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Upward Broadband BEAD awards

Upward Broadband won $8.5 million in BEAD grants to serve 2,020 locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio, according to the state award lists below. These awards aren't wired builds, so they bring little construction work.

Ohio
$5.9 million
Listed as Upward Broadband LLC · 808 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $2.0 million · est. completion February 2, 2028
Source: BroadbandOhio, approved BEAD deployment projects, subgrantees and locations (retrieved 2026-09-21)
Pennsylvania
$2.6 million
Listed as Upward Broadband LLC · 1,212 locations · Fixed Wireless
Source: Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, BEAD Provisional Grant Approval List (2026-04-27)
BEAD grants
$8.5 million
Locations
2,020
Grant per location
$4,215
Latest completion
February 2, 2028

Other wired BEAD winners in the same states

ComcastPA · $162.1 millionVerizonPA · $108.8 millionCoreConnectPA · $90.7 millioneCommunityPA · $84.3 millionCentral Bradford Progress AuthorityPA · $73.5 millionSpectrumOH · $65.1 millionBrightspeedPA · $41.7 millionCommonwealth Telephone Company (Frontier Communications)PA · $28.5 million

Provisional awards can change as states finalize agreements. TrackOver isn't affiliated with Upward Broadband. All providers.