Do not conflate the figures

$107.7M is the allocation; $13.5M is the deployment-cost figure in the federal overview; 4,739 is the eligible-location count.

What BEAD is

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program was created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support high-speed internet deployment in unserved and underserved areas. Delaware’s allocation is about $107 million. The allocation is not the same as the amount ultimately spent on deployment; the revised plan uses a smaller deployment-cost figure and provider matching funds.

Source note Delaware BEAD program · NTIA Delaware overview

Why the plan changed

Delaware’s initial Final Proposal received approval in January 2025, but NTIA rescinded prior state approvals in June 2025 and required states to revise proposals under new program rules. Delaware submitted a revised proposal in September 2025 and received approval in March 2026. The original approval date should not be confused with the revised program approval.

Source note Delaware BEAD timeline

What the approved overview reports

The NTIA Delaware overview reports a total allocation of $107,748,385, deployment cost of $13,516,741 and 4,739 eligible broadband-serviceable locations. The technology mix shown is 3,855 fiber-to-the-premises locations (81.3%) and 884 hybrid fiber-coaxial locations (18.7%). The overview also reports provider match and projected savings. These figures describe the federal overview of the revised proposal; they are not a claim that all locations have already been connected.

Source note NTIA Delaware BEAD Final Proposal Overview

Who was selected

The Delaware Broadband Office identifies Verizon Delaware LLC and Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC as the selected subgrantees in the revised Final Proposal approved in March 2026. Selection and federal proposal approval are key milestones, but construction, environmental review, subaward execution and individual address connection are separate steps. Check the state’s latest project files before describing a specific address as under construction or completed.

Source note Delaware BEAD program timeline and subgrantees

What to watch next

The most useful progress indicators are executed subawards, final eligible-location lists, environmental and historic-preservation clearance, permitting, construction milestones, service availability and actual customer installations. A program approval is not the same as a live connection. The state notes that separate nondeployment activities have faced pending federal guidance; do not assume that every planned community project is part of the same deployment award.

Check whether an address is included

Use the Delaware broadband address map to search for an address and see whether it appears in a state plan. The state’s BEAD page links to approved proposal documents, project areas, locations and subgrantee information.
Your next step

For address-specific availability, compare the Delaware program map and FCC National Broadband Map, then verify options with the provider.

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