EAGLE-Net Alliance, a quasi-governmental agency, will resume work on its statewide broadband infrastructure project in Colorado beginning in June.
The (NOAA) and the (NTIA) lifted a five month suspension on EAGLE-Net and have released the project's funding totaling a $100.6 million of federal stimulus.
is working to build a high-speed broadband network to serve libraries and schools in rural and underserved areas.
According to the , EAGLE-Net Interim President Michael Ryan made the announcement formally during a board meeting Tuesday in Broomfield.
"The NTIA and NOAA will continue to have a close watch on the project," said Ryan, adding that he welcomed the agencies' oversight.
Now that the suspension has been lifted, on 29 school districts west of I-25. EAGLE-Net plans to complete the majority of the construction by August 2013.
The 36 school district customers currently served by EAGLE-Net continued to receive service and were not affected by the suspension, but any new projects were on hold.
Operations were suspended in December due to environmental concerns with the project's current routes and problems with permits and consultations with other agencies. Following the suspension, concerns arose that EAGLE-Net was building in communities by high-speed broadband and in others wasting funding on . The project has also drawn
Editor鈥檚 Note: This article has been updated to clarify the reasons for EAGLE-Net鈥檚 grant suspension. The previous version incorrectly implied that the suspension was due to concerns from critics and lawmakers.
