Bug Tussel Wireless LLC

Bug Tussel Wireless LLC, a for-profit broadband infrastructure provider based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, operates exclusively as a sub-recipient on federal grant programs, with no prime contract or grant awards in its footprint. The vendor holds thirteen federal grant sub-awards across two customer agencies, all executed within the past two years and totaling $77.5 million in obligated dollars.

Bug Tussel Wireless's entire recent footprint centers on broadband infrastructure deployment under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, administered by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Twelve of thirteen sub-awards flow through the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin as the prime grant recipient, covering fiber-optic and fixed-wireless network buildout across Wisconsin counties: Brown, Oconto, Kewaunee, Oneida, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara, Shawano, Winnebago, Jefferson, Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ashlad, Iron, and Marathon Taylor. Award dates cluster in July and August 2026, reflecting the recent acceleration of BEAD deployments under the Biden administration's broadband infrastructure initiative. A single older sub-award dated July 31, 2024, from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration (Department of the Treasury line) covers a "Young Prairie" project of unspecified scope. The vendor's sub-recipient posture — zero prime awards — indicates it executes broadband deployment work as a contractor or construction partner to state-level grant administrators rather than as an independent federal grantee.

Customer concentration is absolute: the NTIA accounts for twelve of thirteen awards (100% of the active awards-by-count pool), with the Department of the Treasury representing the single outlier from 2024. Activity acceleration is sharp — one award in 2024 versus twelve in 2026 — reflecting the compression of BEAD application and award cycles. No recompete cliff is visible in the source data; the recent wave of BEAD sub-awards does not carry explicit completion dates. The vendor's operational footprint is regional, focused on rural broadband access in north-central Wisconsin, positioning it as a regional infrastructure provider rather than a national federal contractor.