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EDA broadband update: active passings rise to 1,347 and fiber miles exceed 90 as crews finish railroad crossings
Summary
Staff reported growth in active fiber passings and completed infrastructure work: active passings rose from 596 to 1,347 in one program area, OLT deployment expanded, railroad crossing work has finished on seven of eight crossings for the 2021 area, Gigabeam has laid over 90 miles of fiber and ABCO has completed 8.54 miles of loop infrastructure.
Montgomery County Economic Development Authority staff updated the board on broadband construction progress across several build areas, reporting a substantial increase in active passings and continued work on critical railroad crossings.
Staff said that in the 2020–21 build area (referred to as "batty 2021" in the presentation) OLTs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 are currently active. When staff last reported, only OLTs 3, 5 and…
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