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Comcast updates Okeechobee County commissioners on broadband buildout, affordability programs
Summary
Comcast told commissioners that federal and state grants, plus a county RFP award, have driven recent underground and aerial fiber buildouts; company said the BOP- and RFP-funded passings are lit and ready for service, while some CPF/NTIA-funded segments remain contingent on federal confirmation.
Comcast representatives on Tuesday gave the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners a progress report on the company nd partner buildout of fiber to rural areas of the county.
Rachel, the company—mployee who delivered the briefing, told the board that areas funded through the state Broadband Office Program (BOP) and by the county ward (RFP) have been completed and are "100% ready to go." She said the BOP awards in the county accounted for roughly 2,052 passings — a passing being a home or business that can be connected — and that about 180 passings from the county RFP work are underground and…
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