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Commissioners say middle-mile broadband project faces hurdles; county remains committed as NTIA award negotiations continue

Salem County Board of Commissioners · July 10, 2025
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Summary

A commissioner updated the board that the county's middle-mile broadband project is encountering obstacles in NTIA grant administration; another county is discussed as a potential primary award recipient, while Salem County is positioning to keep participating and to extend benefits to businesses, students and institutions.

A commissioner reported to the Salem County Board of Commissioners that the county's middle-mile broadband project faces negotiation obstacles but that recent developments indicate progress toward completion.

The commissioner said the primary constraint has been the lack of a functioning middle mile to which planned last-mile work could connect. The transcript records that another county (referred to in the record…

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