PLP last week announced that it is the first fiber optic closure and pole line hardware manufacturer to self-certify several of its core products as compliant with the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements of the U.S. BEAD Program.
The BABA Act, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—mandates strict U.S. domestic sourcing requirements for all related programs, including the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which allocates $42.5 billion in federal grants to U.S. states and territories for the planning, deployment, and adoption of projects and activities that provide high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved communities.
An employee at PLP's Peninsula, Ohio manufacturing facility integrates subassemblies for COYOTE 8" Pedestals.
For nearly 80 years, PLP has been an advocate for U.S. manufacturing and American workers, ever since its founding in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. The company's plants in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Ohio manufacture thousands of components used in critical communications and power networks worldwide, including fiber optic splice closures, pedestals, and pole line hardware devices. The BABA-compliant products are essential for future U.S. infrastructure projects, including those funded by the BEAD Program and other critical infrastructure initiatives.
Since 2022, PLP has invested more than $60 million in new facilities, capacity enhancements, and equipment upgrades that further strengthen its U.S. manufacturing operations, including a recent $27 million expansion project at the company's Rogers, Arkansas manufacturing plant and the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Peninsula, Ohio.
An employee at PLP's Albemarle, North Carolina manufacturing facility prepares dead-ends for cabling and forming operations.PLP
