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Broadband prequalification prompts request for special meeting as federal application windows close
Summary
Magistrates pressed county staff on September 25 for a written summary of prequalified broadband providers after letters from the plant board and providers signaled the federal application windows are open; the court asked staff to arrange presentations and to brief the full court quickly because 30‑ and 60‑day federal deadlines are imminent.
Frankfort — Franklin County magistrates told county staff at a Sept. 25 work session they need more written detail about which broadband providers have prequalified for the state’s federal broadband rounds and requested a special meeting with the plant board and interested vendors.
Magistrates cited letters from the local plant board and provider inquiries indicating a short 30‑day prequalification period followed by a 60‑day application window. Several members said they had received individual calls but not a consolidated update for the full fiscal…
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