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West Virginia Federal Broadband Expansion

Sector: Broadband • Location: Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Source: The Intelligencer

Project
Planned

West Virginia plans to use $625 million of its $1.2 billion federal BEAD grant to expand high-speed broadband to 73,701 locations across the state. The project involves awarding funds to nine provisional subgrantees, with additional funding from the subgrantees and the state. The plan includes a five-point strategy to reduce deployment costs and barriers, including improvements to the Dig Once pol

Status
Prospective
Sector
Broadband, Telecommunications, Residential, Commercial, Government
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Intelligencer

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The project “West Virginia Federal Broadband Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Broadband sector, located in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Intelligencer.

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West Virginia plans to use $625 million of its $1.2 billion federal BEAD grant to expand high-speed broadband to 73,701 locations across the state. The project involves awarding funds to nine provisional subgrantees, with additional funding from the subgrantees and the state. The plan includes a five-point strategy to reduce deployment costs and barriers, including improvements to the Dig Once policy, streamlined permitting, and coordination between ISPs and utilities.

Original sector

Telecommunications

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

West Virginia

City

Charleston

Source

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The Intelligencer

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Broadband, Telecommunications, Residential, Commercial, Government

Article published date

2025-09-16

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