Comporium BEAD awards
Comporium won $10.0 million in BEAD grants to serve 1,220 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
North Carolina
$8.7 million
Listed as Comporium, Inc. · 953 locations · Coaxial Cable/ HFC / Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $1.8 million
Transylvania (953)
Source: NC Department of Information Technology, Division of Broadband and Digital Equity: BEAD Awards Approved by NTIA (retrieved 2026-09-22)
South Carolina
$1.3 million
Listed as COMPORIUM, INC. · 267 locations · Cable (HFC) (52%) / Fiber (48%) · provider match $425,330 · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 22 mi buried + 3 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: SC Office of Regulatory Staff, BEAD Final Proposal data files (Final Proposal data 2025-09-30)
BEAD grants
$10.0 million
Locations
1,220
Grant per location
$8,208
Fiber miles (est.)
22 buried · 3 aerial
Latest completion
January 1, 2030
What this build needs from crews
- Underground, about 22 miles. Directional boring, plowing or trenching, conduit and handholes, then restoration. Locates come first on every foot (utility locating).
- Aerial, about 3 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 1,220 locations needs a drop and a splice at the end (fiber splicing).
How subs usually get on a BEAD build
- 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.
Other wired BEAD winners in the same states
BrightspeedNC · $77.5 millionBellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T)NC · $73.0 millionSpectrumNC · $71.5 millionFrontier Communications of the CarolinasNC · $43.7 millionZiTELSC · $8.1 millionTruvista CommunicationsSC · $6.2 millionCherokee CablevisionNC · $5.2 millionZito West Holding (Zito Media)NC · $3.3 million
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