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...
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...
Fiber Tech Training Begins
From left, Joe Phillips and Andy Gibson observe as Terry Gillooly (right) provides instruction during the first FTAP class. VMDAEC is grateful for support from S&N Communications.

Fiber Tech Training Begins

by | Feb 27, 2023 | Connections

Thanks to the expertise and support from the Fiber Broadband Association and VMDAEC Associate Member S&N Communications, the first Fiber Technician Apprenticeship Program kicked off this month at the Association Training Center in Palmyra, Va. S&N...