Ready to Keep the Momentum Going with BEAD

In the lead up to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) announcements of state Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) allocations expected at the end of June 2023, it’s vital to reflect on how far we’ve come already – not just in terms of the number of dollars committed or the number of locations served, but in proving that a public-private partnership model is one of the most effective paths forward in working to expand broadband access. Local leaders and industry partners have come together and made extraordinary progress building out broadband networks, allocating more than $13 billion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. AT&T is proud to be a part of this national momentum and are eager to keep it going. As we look to translate the forthcoming BEAD dollars into benefits that our communities can feel, it’ll take smart policy and teamwork between the public and private sectors. So far, these federal dollars, in partnership with our own private investments, are helping to expand the reach of AT&T Fiber to more than 130,000 customer locations. Recent highlights include:

• Indiana: Our momentum was established in Indiana where we’ve committed to serve more than 38,000 Hoosiers across 14 counties since 2021. The most recent of these projects being in Lawrence County, Indiana, where we plan to connect more than 2,300 customer locations.
• South Carolina: We’re also working in Charleston and Greenville, South Carolina to expand access to AT&T Fiber to more than 9,000 additional customer locations. In Charleston, we’re building fiber to nearly 6,900 customer locations, and in Greenville, we’re delivering fiber to nearly 2,500 customer locations.
• Sedgwick County, Kansas: to connect over 10,000 customer locations
• DeSoto County, Mississippi: to connect nearly 2,400 customer locations