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The Divide: Navajo County on building middle mile fiber in an 'Internet desert'
Season 4
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This week: Officials from Navajo County, Arizona, and eX² Technology, on solving the region's digital divide with an open access, middle mile fiber network, and how middle mile capacity will help the county succeed with BEAD.
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