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Commissioners approve HRG broadband assessment to map unserved and underserved areas
Summary
The board approved a two-year broadband assessment to identify unserved and underserved areas and to align county assets with state BEAD opportunities; the contract was described as budgeted at $156,300 and will be reviewed by the county solicitor before execution.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners on July 2 approved a broadband assessment plan to be performed by engineering firm HRG, a step county officials said is intended to identify gaps in wired and wireless Internet access and position the county for state and federal broadband funding.
Chief Financial Officer Dave Bozzoni told commissioners the retention aligns with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s interest in expanding broadband and that the county’s existing wireless (microwave/line-of-sight) network provides a foundation for further work. Mike Brown, chief information officer, described the…
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