Oregon will invest $689 million from federal BEAD funding to provide all unserved and underserved Oregonians with access to affordable, high-speed, reliable broadband. This milestone signals the beginning of the Scoring Phase, which will run from April 22 through May 22, 2025 for prequalified applicants. 

On March 14, 2025, the BEAD program closed its Subgrantee Selection Process. After careful review of the 52 applications received by the Oregon Broadband Office (OBO), all applicants are approved and eligible to proceed to the Scoring Phase. 

“I am thankful for the broad and robust interest in Oregon’s BEAD program,” said Nick Batz, Director of the Oregon Broadband Office. “Our prequalified applicants include local, regional, and national providers, as well as cities, counties, and tribes.  I am incredibly appreciative of these 52 applicants in their willingness to help the Oregon Broadband Office close the digital divide in Oregon.” 

With completion of the Subgrantee Selection Process, Oregon next moves into the Scoring Phase. The Oregon Broadband Office will accept applications from the following prequalified applicants starting on April 22, 2025, through May 22, 2025: 

Alyrica Networks 
Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services 
Astound Networks Oregon, LLC 
Beacon Broadband, Inc. 
Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company 
Blue Mountain Networks LLC 
City of Sherwood / Sherwood Broadband 
Clackamas County 
Columbia County 
Comcast Cable 
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians 
Consumers Power Inc. 
DirectLink (Canby Telephone Association) 
Douglas Services, Inc. 
E4 Connect 
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company 
Gilliam County 
Harney County 
Helix Telephone Co. 
Home Telephone Company 
Hood River Electric & Internet Co-op 
Hunter Communications 
IBT Group USA, LLC 
Lake County 
Lane Council of Governments 
Lightspeed Networks, Inc. 
Link Oregon 
Monmouth Independence Network 
Monroe Telephone Company 
Morrow County Broadband Network Consortium 
North-State Telephone Co. 
Northwest Fiber LLC 
Oregon Telephone Corporation 
Pine Telephone System, Inc. 
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative dba Pioneer Connect 
PocketiNet Communications, Inc. 
Polk Co 
PrineTIME Internet Solutions 
Qualitylife Intergovernmental Agency 
Rural Telephone Company 
Safelink Internet LLC, dba. Anthem Broadband 
Siuslaw Broadband, LLC 
SMTA 
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 
Spectrum Pacific West, LLC (Charter Communications) 
Stimulus Technologies Corp. 
Tnet Broadband Internet LLC 
Vero Fiber 
Warm Springs Telecommunications Company 
Washington County Government 
Wheeler County 
Windwave Communications 
 
Upon completion of the Scoring Phase, Oregon’s BEAD program will move to the Negotiation Phase. In this phase, OBO will engage with applicants to determine final project locations and costs. Per BEAD program guidance, approved subgrantees will build the infrastructure necessary to provide broadband access to unserved (no internet access to under 25/3 Mbps) and underserved (access under 100/20 Mbps) locations identified during Oregon’s BEAD Challenge Process. 

For more information about the Oregon Broadband Office, visit www.broadband.oregon.gov.