Get your paperwork ready before you call: certificate of insurance, W-9, safety program, and proof you can do the footage.
- Ask what the state's BEAD rules mean for subs. Workforce, safety and reporting requirements vary by state and are often passed down.
- Be findable. List your crew with the states and trades you cover, and watch fiber work on the board.
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