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South Carolina BEAD funding

South Carolina's BEAD final proposal covers 20,480 locations. 9,799 of them (47.8%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks South Carolina #38 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $41.4 million against an original allocation of $551.5 million.

Allocation
$551.5 million
Deployment cost
$41.4 million
Locations
20,480
Fiber locations
9,799

Technology mix

Low earth orbit satellite9,97448.7%
Fiber to the premises9,79947.8%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)7073.5%

Who won BEAD money in South Carolina

16 providers, largest grant first. The ones building fiber or cable are the ones hiring construction crews.

Zitel LLC
$8.1 million
4,235 locations · Fiber · provider match $14.3 million · est. completion December 1, 2027 · about 785 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,318 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.2 million · est. completion April 1, 2027 · about 131 mi buried + 15 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
8,891 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $1.8 million · est. completion July 1, 2027
803 locations · Fiber · provider match $5.1 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 117 mi buried + 24 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
533 locations · Cable (HFC) · provider match $2.3 million · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 116 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
837 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 27 mi buried + 54 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
325 locations · Fiber · provider match $851,256 · est. completion November 1, 2027 · about 112 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,083 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $3.7 million · est. completion December 1, 2026
312 locations · Fiber (88%) / Cable (HFC) (12%) · provider match $502,770 · est. completion January 1, 2029 · about 23 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
Comporium, Inc.
$1.3 million
267 locations · Cable (HFC) (52%) / Fiber (48%) · provider match $425,330 · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 22 mi buried + 3 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
371 locations · Fiber · provider match $355,089 · est. completion December 1, 2027 · about 7 mi buried + 62 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
120 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.1 million · est. completion July 1, 2027 · about 31 mi buried + 22 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
131 locations · Fiber · provider match $133,668 · est. completion January 1, 2028 · about 4 mi buried + 5 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
64 locations · Fiber · provider match $98,738 · est. completion November 1, 2026 · about 48 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
72 locations · Fiber · provider match $66,085 · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 3 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
118 locations · Fiber · provider match $98,632 · est. completion January 1, 2030 · about 162 mi buried + 23 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)

Source: SC Office of Regulatory Staff, BEAD Final Proposal data files (Final Proposal data 2025-09-30). Summed per provider from the state's Final Proposal files. Grants total $41,358,389.15 and locations 20,480, both matching NTIA. South Carolina has since posted a post-award change set (updated 2026-07-15) covering 8 of these projects; the figures here are the Final Proposal ones. Provisional awards can change as the state finalizes agreements.

What it means for contractors

Fiber locations are the ones that turn into construction: underground and aerial placement, boring, splicing, drops, and restoration. The providers that won these areas build them, often with subcontractors. Check the South Carolina broadband office's BEAD page for the providers selected in each area. Those providers, and the primes they hire, are who to call about sub work.

South Carolina BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)South Carolina 811 rules

Fiber work in South Carolina on the board

No open fiber posts in South Carolina right now. Post work or list your crew, both free.

Fiber crews that work in South Carolina

Defined Construction LLC
Available now
Herriman, UT · Works in ME, PA, VA, DE, GA, FL…
Underground fiber and conduitLand clearing and mulchingCrew of 12 Insured
Mainline conduitVibratory cable plowingOpen trench conduitHandholes and vaults+3 more
Broadband infrastructure solutions inc
Available now
Boca Raton, FL · Works in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC…
Underground fiber and conduitDirectional drillingAerial fiber and strandFiber splicing and testingCrew of 5

Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated November 10, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.