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{
"state" : "AZ" ,
"programs" : [
{
"name" : "Arizona BEAD" ,
"office" : "Arizona Commerce Authority" ,
"url" : "https://www.azcommerce.com/broadband/initiatives/bead/" ,
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"summary" : "NTIA approved the final proposal. About $967M in awards, with fiber planned for 118,170 locations and builds scheduled through 2029."
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}
],
"items" : [
{
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"id" : "az-bead-wecom-yavapai" ,
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"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
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"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 49500000 ,
"locations" : 13000 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Yavapai"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
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"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
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"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-coconino" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 42300000 ,
"locations" : 10500 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Coconino"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-mohave" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 24500000 ,
"locations" : 6500 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Mohave"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-navajo" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 21000000 ,
"locations" : 6600 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Navajo"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-pinal" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 20000000 ,
"locations" : 19000 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Pinal"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-maricopa" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 16500000 ,
"locations" : 6100 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Maricopa"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-gila" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 16700000 ,
"locations" : 3200 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Gila"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-wecom-la-paz" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Wecom Fiber" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"amount" : 4800000 ,
"locations" : 700 ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"La Paz"
],
"notes" : "Part of Wecom Fiber's $195.8M Arizona BEAD award. Location count is approximate. Builds scheduled 2026 to 2029." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/2025/12/wecom-fiber-wins-195m-bead-fiber-fund-in-arizona/" ,
"updated" : "2025-12"
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},
{
"id" : "az-bead-navajo" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Navajo Nation" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"scope" : "statewide" ,
"notes" : "Large provisional award covering Navajo Nation lands. Amount not listed here." ,
"source" : "https://brandergroup.net/?p=25689" ,
"updated" : "2025-10"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-pima-comcast" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Comcast" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"scope" : "county" ,
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"counties" : [
"Pima"
],
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"notes" : "Named in the Pima County memo on the Arizona BEAD final proposal." ,
"source" : "https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/bbf85f09-7433-4e49-bda3-171ec3187acb" ,
"updated" : "2025-08"
},
{
"id" : "az-bead-pima-trico" ,
"program" : "BEAD" ,
"awardee" : "Trico Electric Cooperative" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"scope" : "county" ,
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"counties" : [
"Pima"
],
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"notes" : "Named in the Pima County memo on the Arizona BEAD final proposal." ,
"source" : "https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/bbf85f09-7433-4e49-bda3-171ec3187acb" ,
"updated" : "2025-08"
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},
{
"id" : "az-cochise-rdof" ,
"program" : "RDOF" ,
"title" : "RDOF award in Cochise County" ,
"status" : "awarded" ,
"technology" : "Varies by awardee" ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Cochise"
],
"notes" : "In 2024 the county reported the RDOF awardee had made limited progress and was at high risk of default, and asked the state to open those areas to BEAD funding." ,
"source" : "https://public.destinyhosted.com/cochidocs/2024/BOS/20240813_2795/7861%5F7861%5FWaiver%5FRequest%5Fto%5FState%5FBB%5FDirector%2Epdf" ,
"updated" : "2024-08"
},
{
"id" : "az-cochise-allo" ,
"program" : "BEAD application" ,
"awardee" : "Allo Fiber" ,
"status" : "proposed" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Cochise"
],
"notes" : "Applied for Arizona BEAD funding with a Cochise County letter of support. Award not confirmed here." ,
"source" : "https://public.destinyhosted.com/cochidocs/2024/BOS/20240910_2806/7912%5FBEAD%5FFunding%5FLetter%5Fof%5FSupport%2Epdf" ,
"updated" : "2024-09"
},
{
"id" : "az-cochise-ssvec" ,
"program" : "BEAD application" ,
"awardee" : "Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative" ,
"status" : "proposed" ,
"technology" : "Fiber" ,
"scope" : "county" ,
"counties" : [
"Cochise"
],
"notes" : "Joint fiber application with Cochise County for BEAD and other grants. Award not confirmed here." ,
"source" : "https://public.destinyhosted.com/cochidocs/2025/BOS/20250107_2863/8110_SSVEC_BEAD_Funding_Letter_of_Support.pdf" ,
"updated" : "2025-01"
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}
]
}