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Calhoun committee urges patience as BEAD map approvals delay local broadband funding
Summary
At a Calhoun County digital equity committee meeting, members were told NTIA’s approval of BEAD map-challenge results is delaying application windows; staff said about 15,000 locations in the county are unserved or underserved and encouraged coordinated letters of support from local governments and anchor institutions.
At a recent Calhoun County digital equity committee meeting, members were told federal mapping approvals are delaying when local internet providers can apply for BEAD funding and urged local governments and anchor institutions to prepare support letters to strengthen applications.
Lynn, a committee member, said “We have about 15,000 underserved and unserved locations,” and stressed that the county is waiting on NTIA sign-off of map-challenge results before the formal application window opens. She described a timeline in which NTIA approval would be followed by a roughly 30-day review of maps, then a 90‑day application period and a negotiation phase for awarding initial grants.
The committee reviewed how RDOF (the Rural Digital…
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