Access to fast, reliable and affordable high-speed internet isn’t a luxury. It’s needed to fully engage in society, the economy, lifelong learning opportunities, and it helps ensure public safety and the health of our nation. Unfortunately, too many in West Virginia lack access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, mapping, equity, and adoption activities in all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
With a $1.2 billion award from the federal government, West Virginia will connect every unserved and underserved address to high-speed, reliable internet service.
With the second highest per-capita allocation of BEAD funding across the country, the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband, is poised to spur historic infrastructure deployment and expand broadband access across the state.
Currently, the WV Office of Broadband is accepting applications from internet service providers for projects throughout West Virginia. More details will be forthcoming.
For more BEAD information, please visit broadband.wv.gov
West Virginia’s Five-Year Action Plan and Initial Proposal can be viewed on the Plans section.
Five-Year Action Plan One-Page Summary
Five-Year Action Plan Executive Summary
Download the program info sheet (English | Español)
For more information on federal infrastructure projects coming to West Virginia, please visit: https://wvinfrastructurehub.com/