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County staff recommend '5' proposal as preferred for CAP/CAB broadband award; NCDIT confirmation pending
Summary
Halifax County staff and NCDIT reviewers recommended the proposal referred to in meeting materials as “5” as the preferred award under the state’s CAP/CAB process; the proposal would serve 2,613 locations and provide 100 Mbps symmetrical service options starting at $60 per month. County staff said final award requires state confirmation.
County staff told the Halifax County Board of Commissioners during a briefing that a single proposal in the county’s Competitive Access/Community Anchor Broadband (CAP/CAB) review ranked highest and is their recommended preference for a state grant award, though the county said official confirmation from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) was still pending.
Staff said three CAP/CAB proposals were reviewed with NCDIT: submissions identified in the packet as BrightView, Charter Spectrum and the bidder described in materials and discussion as…
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