PURPOSE: THE CONNECTING RURAL COUNTIES: WSBO PARTNERSHIP BROADBAND INITIATIVE IS A LAST-MILE FIBER AND LAST-MILE WIRELESS PROJECT THAT AIMS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN FIVE RURAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE: FERRY, JEFFERSON, KITTITAS, OKANOGAN, AND STEVENS COUNTIES. THESE COUNTIES WERE SELECTED AS A RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN 2019 FOLLOWING A STATE LEGISLATION TO BRING HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS TO ALL BY 2024. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE BROADBAND OFFICE (WSBO) AS THE PRIMARY APPLICANT. THE WASHINGTON STATE BROADBAND OFFICE (WSBO) HAS ENTERED AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF ELLENSBURG, DECLARATION NETWORKS (DNG), HOOD CANAL COMMUNICATIONS (HCC), JEFFERSON PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT (PUD), AND ZIPLY FIBER TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT AND BRING BROADBAND SERVICE TO 7,196 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS. ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES THIS PROJECT HAS THREE PRONGS: A LAST-MILE FIBER-TO-THE-HOME (FTTH) THA

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PURPOSE: THE CONNECTING RURAL COUNTIES: WSBO PARTNERSHIP BROADBAND INITIATIVE IS A LAST-MILE FIBER AND LAST-MILE WIRELESS PROJECT THAT AIMS TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IN FIVE RURAL COUNTIES OF THE STATE: FERRY, JEFFERSON, KITTITAS, OKANOGAN, AND STEVENS COUNTIES. THESE COUNTIES WERE SELECTED AS A RESULT OF THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN 2019 FOLLOWING A STATE LEGISLATION TO BRING HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS TO ALL BY 2024. THIS APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE BROADBAND OFFICE (WSBO) AS THE PRIMARY APPLICANT. THE WASHINGTON STATE BROADBAND OFFICE (WSBO) HAS ENTERED AN ELIGIBLE COVERED PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF ELLENSBURG, DECLARATION NETWORKS (DNG), HOOD CANAL COMMUNICATIONS (HCC), JEFFERSON PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT (PUD), AND ZIPLY FIBER TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT AND BRING BROADBAND SERVICE TO 7,196 UNSERVED HOUSEHOLDS. ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES THIS PROJECT HAS THREE PRONGS: A LAST-MILE FIBER-TO-THE-HOME (FTTH) THA