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Oklahoma Broadband Office says ARPA-funded network will be operational statewide by end of 2026
Summary
Director Mike Sanders told a legislative subcommittee the Oklahoma Broadband Office expects ARPA- and federal-funded projects to be built and "operational" by the end of calendar year 2026, with roughly $700 million invested and a technology mix of about 82% fiber and 18% fixed wireless.
Mike Sanders, executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office, told the legislature’s ARPA oversight subcommittee that his office is administering roughly $1,000,000,000 in federal funds to extend service to unserved and underserved Oklahomans.
"I'm Mike Sanders, executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office," Sanders said, opening his presentation. He told senators the office does not plan to ask for state appropriations: "I'm not asking for an appropriation," he said.
Sanders said the program has mobilized more than $700,000,000 in combined award and private-match investment and that deployed technology is about 82% fiber and 18% fixed wireless. He estimated roughly 67,000 homes and businesses…
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