South Carolina cuts BEAD subgrantees from 16 to 8 projects, shifts eight to state funds
South Carolina officials announced that eight of the 16 projects originally planned under the state's $42.45 billion federal BEAD allocation will instead be funded using existing state and ARPA resources rather than BEAD money. The remaining eight BEAD subgrantees include ZiTEL, TruVista, Amazon Leo (Kuiper), Starlink, AT&T, Comcast, Spectrum, and Intus Smartcities, with only Amazon Leo's award amount changing slightly from its preliminary figure.
Providers: ZiTEL, TruVista Communications, Amazon Leo, Starlink, AT&T, Comcast, Spectrum, Intus Smartcities Source