ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has awarded a $17.7 cardinal dollar declaration to 123.net retired of Southfield, MI, to supply wired broadband infrastructure and work to astir 12,000 unserved addresses.
The company’s connection was chosen precocious retired of eleven pitches brought to the Broadband Action Working Group that was specifically established by the committee itself.
The addresses to beryllium served presently deficiency the quality to download speeds of implicit 100mb per second.
“123.net is simply a foundational supplier of Michigan Broadband infrastructure,” said the county’s Broadband Project Manager, Jill Dunham. “From their tenable monthly rates to the unfastened entree web proposed, they connection a large solution for Allegan County.”
123.Net plans to lucifer the county’s concern with a similar amount.
The 123.net connection volition usage the $17.7 cardinal successful region American Rescue Plan Act funds, combined with supplier superior and authorities and national backing for a full task outgo astir $70 cardinal dollars.
The task is expected to beryllium completed successful astir 18-24 months erstwhile backing is received.
In summation to the backing for broadband, Allegan County is besides acceptable to enactment ARPA wealth towards a task to proactively support h2o prime and availability.
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