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Calhoun County committee readies ISP outreach as BEAD maps and application windows near
Summary
The county’s digital equity committee heard that about 15,000 locations are unserved or underserved and discussed coordinating letters of support, permitting help and ISP meetings ahead of NTIA’s BEAD map approvals and the application window.
Members of the Calhoun County digital equity committee met to review the status of federal broadband mapping and to plan local outreach to internet service providers ahead of the BEAD application window.
Speaker 1 summarized the state and federal timeline, saying NTIA has approved mapping details and the program’s application approach, but is still reviewing the MAP challenge results that determine which households are eligible. "The pre-application process is open," Speaker 1 said, and once NTIA finalizes maps there will be roughly a 30-day county review followed by a 90-day application window and subsequent negotiation periods with ISPs.
Why it matters: committee members said accurate maps and timely local coordination will determine which addresses qualify for federal funding, and noted that several programmatic…
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