Connect2First Internet BEAD awards
Connect2First Internet won $2.9 million in BEAD grants to serve 437 locations in Arkansas, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
Arkansas
$2.9 million
437 locations · Fiber · provider match $968,533 · est. completion December 15, 2027 · about 14 mi buried + 41 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Arkansas State Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-E (files posted 2026-01)
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