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Board discusses Anthem contract, county fiber and need for redundancy after dispatch outage

Elko County communications board · May 28, 2025
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Summary

Board members said the entity is under contract with Anthem for the coming year; the chair said dispatch was moved from Frontier fiber to county fiber through Anthem and emphasized the need for redundancy rather than a single point of failure.

A committee member reported that the relevant organization is already under contract with Anthem for the upcoming year. "He forwarded an email to me saying that they're already under contract with Anthem for this upcoming year," the committee member said.

The Chair said dispatch was moved off old Frontier fiber and hooked up to county fiber through Anthem after an outage, noting the change reduced criticality but stressing the board's desire for redundancy: "they want redundancy not just have a single point of contact," the Chair said. The board agreed to work through redundancy and coordination issues with county staff and contractors.