Montana State Broadband Office

Montana State Broadband Office Overview

Montana Broadband Grant Award Status

BEAD: $629 M

Montana 5 Year Plan
Initial Proposal Approved by NTIA
Challenge Process Concluded
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ISP Selection Begun
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ISP Selection Complete
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Final Proposal Released for Public Comment

Treasury Capital Projects Fund: $119.9 M

Treasury Approved
Application Window
Awards Announced

Montana Broadband Director

Misty Ann Giles

Director

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About Montana Broadband Office

The 2021 state legislature passed and Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law SB297, which created the ConnectMT Act. The ConnectMT program will dispense $275 million in federal funding to broadband grant applicants. The money came from the federal American Rescue Plan.

Montana’s Department of Administration (DOA) is administering the state’s broadband infrastructure deployment program. The DOA’s Communications Advisory Commission will review all proposals and award contracts, which have to be approved by the governor.

Under the ConnectMT Act, "underserved area" are those where there's no access to broadband services with download speeds of less than 100 Mbps and upload speeds of 20 Mbps or less. 

“Unserved areas” are those at least 10 percent of locations have no access to broadband service at all, or have no access to services operating with a download speed of at least 25 megabits per second and upload speed of at least 10 megabits per second.

ConnectMT urges entities interested in submitting proposals “to stay up to date and follow the Commission meetings. For more information, please review both SB297 and HB632 and check this website often for updates on program development and Commission meetings.”

Montana Broadband Articles

Great profile of Montana Broadband Director Misty Ann Giles Thumbnail Image

Great profile of Montana Broadband Director Misty Ann Giles

August 21, 2024

Carl Franzen

NTIA APPROVES Montana's Digital Opportunity Plan for Digital Equity Act Thumbnail Image

NTIA APPROVES Montana's Digital Opportunity Plan for Digital Equity Act

March 27, 2024

Carl Franzen

Montana Broadband Investment Maps

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Montana Map of Ready Strength Rank

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Montana Yield on Cost Maps

Montana broadband investment pricing and competition map

Montana Pricing & Competition Map

Montana broadband investment map business establishments

Montana Map of Business Establishments in Underserved Areas

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Montana Small Business Establishments Map

Montana broadband investment map REC coverage

Montana Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) Coverage Map

Montana broadband investment map anchor institutions

Montana Map of Anchor Institutions

Montana broadband investment map provider coverage

Montana Provider Coverage Maps

Montana broadband investment map BSLs

Map of Montana Broadband Serviceable Locations