Door County broadband coordinator outlines BEAD changes and local impacts

Aug 29, 2025

Administrator Jessica briefed the board on new BEAD guidance that is technology-neutral and scores bids by lowest cost per location; she showed maps of project units, current fiber construction and local location counts.

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Jessica, the county's broadband lead, told the Door County Board of Supervisors that federal and state changes to BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) guidance have shifted the program from a fiber-first priority to a technology-neutral model and that scoring now emphasizes lowest cost per location.

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