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Campbell County board extends broadband deadline to Sept. 2025 and asks staff to press state for BEAD support
Summary
The board voted to extend the county broadband contract deadline to Sept. 2025 and directed staff to ask the state to release additional BEAD/state grant funding for an alternate provider area; presenters said the project has spent about $12.1 million of a $19.5 million budget and faces permit and make‑ready delays.
The Campbell County broadband authority voted Tuesday to extend the countywide broadband project deadline to September 2025 and directed staff to encourage the state to release BEAD/state grant funds to support coverage in a portion of the county if the incumbent provider underperforms.
The motion to extend the project passed on a voice vote after Shentel (regional contractor) and other providers described construction progress and remaining tasks. Shentel said the county contract covers 3,509 locations and roughly 320 miles of fiber, and that the total project budget is $19,500,000, of which about $12,100,000 has already been spent.
The extension request came amid delays tied to make‑ready work, permitting backlogs and the effects of recent hurricanes. Brian, a Shentel representative, told the board the design and permitting work is largely complete and that about 742 locations are currently in construction; he said the…
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