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Broadband provider seeks Barry County letter of support for USDA-funded Thornapple Township build

2746559 · March 18, 2025
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Summary

Bloomingdale Communications asked the county for a letter of support for a USDA-funded fiber-to-the-home build that would add about 300 additional locations to an existing 500-location project in Thornapple Township — roughly 800 unserved/underserved locations total; commissioners indicated support.

Steve Schultz, representing Bloomingdale Communications, told the board on March 18 that his company is applying to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for fiber-to-the-home broadband expansion in Thornapple Township and requested a county letter of support.

Schultz said Bloomingdale’s existing USDA application covers about 500 locations and the…

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