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Board approves MOU with Golden State Connect Authority to advance rural fiber; local ISP seeks coordination on "overbuild"
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of understanding with the Golden State Connect Authority so the agency can proceed with construction RFPs and municipal bond financing to extend fiber in rural Amador County.
The Amador County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Golden State Connect Authority, a joint powers agency convened by rural counties to pursue broadband grants and construction, allowing GSCA to move forward with construction requests for proposals and municipal bond financing.
Pat Blacklock, chief executive officer of the Rural County Representatives of California and executive director of GSCA, told the board GSCA was formed in late 2021 to help rural counties pursue broadband funds and that the agency…
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