Frontier Communications of the Carolinas BEAD awards
Frontier Communications of the Carolinas won $43.7 million in BEAD grants to serve 3,773 locations in North Carolina, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
North Carolina
$43.7 million
Listed as Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, LLC · 3,773 locations · Optical Carrier/ Fiber to the Premises · provider match $17.7 million
Cherokee, Graham, Jackson, Macon (2,831), McDowell (942)
Source: NC Department of Information Technology, Division of Broadband and Digital Equity: BEAD Awards Approved by NTIA (retrieved 2026-09-22)
BEAD grants
$43.7 million
Locations
3,773
Grant per location
$11,592
What this build needs from crews
- Placement. The state files don't split buried from aerial miles for Frontier Communications of the Carolinas, so expect both underground and aerial work.
- Splicing and drops. Every one of the 3,773 locations needs a drop and a splice at the end (fiber splicing).
How subs usually get on a BEAD build
- Start with Frontier Communications of the Carolinas's own page for suppliers and contractors: Frontier suppliers.
- 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 North Carolina
BrightspeedNC · $77.5 millionBellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T)NC · $73.0 millionSpectrumNC · $71.5 millionComporiumNC · $8.7 millionCherokee CablevisionNC · $5.2 millionZito West Holding (Zito Media)NC · $3.3 millionYadkin Valley TMC (Zirrus)NC · $3.1 millionWilkes Telephone Membership (RiverStreet Networks)NC · $2.3 million
Want to build for Frontier Communications of the Carolinas?
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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