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Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation BEAD awards

Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation won $17.0 million in BEAD grants to serve 2,454 locations in Kentucky, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.

Kentucky
$17.0 million
Listed as Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc. · 2,454 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.7 million · est. completion January 15, 2030 · about 300 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Kentucky Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-C (approved) (NTIA approved 2026-01-07)
BEAD grants
$17.0 million
Locations
2,454
Grant per location
$6,911
Fiber miles (est.)
0 buried · 300 aerial
Latest completion
January 15, 2030

What this build needs from crews

  • Aerial, about 300 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 2,454 locations needs a drop and a splice at the end (fiber splicing).

How subs usually get on a BEAD build

  1. Find out who is building. Providers often hand construction to a prime or an engineering and construction firm, and those firms hire the subs.
  2. Get your paperwork ready before you call: certificate of insurance, W-9, safety program, and proof you can do the footage.
  3. Ask what the state's BEAD rules mean for subs. Workforce, safety and reporting requirements vary by state and are often passed down.
  4. Be findable. List your crew with the states and trades you cover, and watch fiber work on the board.

Other wired BEAD winners in Kentucky

Strategic ManagementKY · $97.9 millionSpectrumKY · $87.5 millionWhite Cloud Communications USKY · $24.2 millionZiTELKY · $22.3 millionConexon ConnectKY · $18.8 millionComcastKY · $18.0 millionTri-County Electric Membership CorporationKY · $17.2 millionBellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T)KY · $9.0 million
Want to build for Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation?

Providers and their primes staff these builds with subcontractors. List your crew with the states and trades you cover so they can find you. Free.

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