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Marathon County endorses three BEAD applications for broadband expansion
Summary
The Marathon County Board unanimously approved separate resolutions backing BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) grant applications from Bug Tussle, Bertram Communications and Mosaic; board members discussed coverage, repair response and how BEAD overlaps existing projects.
The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 13 voted to endorse three separate local applications for the federal BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) program: Bug Tussle, Bertram Communications and Mosaic.
Supervisor John Robinson (presenting background for the broadband task force) explained BEAD is a federal program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Robinson said Wisconsin’s allocation is approximately $1.055 billion and that county planners estimate about 8,443 unserved locations in Marathon County that could be eligible for BEAD funding. He…
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