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Montgomery County hears broadband progress update; Appalachian Power investing $33 million, GigaBeam plans countywide build by March 2026
Summary
Board received updates that Appalachian Power has put $33 million into a middle-mile build and GigaBeam expects contract completion — covering roughly 1,812 passings by year-end and 8,800 more by March 31, 2026 — though railroad permits and sequencing remain unresolved.
Montgomery County officials on Thursday heard an update on the county'wide broadband expansion from Appalachian Power and GigaBeam, who reported steady progress on middle-mile fiber and a target to complete the contract by March 2026.
Speaker 1, a county presenter, told the board, "Appalachian Power is investing $33,000,000 of their own money in the project." He said Appalachian Power had installed about 16.8 of 28 miles of underbuild fiber and had handed off two fiber service areas to GigaBeam. Two railroad permits were still outstanding but staff said they expected those to be resolved…
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