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Commission approves amended Windstream broadband build agreement
Summary
Habersham County commissioners approved an amended public-private partnership with Windstream to reflect a revised state grant structure for broadband expansion; Windstream representatives outlined past and planned fiber build miles and requested support letters for a federal BEAD application.
Habersham County commissioners on Jan. 27 approved an amended public-private partnership build agreement with Windstream to reflect a restructured state broadband grant award.
The move updates an existing agreement tied to state Broadband Recovery funds after the funding source changed the grant from a reimbursable-with-match model to a fixed award. Windstream will continue to be responsible for any non-grant match under its build plan, county staff said.
Windstream operations manager Josh Baker told commissioners the…
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