EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project
EMPOWER employees were joined by Sen. Frank Ruff and Del. Tommy Wright, along with other state, regional and local leaders, for a groundbreaking ceremony held last week. Pictured, from left, are John Lee, president & CEO of EMPOWER; Del. Wright; Dr. Tamarah Holmes, director, Office of Broadband DHCD; Butch Hamlett, Charlotte County Board of Supervisors; David Jones, EMPOWER Board of Directors chairman; John Zubrod, Brunswick County Board of Supervisors; Rick Short, Halifax County Board of Supervisors; Glen Barbour, Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors; Sen. Ruff; Wade Boteler, National OnDemand and Joe Newton, Dominion Energy.(Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC)

EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project

by | Nov 17, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

With several ceremonial shovels full of Southside Virginia soil on October 20, EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., commemorated a significant stride forward in leveling the playing field between rural and urban communities by launching a significant expansion of its fiber...
New Sussex County Substation to Improve Reliability for Delaware Electric Cooperative Members
DEC’s new Dorey Substation near Georgetown will improve reliability to DEC members in Sussex County.

New Sussex County Substation to Improve Reliability for Delaware Electric Cooperative Members

by | Nov 17, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

Delaware Electric Cooperative completes construction on a new substation in Sussex County, improving reliability for its members. The Dorey Substation was energized in late October and will provide power to approximately 2,100 homes in the Georgetown area for decades....
Fiber Broadband Association’s OpTIC Path™ Workforce Training Program Grows with New Support in Eastern U.S.
An S&N Communications crew works on the Firefly Fiber Broadband system in central Virginia. Photo by Jim Robertson.

Fiber Broadband Association’s OpTIC Path™ Workforce Training Program Grows with New Support in Eastern U.S.

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections, Connections Archive

S&N Communications and VMDAEC are the latest to offer fiber technician training course The Fiber Broadband Association recently announced that S&N Communications and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric...