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Benton Harbor committee flags broadband data gaps after BEAD rollout left neighborhoods excluded
Summary
Committee members heard that some Benton Harbor areas were treated as "served" during the BEAD rollout because of existing Comcast coax lines, leaving data gaps for grant eligibility. Staff were asked to pull available mapping/survey data for future funding cycles.
Members of the Benton Harbor Communication and Public Relations Committee on Monday discussed persistent broadband gaps and the difficulty of documenting service levels for federal funding programs.
Committee discussion focused on missed opportunities to capture household-level data before a recent survey deadline. An unidentified committee facilitator said the committee had hoped to gather door-to-door data but learned a relevant online survey closed recently; the facilitator asked staff to pull available data to inform the…
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