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Palacios: broadband, DOD partnerships and tourism diversification central to economic recovery
Summary
The governor outlined broadband investments, private sector commitments and tourism diversification strategies, including a BEAD/BEAT fiber program, Google‑backed subsea cables and workforce training to capture jobs from large infrastructure investments.
Governor Arnold I. Palacios said the administration is pursuing broadband expansion, military partnerships and tourism diversification as pillars of a diversified economy.
"We have secured $81,000,000 through the federal BEAT program to construct a climate hardened underground fiber optic network that will reach every home and business across our islands," Palacios said. He…
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