Now that the last final proposal is approved, we’re finally able to tally just how much of the BEAD dollars will be deployed for direct connections and how much is non-deployment… or ‘savings’ as the NTIA continues to call them.
- Total BSLs designated connectivity through BEAD: 3,739,925
- BEAD funding approved by the NTIA using BOB guidance: $18B
- Non-deployment dollars: $22.5B
- Percentage of originally designated IIJA/BEAD dollars allocated: 44.25%
