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Committee hears broadband update: BEAD allocations, local awards and technology concerns
Summary
County staff and Supervisor Robinson briefed the committee on federal BEAD/BEED funding, mapped provider awards in Marathon County (7,788 locations), and raised concerns about technology choices, costs, and workforce needs as deployments proceed.
Marathon County’s Infrastructure Committee received an update on federal broadband funding and local deployment plans under the BEAD/BEED programs.
Supervisor Robinson summarized the federal allocation process and said the state submitted a plan to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration that was approved in early December; he reported an estimated statewide cost to serve un/underserved locations at…
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