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Kentucky BEAD market

Updated Oct 24, 2026

Kentucky has $1,086,172,537.00 in program allocation, $367,126,274.02 in reported awards, and not reported in reported executed subawards. These measures describe different funding stages and must not be added together.

Allocation: $1.1B ($1,086,172,537.00)
Awarded: $367.1M ($367,126,274.02)
Locations planned: 87,160
Project records: 91

Record quality

Sources cited: 6
Summary: From published records
Source as of: Oct 19, 2026
Last material change: Oct 24, 2026

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STATE State program noticesKW Kapwork tracker recordsNTIA NTIA federal reportingSUB Executed subaward records

Program allocation: $1,086,172,537.00Program allocation · NTIA federal reportingBEAD program allocation (June 2023)As of Jun 26, 2023Reporting period: 2023-06-26
Reported awarded funding: $367,126,274.02Reported awarded funding · NTIA federal reportingNTIA reported awardsAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KYReporting period: 2026-09-05
Reported executed subawards: Not reportedReported executed subawards · Executed subaward recordsReported executed subawardsAs of Oct 19, 2026Reporting period: 2026-10-19
Project records across tracker sources: 91Project records across tracker sources · Kapwork tracker recordsTracker project records across sourcesAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KYReporting period: 2026-09-05
Locations planned: 87,160Locations planned · NTIA federal reportingNTIA planned service locationsAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KYReporting period: 2026-09-05
State-program milestone: Proposal approvedState-program milestone · State program noticesKentucky program milestoneAs of Aug 7, 2026 · Record: state:KY

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Project-stage evidence distribution

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Not independently evidenced	91

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Record	Summary
AT&T Inc.	In Kentucky: 7 project records, $9,030,497.58 in attributed BEAD awards, 4,218 planned locations.
Bluegrass Fiber, LLC	In Kentucky: 3 project records, $3,112,653.46 in attributed BEAD awards, 1,528 planned locations.
Charter Communications	In Kentucky: 17 project records, $87,470,287.10 in attributed BEAD awards, 12,908 planned locations.
Comcast Corporation	In Kentucky: 5 project records, $17,959,917.82 in attributed BEAD awards, 5,743 planned locations.
Conexon Connect, LLC	In Kentucky: 3 project records, $18,757,804.76 in attributed BEAD awards, 3,294 planned locations.
Crystal Broadband Networks	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $174,228.80 in attributed BEAD awards, 160 planned locations.
Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.	In Kentucky: 2 project records, $16,959,534.48 in attributed BEAD awards, 2,454 planned locations.
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $715,000.00 in attributed BEAD awards, 65 planned locations.
IBT Group USA, LLC	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $3,865,936.48 in attributed BEAD awards, 2,228 planned locations.
Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc.	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $858,000.00 in attributed BEAD awards, 78 planned locations.
South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Inc.	In Kentucky: 2 project records, $291,692.05 in attributed BEAD awards, 35 planned locations.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $30,121,973.82 in attributed BEAD awards, 18,283 planned locations.
Telecast Communications, LLC	In Kentucky: 2 project records, $1,138,398.78 in attributed BEAD awards, 1,911 planned locations.
Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Company, Inc.	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $2,624,520.64 in attributed BEAD awards, 240 planned locations.
Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $17,237,000.00 in attributed BEAD awards, 1,567 planned locations.
Virginia Everywhere, LLC	In Kentucky: 6 project records, $4,381,975.06 in attributed BEAD awards, 1,893 planned locations.
White Cloud Communications US LLC	In Kentucky: 3 project records, $24,206,513.27 in attributed BEAD awards, 3,040 planned locations.
ZiTEL LLC	In Kentucky: 1 project record, $22,323,027.73 in attributed BEAD awards, 10,160 planned locations.

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STATE
Kentucky program milestoneAs of: Aug 7, 2026 · Record: state:KY
KW
Tracker project records across sourcesAs of: Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KY
NTIA
BEAD program allocation (June 2023)As of: Jun 26, 2023
NTIA
NTIA reported awardsAs of: Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KY
NTIA
NTIA planned service locationsAs of: Sep 5, 2026 · Record: state:KY
SUB
Reported executed subawardsAs of: Oct 19, 2026

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Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-01-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-01-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-01-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LEO Satellite. Reported award: $2,171,400.00. A named award holder is not reported.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $5,955,755.52. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $172,404.00. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-2	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-2 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-2) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $1,177,830.36. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-3	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-3 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-3) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $1,075,064.88. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-4	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-4 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-4) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $61,602.84. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-5	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-5 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-5) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $352,181.40. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-6	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-02-6 (CM61-BEAD-KY-02-6) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $235,658.58. Linked award holder: AT&T Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-03-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LBR Fixed Wireless. Reported award: $150,598.50. Linked award holder: Bluegrass Fiber, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-03-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LBR Fixed Wireless. Reported award: $824,008.12. Linked award holder: Bluegrass Fiber, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-2	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-03-2 (CM61-BEAD-KY-03-2) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LBR Fixed Wireless. Reported award: $2,138,046.84. Linked award holder: Bluegrass Fiber, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-04-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber, Cable. Reported award: $2,030,698.88. Linked award holder: Comcast Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-04-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber, Cable. Reported award: $4,070,300.00. Linked award holder: Comcast Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-2	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-2 (CM61-BEAD-KY-04-2) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber, Cable. Reported award: $4,992,551.80. Linked award holder: Comcast Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-3	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-3 (CM61-BEAD-KY-04-3) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber, Cable. Reported award: $4,544,579.62. Linked award holder: Comcast Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-4	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-04-4 (CM61-BEAD-KY-04-4) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $2,321,787.52. Linked award holder: Comcast Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-05-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $9,596,748.96. Linked award holder: Conexon Connect, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-05-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $8,771,879.60. Linked award holder: Conexon Connect, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-2	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-05-2 (CM61-BEAD-KY-05-2) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $389,176.20. Linked award holder: Conexon Connect, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-06-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-06-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-06-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $174,228.80. Linked award holder: Crystal Broadband Networks.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-07-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-07-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-07-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $9,796,343.48. Linked award holder: Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-07-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-07-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-07-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $7,163,191.00. Linked award holder: Foothills Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-08-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-08-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-08-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $715,000.00. Linked award holder: Gibson Electric Membership Corporation.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-09-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-09-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-09-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LBR Fixed Wireless. Reported award: $3,865,936.48. Linked award holder: IBT Group USA, LLC.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-10-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-10-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-10-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $5,848,623.34. A named award holder is not reported.
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-11-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-11-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-11-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $858,000.00. Linked award holder: Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-12-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-12-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-12-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $88,000.00. Linked award holder: South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-12-1	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-12-1 (CM61-BEAD-KY-12-1) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $203,692.05. Linked award holder: South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Inc..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-13-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-13-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-13-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: LEO Satellite. Reported award: $30,121,973.82. Linked award holder: Space Exploration Technologies Corp..
Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-14-0	Kentucky broadband project CM61-BEAD-KY-14-0 (CM61-BEAD-KY-14-0) is a broadband project record in Kentucky. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $15,698,084.99. Linked award holder: Charter Communications.