BroadbandOhio Alliance Meeting
The Alliance Meeting agenda covered several key areas, including presentations from Ohio 811 and the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN), which detailed OPLIN's role concerning digital equity and its partnership potential within the Digital Equity Act State Capacity Grants. Discussions also focused on Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) updates, which involved preliminary results showing 83,992 provisionally awarded addresses and a total funding request of $310 million. Furthermore, updates were provided on the Route 30 Middle Mile Infrastructure Project, including RFP submission deadlines, and the Line Extension Grant Program, which aims to offset construction costs for line extensions. Finally, an update on the Broadband Expansion Program Authority Meeting highlighted results from the BroadbandOhio Pole Replacement Program, showing impact across 51 counties.