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Board approves $2 million MOU with Hello Fiber to support BEAD application amid map concerns
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of understanding committing $2,000,000 in matching funds to Hello Fiber (ALLO) for a BEAD grant application after extended questioning about coverage maps and whether the award could create uncovered "pockets." The vote was 2–1.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 2–1 to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing $2,000,000 in matching funds to Hello Fiber (ALLO) to support the company’s application for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funding administered by the Arizona Commerce Authority.
County staff said the MOU derives from an earlier county request-for-information that solicited proposals to use up to $5 million in local matching funds; timing and other constraints left $2 million available. County staff told supervisors the county invited proposals and evaluated submissions on several criteria, including the proposer’s willingness to reach a large portion of…
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