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Athens County hears broadband progress reports and flags BEAD awards to Starlink and small providers
Summary
County staff reported Frontier fiber projects for Amesville and Athens South are advancing; officials raised concerns that BEAD awards to Starlink and a small company (Aristotle Communications) may leave many locations unserved due to foliage and terrain, and discussed pricing and pole‑clearance issues.
County broadband staff told the Athens County Board of Commissioners on March 17 that two Frontier grant‑funded fiber projects—Amesville (about $1.1 million, ~130 locations) and Athens South/Hocking‑South (about $5 million, ~600 locations)—are on track with engineering expected to finish in Q2 and construction beginning in Q3, with service activated as construction passes homes.
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