Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative BEAD awards
Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative won $8.3 million in BEAD grants to serve 2,448 locations in Illinois, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
Illinois
$8.3 million
Listed as RURAL ELECTRIC CONVENIENCE COOPERATIVE · 2,448 locations · Fiber · provider match $8.7 million · est. completion January 29, 2031 · about 222 mi buried + 617 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Source: Illinois Office of Broadband (DCEO), BEAD Final Proposal data files (final version) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
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