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Emigration Canyon council to authorize endorsement letters as Utah Broadband and Comcast pursue BEAD funding
Summary
Utah Broadband and Comcast presented plans to apply for state BEAD/IIJA broadband funds for Emigration Canyon; the council moved to authorize the mayor to sign separate, non‑exclusive endorsement letters for applicants and approved the motion by voice vote.
Representatives from two providers gave back‑to‑back presentations about applying for federal and state broadband funds to extend service in Emigration Canyon.
Mike Simmons of Utah Broadband described long‑running wireless service in the canyon, recent ARPA and USDA awards elsewhere, and plans to apply for BEAD (the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program) under IIJA. He said Utah’s BEAD allocation is roughly $317,000,000 and that the state’s application window had opened (closing April 11; he noted it…
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