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Advice from Midwest State Broadband Heads on BEAD

Directors talk provider default prevention and fixed wireless technology.

Joel Leighton Drew Clark

Joel Leighton, Drew Clark

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Advice from Midwest State Broadband Heads on BEAD
Photo of Jessica Randall of Michigan, Devon Braunstein of Illinois, Alyssa Kenney of Wisconsin and Peter Voderberg of Ohio.

DENVER, August 8, 2024 – State broadband directors from the the midwest shared updates on their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program rollouts, and discussed efforts to prevent provider defaults at a Tuesday Mountain Connect panel.

Quick updates:

  • Ohio state is still working through its Volume 2 proposal because of a disagreement over its “one dollar provision.” The provision would allow entities to bid a dollar for locations in the first round.
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