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Region 9 representative urges Montezuma County to press NTIA to preserve BEAD 'non‑deployment' funds for middle‑mile projects
Summary
A Region 9 representative told county commissioners that a recent NTIA rule change could put roughly $400 million in state-level broadband funds at risk and asked the county to add pressure to keep that money available for larger middle‑mile projects connecting communities.
Mr. Powers, a Region 9 representative, briefed Montezuma County commissioners on the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program and related 'non-deployment' funds. He said BEAD and related grant rules have emphasized last-mile builds to households, which can leave larger middle-mile trunk and…
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