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Regional broadband official outlines state BEAD scoring, urges local coordination
Summary
Bluegrass Area Development District deputy director Shane New briefed Franklin County officials on BEAD/NTIA timelines and scoring, saying application quality and provider coordination matter more than local funding but urging magistrates to prepare for provider outreach and pole/utility coordination.
Shane New, deputy director of the Bluegrass Area Development District, told Franklin County Fiscal Court on Oct. 16 that the upcoming BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) funding rounds will largely be decided by application scorecards and ISP proposals, not by county grant applications.
"My name is Shane New. I'm the deputy director of Bluegrass Area Development District," New said as he opened a technical briefing on mapping, scoring and local roles. He described a 100‑point state scorecard where "35 points of the 100 points is based on" how many serviceable locations an ISP proposes, and…
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