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Sullivan County says broadband construction underway under $30M state grant; plans to reach 22,480 locations
Summary
County IT lead Lauren said construction began Oct. 23 after a 13-month effort to finalize a 578-page grant disbursement agreement; the plan seeks to serve 22,480 locations with a $30 million maximum grant, at least 51% via fiber at a 100 Mbps symmetric minimum and an overall county coverage of roughly 55% in this phase.
County IT staff updated the committee on a state-funded broadband deployment that the presenter said is now under construction. "After 13 months of administrative nightmare, we finally have a signed grama disbursement agreement... that allows us to be able to get reimbursed for what we're about to do," Lauren told the committee, showing a 578-page GDA. She said conduit work began Oct. 23 at roughly 8:30 AM and that so far about 3.7 miles of conduit have been installed toward a project…
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