Waldo Broadband Corporation
WBC Grant in Partnership with Unitel/Direct Communication Awarded
We will update timeline as soon as MCA issues the final contract..
Approved Application:
● Recipient Name = Unitel/Direct Communications (DCR)
● Partner Name = ✸Waldo Broadband Corporation (Palermo, Freedom, Liberty, Montville, Searsmont)
● Weighted cost-benefit = $1,227
● Recommended grant amount = $10,867,737
● Total Financial Commitment (Direct Communications) = $4,517,000
● Total Cost of Project = $15,384,737
● Total potential subscriber locations = 3,216
● Price of 100/100 Mbps service = $35.99 (Additional Rates)
Proposed Project Timeline:
● Award - Dec 2023
● Contract Executed - March 2024
● Permitting/Make Ready - March 2024
● Construction Started - May 2024
● Testing - September 2025
● Operational - December 2025
✸The not-for-profit Waldo Broadband Corporation (WBC), made up of Freedom, Liberty, Montville, Palermo, and Searsmont as the “members”, will continue to exist for at least the next few years. The WBC Board will serve as the liaison group with DCR, representing the towns, while also helping to ensure that residents of our communities are able to make use of this important new service to access jobs, education, telehealth, and other important services. Our grants committee will continue its work with the Midcoast Council of Governments and The Island Institute as well several government and private organizations.