County hears broadband 'vertical assets' study to help target device placement

Jun 12, 2026

University of Illinois Extension and Illinois State Broadband Lab presented an ArcGIS-based inventory of Livingston County 'vertical assets' — structures identified as candidate sites for broadband equipment — intended to help officials and ISPs prioritize locations for improving high-speed coverage.

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University of Illinois Extension educator Richard Crawford and Illinois State University Broadband Lab researcher Kat Johns presented a mapping study the Livingston County Board on June 11 designed to identify local structures that could host broadband equipment.

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