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#235 - Wireless Water Cooler Hosts Jim Stritzinger, Head of the SC Broadband Office
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Co-hosts Patrick Halley, WIA CEO and President, and Jim Fryer, Inside Towers Managing Editor recently chatted with Jim Stritzinger, the Director of the South Carolina Broadband Office on the Wireless Water Cooler podcast.
In this lively and candid half-hour talk, the focus is on innovative ways the public and private sectors can partner to ensure the federal funding from NTIA’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program is optimized for states and their residents to bridge the digital divide.
In September, the federal government approved South Carolina's plan to roll out $551 million in BEAD funding in the state. Several states across the country, including South Carolina, expect to have remaining federal dollars after initially deploying broadband to unserved or underserved communities. What's the best use of BEAD non-deployment broadband funding to help states meet their connectivity goals for underserved communities: Mobility? Workforce? Healthcare? Education? Digital Equity? Listen in and find out.
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