Allegan County awards $17.7M broadband contract to Southfield company - WOODTV.com

Fiber-optic cables astatine the Allegan County offices. (Oct. 17, 2022)

by: Rachel Van Gilder

Posted: Nov 10, 2022 / 05:42 PM EST

Updated: Nov 10, 2022 / 05:43 PM EST

ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — Allegan County has selected a vendor arsenic it works to amended broadband net for thousands of households.

123.net of Southfield, adjacent Detroit, was awarded a $17.7 cardinal declaration with the county, it announced Thursday. The region cited the company’s “reasonable monthly rates” and “open entree network” arsenic the reasons it was picked from among 11 finalists.

Allegan County decided to usage a ample chunk of its national coronavirus alleviation wealth to laic down infrastructure to grow broadband entree to astir 12,000 addresses that presently person dilatory download speeds.

123.net is matching the $17.7 cardinal from the county. That, positive further authorities and national funding, volition wage for the $70 cardinal project.

Once each the wealth is lined up, the task should beryllium done successful betwixt 18 months and 2 years.