An S&N Communications crew works on the Firefly Fiber Broadband system in central Virginia. Photo by Jim Robertson.
by VMDAEC | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections
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...
Virginia and Maryland co-op CEOs lead a panel discussion at the Rural Fiber Expo. Photo by Jim Robertson.
by VMDAEC | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections
Last month in Norfolk,Va., the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Broadband Cooperatives brought together industry, community and government leaders to detail their progress in closing the digital divide and to chart the path forward in achieving total...
National OnDemand CEO Douglas Boteler and EMPOWER President and CEO John C. Lee Jr., flanked by representatives of National OnDemand, EMPOWER Broadband, Magellan Broadband and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, are all smiles at the official construction contract signing.
by VMDAEC | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections
EMPOWER Broadband has taken a giant leap toward fulfilling its promise to bring world-class internet access to Virginians in rural Southside communities. EMPOWER, with assistance from Magellan Broadband, its owner-engineer, has secured the services of National...
At the ribbon-cutting are Matt Packett, Dominion Energy; Lane Chambers, RURALBAND; Todd Graham, the Cameron Foundation; Dr. Tamarah Holmes, DHCD Office of Broadband; Casey Logan, Prince George Electric Cooperative; Harrison Moody, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Dr. Mark Moore, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Bill Chavis, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Brenda Ebron-Bonner, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors; Dan Lee, Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors.
by VMDAEC | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections
A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the RURALBAND Education Center’s opening and the Universal Broadband Project launch was held on Sept. 6 at the Eastside Enhancement Center in Dinwiddie County. Officials from Dinwiddie County and Prince George Electric...