At the September 11th Pocahontas County Broadband Meeting, Cory Nipper of the Thompson & Litton Company (T&L,) the consultant, and engineering firm for the county’s Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Broadband Power Grant, announced that the construction bid for the project was awarded to Quanta Telecommunication Solutions, LLC, and they are finalizing the contract. This contract will be considered for approval by the County Commission at their September 16th meeting. The Commission had set aside ARPA funding for overages but those funds must be expended by December 2026, which might not work for the project. Mike Holstine said he expects the ARC, which is still reviewing the contract with Quanta, to send a notice to proceed with the construction shortly. Mike Holstine and others worry that people might believe this work is being done by CityNet on behalf of their own projects and on behalf of their involvement in the ARC Project.