BEAD Pre-Qualification Resources
The IBO has posted the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program pre-qualification guidance document here. This is the first step in the subgrantee selection process.
This document is meant to provide applicants with a clear understanding of Indiana's BEAD pre-qualification process and what documentation they need to prepare. This guide outlines procedures, requirements, and necessary steps, as outlined in Indiana's approved Initial Proposal Volume II. This guide may change with new guidance from NTIA or as the IBO receives questions from prospective applicants. Any changes made to this guide will be clearly documented in version history and communicated with prospective applicants.
Please note that, as described in Indiana's Initial Proposal Volume II, participating in the pre-qualification process does not bind any internet service provider to submit a project area proposal. However, all applicants who are considering participation or intend to submit a proposal must participate in pre-qualification. There will only be one pre-qualification round, so prospective applicants must participate, even if they only intend to apply for BEAD funds in later rounds of subgrantee selection.
The IBO opened the pre-qualification approximately 30 days after the initial posting of pre-qualification guidance, on August 26, 2024. Prospective applicants will have at least 30 days after pre-qualification round begins to submit their materials.
Approved BEAD Applicants (11/8/2024)
| AMG Technology |
| BerryComm |
| Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) |
| Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC (dba "altafiber") |
| Citizens Telephone Corporation |
| City of Auburn DBA Auburn Essential Services |
| Clay County Rural Telephone Cooperative, D.B.A Endeavor Communications |
| Comcast/Xfinity |
| Daviess-Martin County Rural Telephone Corporation |
| Decatur County REMC |
| Effective Systems Fiber Network D/B/A JCfiber |
| Frontier North, Inc. |
| Heartland REMC |
| Hoosier Networks LLC |
| IBT Group USA, LLC |
| Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Indiana |
| Jackson County REMC |
| Joink |
| LAGRANGE COUNTY RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION |
| LigTel Communications, Inc. |
| Mainstream Fiber Networks, LLC |
| Mediacom LLC |
| Mercury Wireless Indiana, LLC |
| MetaLINK Technologies |
| Miami Cass REMC |
| Miles Communications LLC d/b/a Great Plains Communications |
| Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc. |
| New Paris Telephone, Inc |
| NineStar Connect |
| On-Ramp Indiana, Inc. |
| Orange County REMC |
| Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative |
| Pavlov Media |
| Perry Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative DBA/PSC Fiber |
| RTC Communications Corp |
| South Central Indiana REMC |
| Southeastern Indiana REMC |
| Southeastern Indiana Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. |
| Spectrum Mid-America, LLC |
| STEUBEN COUNTY REMC |
| Strategic Management, LLC |
| Surf Internet |
| Swayzee Telephone Company, Inc. |
| Tipmont REMC |
| Transworld Network, LLC |
| Wabash Mutual Telephone Company |
| WATCH TV COMPANY |
| WiSpan Internet LLC |
| Wisper ISP, LLC |
| Xiber, LLC |
Open 31 days from August 26th – September 27th (11:59 pm)
Pre-Qualification Document
Document
Frequently Asked Questions
Pre-Qualification Webinars
The IBO hosted two webinars for BEAD pre-qualification questions. There will also be 1:1 meetings available to interested internet service providers. If you sign up for a time slot, please come prepared with questions.
The webinar slide deck is available here. The recording of the first webinar can be found here.