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Carroll County Public Network named a Smart Cities Connect Top 20; officials highlight near‑countywide broadband progress
Summary
Carroll County officials celebrated a Smart Cities Connect Top 20 award for the county's public broadband network, describing two decades of middle‑mile buildout and an effort that has driven near‑complete Internet coverage and economic and emergency‑communications benefits.
Denise Beaver, Carroll County director of economic development, announced that the Carroll County Public Network received a Smart Cities Connect Top 20 award and presented crystal trophies to project partners.
"Carroll County was selected to be part of that top 20," Beaver said, noting the county has been building the middle‑mile network for more than 19 years and leveraged public‑private partnerships to connect anchor institutions and lease excess capacity to private providers.
Gary Davis, chief administrative officer for Carroll County Public Schools, and Jay…
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