BEAD Application Resources

BEAM has received all necessary approvals from NTIA to open the BEAD application portal. The BEAD application portal will open on May 15, 2025. NTIA has notified BEAM that additional guidance is pending that may alter the requirements and scoring of the BEAD program. To accommodate these expected changes, the Mississippi BEAD application timeline will be extended to comply with any additional requirements or programmatic changes as directed by NTIA. After the NTIA release of updated programmatic guidance, eligible BEAD applicants will be notified of a final application deadline plus any additions or deletions required for the Mississippi BEAD application. 

BEAD Application Guide (4/24/2025)

BEAD FAQs (3/11/2025)

Webinar for Eligible Applicants (5/6/2025)

BEAD Eligible Applicants

BEAM has now completed a review of Internet Service Providers who participated in the BEAD Letter of Intent Period. All eligible applicants are listed below. (Posted 2/20/2025)

1. Aristotle Unified Communications, Inc.
2. AT&T
3. Bay Springs Telephone Company, Inc.
4. Belzoni Cable, LLC
5. Bruce Telephone Company
6. CableSouth Media III, LLC
7. Charter Communications
8. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
9. Conexon Connect
10. Connect Holding II, LLC
11. Decatur Telephone Company
12. Franklin Telephone Co., Inc.
13. IBT Group USA, LLC
14. Lyte Fiber, LLC
15. MaxxSouth Broadband
16. Newbreak Communications
17. Premier Holdings, LLC
18. TEC of Jackson, Inc.
19. TecInfo Communications, LLC
20. Telepak Networks
21. Uplink, LLC
22. Vicksburg Video, LLC
23. Windstream

Low Earth Orbit Satellite Providers (subject to NTIA Eligibility)

1. Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services 
2. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.