Mediacom BEAD awards
Mediacom won $122.4 million in BEAD grants to serve 17,793 locations in Georgia, Missouri, Indiana, Mississippi, Iowa, and Arizona, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
Iowa
$100.4 million
Listed as Mediacom LLC · 11,124 locations · Fiber · provider match $60.4 million · est. completion October 31, 2028 · about 6,779 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Source: Iowa Department of Management, Broadband Office: BEAD Final Proposal files (approved) (approved 2025-11-24)
Georgia
$12.7 million
Listed as Mediacom LLC · 2,513 locations · Fiber · provider match $12.9 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 230 mi buried + 98 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Georgia Technology Authority, BEAD Final Proposal data files as submitted (as submitted 2025-09-03)
Arizona
$5.8 million
Listed as Mediacom LLC · 3,375 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.3 million · est. completion December 15, 2028 · about 140 mi buried + 60 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Santa Cruz
Source: Arizona Commerce Authority, BEAD final proposal exhibits (subgrantees, deployment projects, locations and CAIs, 12/2/2025) (retrieved 2026-09-24)
Missouri
$1.8 million
219 locations · Cable (HFC) (60%) / Fiber (40%) · provider match $2.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 43 mi buried + 8 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Missouri Office of Broadband Development, BEAD Final Proposal data files (files posted 2025-09)
Indiana
$947,686
Listed as Mediacom LLC · 363 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.4 million · est. completion January 15, 2026 · about 26 mi buried + 5 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Indiana Broadband Office, BEAD Final Proposal data uploads (files dated 2025-09-12)
Mississippi
$741,963
Listed as MEDIACOM LLC · 199 locations · Fiber · provider match $494,642 · est. completion December 31, 2028 · about 16 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Source: Mississippi BEAM, BEAD Final Proposal Exhibits A-E (version approved by NIST) (NIST approved 2026-06-30)
BEAD grants
$122.4 million
Locations
17,793
Grant per location
$6,878
Fiber miles (est.)
7,234 buried · 171 aerial
Latest completion
January 1, 2030
What this build needs from crews
- Underground, about 7,234 miles. Directional boring, plowing or trenching, conduit and handholes, then restoration. Locates come first on every foot (utility locating).
- Aerial, about 171 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 17,793 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
BellSouth Telecommunications (AT&T)MS · $224.6 millionWecomAZ · $195.8 millionStrategic ManagementIN · $149.7 millionNavajo NationAZ · $148.6 millionMainstream Fiber NetworksIN · $121.9 millionWindstream Georgia CommunicationsGA · $79.2 millionTec of JacksonMS · $57.0 millionSurf InternetIN · $55.0 million
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