Kansas Broadband

BEAD: Benefit of the Bargain

Historic funding was allocated to Kansas through the Infrastructure and Investments and Jobs Act to support broadband access and connectivity – this program expands on Kansas Office of Broadband Development’s efforts to combat the digital divide in our unserved and underserved communities.

Kansas Office of Broadband Development’s Draft Final Proposal were open for public comment until 5p.m. CST on September 2, 2025. The list of attachments can be found in the Final Proposal Draft and linked below. All comments expressing concern collected during the public comment period may be subject to public disclosure.

Please be aware that preliminary selections are not considered final until the State’s Final Proposal is approved by NTIA.

Final Proposal Draft

View Submitted Public Comments

Benefit of the Bargain BEAD Program Page

KOBD BEAD Documents – Submitted for formal federal approval.

The form below will detail (re)submissions by Kansas based on federal curing requests. Please note all attachments are linked withing the final proposal document on the following pages:

Attachment A – Final Proposal Subgrantee File (4)
Attachment B – Final Proposal Deployment Projects (4)
Attachment C– Final Proposal Locations (4)
Attachment D – Final Proposal No BEAD locations (4)
Attachment E – Final Proposal CAIs (5)
Attachment F– BEAD Program Monitoring Plan (11)
Attachment G – EHP (23)

Document	Date Submitted
Final Proposal	9/4/2025

Benefit of the Bargain Preliminary Results Summary

Organization	Preliminary Award Amount	Preliminary BEAD Funded Locations
3JL Holdings, LLC	$68,162,285	3,246
AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC	$9,043,618	3,668
Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Assn Inc.	$79,883	35
Giant Communications Inc.	$19,966,406	702
Haviland Telephone Company, Inc.	$3,452,329	269
IdeaTek Telcom LLC	$115,890,548	7,419
Midcontinent Communication	$5,781,444	189
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation	$2,592,000	81
Resound Networks	$8,082,060	8,247
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	$2,356,548	797
The Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.	$7,842,928	295
The Southern Kanas Telephone Company, Inc	$965,860	132
Totah Communications, Inc.	$2,571,181	169
Twin Valley Communications, Inc.	$2,319,542	500
Twin Valley Telephone, Inc.	3,287,855.20	1,142
Wave Wireless LLC	$235,109	73

Please be aware that preliminary selections are not considered final until the State’s Final Proposal is approved by NTIA. View a map of preliminary awardees here.