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Jackson County approves letters of support for broadband grant applicants, adds Brightspeed after debate
Summary
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted 6-3 to authorize letters of support to the state for multiple broadband grant applicants and to add Brightspeed to the list after a last-minute request and a failed attempt to table the decision.
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted 6-3 on Tuesday to authorize letters of support to the state for several broadband grant applicants, including Comcast, MEC, 123net, Frontier, DMCI and Brightspeed.
Vice Chairman Corey Kennedy moved to add Brightspeed to the list of providers for which the board would send letters of support, saying the change was intended to be fair to all applicants. The board then discussed whether to delay action so the broadband ad hoc committee could review Brightspeed’s proposal.
An unnamed county IT director told commissioners…
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