Colorado Eyes $31.5 Million Middle Mile Build
The state’s interconnected backhaul vision depends on uncertain federal funding and expanded legal authority.
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2026 – A report released Friday by the Colorado Broadband Office lays out a phased, multibillion-dollar approach to unify the state’s patchwork of regional middle-mile networks.
The report, which assesses the middle-mile networks operated by Region 9, Region 10, and Project THOR (Region 12) in southwest, western, and northwest Colorado, found that all three systems remain financially fragile on their own.
