Surf Air Wireless BEAD awards
Surf Air Wireless won $52.1 million in BEAD grants to serve 6,941 locations in Illinois, according to the state award lists below. These are wired builds, which means construction: placement, boring, splicing and drops.
Illinois
$52.1 million
Listed as Surf Air Wireless LLC · 6,941 locations · Fiber · provider match $17.4 million · est. completion November 29, 2030 · about 546 mi buried + 60 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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