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Utah BEAD funding

Utah's BEAD final proposal covers 30,215 locations. 16,393 of them (54.3%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Utah #33 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $207.4 million against an original allocation of $317.4 million.

Allocation
$317.4 million
Deployment cost
$207.4 million
Locations
30,215
Fiber locations
16,393

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises16,39354.3%
Low earth orbit satellite8,10026.8%
Fixed wireless5,72218.9%

Who won BEAD money in Utah

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

4,229 locations · Fiber (63%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (37%) · provider match $22.7 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 122 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,872 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.8 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 137 mi buried + 254 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Navajo Nation
$26.6 million
2,092 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (69%) / Satellite (LEO) (23%) / Fiber (8%) · provider match $8.9 million · est. completion February 1, 2029 · about 65 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
2,312 locations · Fiber (99%) / Licensed fixed wireless (1%) · provider match $9.7 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 149 mi buried + 12 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,786 locations · Fiber · provider match $20.6 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 154 mi buried + 43 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Utah Fiber, LLC
$14.2 million
1,789 locations · Fiber (90%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (10%) · provider match $4.7 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 119 mi buried + 142 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Wi-Fiber, INC.
$10.3 million
1,127 locations · Fiber (100%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (0%) · provider match $9.4 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 274 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
728 locations · Fiber · provider match $4.1 million · est. completion February 1, 2029 · about 64 mi buried + 16 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
655 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.9 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 68 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
526 locations · Fiber · provider match $2.4 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 56 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
7,612 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $17.3 million · est. completion February 1, 2028
291 locations · Unlicensed fixed wireless (82%) / Fiber (18%) · provider match $1.0 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 9 mi buried + 57 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
383 locations · Fiber (83%) / Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (17%) · provider match $1.4 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 18 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
1,492 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless (57%) / Fiber (43%) · provider match $3.4 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 13 mi buried + 12 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
602 locations · Unlicensed fixed wireless (73%) / Fiber (25%) / Licensed fixed wireless (2%) · provider match $1.1 million · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 3 mi buried + 11 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
Ute Indian Tribe
$1.1 million
514 locations · Fiber (51%) / Licensed fixed wireless (49%) · provider match $381,539 · est. completion February 1, 2030
537 locations · Licensed fixed wireless (60%) / Fiber (40%) · provider match $313,040 · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 5 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
62 locations · Fiber · provider match $442,800 · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 6 mi buried + 7 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
88 locations · Fiber · provider match $168,838 · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 5 mi buried + 7 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
31 locations · Fiber · provider match $155,000 · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 8 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
102 locations · Fiber · provider match $142,156 · est. completion February 1, 2028 · about 2 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
226 locations · Licensed-by-rule fixed wireless · provider match $211,082 · est. completion February 1, 2028
68 locations · Fiber · provider match $105,992 · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 1 mi buried + 1 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
91 locations · Unlicensed fixed wireless · provider match $119,289 · est. completion February 1, 2028

Source: Utah Broadband Center, BEAD Final Proposal files (retrieved 2026-09-23). Summed per provider from the state's Final Proposal files. Grants total $207,444,606.06 and locations 30,215, both matching NTIA. 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 Utah 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.

Utah BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)Utah 811 rules

Fiber work in Utah on the board

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

Fiber crews that work in Utah

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Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated December 18, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.