BEAD Restructuring: ULFW and BEAD Location Eligibility

As required by the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice published June 6, 2025, (see Section 4: Optimizing BEAD Locations and Appendix A), unlicensed fixed wireless (“ULFW”) providers in the state of Mississippi are hereby notified that they have seven calendar days (until close of business Tuesday, June 17) to indicate that they intend to submit evidence that BEAD funding is not required for the locations they serve.

Providers must submit a notice of intent to submit evidence as well as new evidence to remove locations they claim to serve from BEAD eligibility, regardless of whether they participated in Mississippi’s BEAD Challenge Process conducted in accordance with Initial Proposal Volume I. Impacted providers should submit all notices to msbead@beam.ms.gov with the subject line “Intent to Provide Evidence – [Company Name]”

ULFW providers will have seven calendar days from the submission of their notice to BEAM to submit documentation supporting the claim that that the existing ULFW services meet the same technical and service standards required for a BEAD subgrant (see Appendix A of the Restructuring BEAD Policy Notice). If an ULFW service provider demonstrates that it meets the requirements specified by this Policy Notice, the served locations will be ineligible for BEAD Program funding.

Providers should review the technical criteria in Appendix A and be prepared to submit appropriate documentation as well as a list of locations for which they intend to assert service in the seven-day window following their notification of intent to claim service. Only locations where the FCC National Broadband Map indicates potentially qualifying unlicensed fixed wireless service is currently available will be considered in terms of determining BEAD eligibility. (June 11, 2025)