Committee hears broadband progress: county has committed nearly $11 million, coverage about 85%
A county commissioner told the committee Bedford County has committed about $4.3M in round 1 and $5.1M in round 2 plus earlier county funds, serving roughly 3,215 households so far with about 3,100 people remaining to be covered; vendors will present a progress update to the commission in July.
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An unidentified commissioner updated the Bedford County Rules and Legislative Committee on Feb. 10 on the county's broadband deployment, saying the county has committed roughly $4.3 million in the first federal round and about $5.1 million in the second, plus earlier county contributions of around $700,000 — a total the speaker described as close to $11 million in county and grant funding.
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