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Local internet provider outlines fiber, fixed‑wireless and grant plan to Daggett County commissioners
Summary
A company presenter told the Daggett County Commission the firm is pursuing fiber‑to‑the‑premises in town and fixed‑wireless and 5G upgrades elsewhere; costs, supply issues and seasonal customers ("snowbirds") affect deployment and take rates.
An unidentified company presenter (Speaker 1) described technical and economic limits to expanding broadband in remote parts of Daggett County, saying network capacity falls from a gigabit backbone to a few hundred megabits by the time radio links reach places such as Browns Park.
The presenter said the company is pursuing fiber‑to‑the‑premises (FTTP) where grants and economics allow and will use fixed wireless and emerging 5G in line‑of‑sight locations to deliver near‑fiber speeds without the cost of running fiber to every home. "We may start out with a gig radio, but by the time it hits Browns Park, we're down to just a couple hundred meg," the presenter…
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