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Zayo reports construction progress on Dallas County middle‑mile broadband; county plans laptop giveaways for digital equity
Summary
Zayo told the commissioners that engineering and permitting are well advanced for a county middle‑mile build, construction has started on sections, ISPs will apply to state funding after the May 15 launch, and the county will distribute laptops via a digital‑equity partner.
Zayo representatives updated the Dallas County Commissioners Court on April 15 about a county‑led middle‑mile broadband build, reporting major progress on engineering and permitting and early construction activity.
Jason Alford, director of sales for Zayo, told the court engineering is 93% complete, permitting is substantially submitted and 57% of permits are finalized, and that about 40% of the planned construction footage has active work underway. “Good news is...we've got 93 percent of our construction complete already,” Alford said during the briefing, using the company’s…
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