United Communications Advances Middle Tennessee Fiber Expansion with $18.1 million BEAD Grant

United Communications is advancing its long-term fiber expansion across Middle Tennessee with an $18.1 million award from Tennessee’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, accelerating new infrastructure projects that will bring high-speed connectivity to underserved rural communities across the region. The BEAD award will help connect approximately 1,800 currently unserved and underserved homes and businesses—representing roughly 4,500 residents—across Maury, Rutherford, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson counties to United’s fiber broadband network. Once completed, these communities will gain access to multi-gig fiber speeds, including United’s 8 Gig Premier service, the fastest residential internet currently available in Middle Tennessee.