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Va. broadband goal includes access for all by 2027-2028
More than 162,000 homes and businesses lack high-speed internet
A new five-year plan calls for connecting more than 162,000 Virginia businesses and homes that currently lack broadband access to high-speed internet by 2028. On Friday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released
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Va. to receive $6.22M to expand broadband
Federal funding comes from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Virginia is receiving $6.22 million in “Internet for All” federal grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Thursday.
Globalinx to add new subsea cable landing site in Va. Beach
Four subsea pipes to be completed in 2023
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Virginia Beach will have four more subsea bore pipes in Sandbridge by the third quarter of 2023, infrastructure that will allow more high-speed subsea cables connecting Virginia to Europe, Asia,
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Va. invests $722M in broadband expansion
Governor says state will have nearly universal coverage by 2024
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced a state investment of $722 million in grants toward expanding high-speed internet service in 70 localities across the commonwealth. The governor says the
Va. on track to achieve universal broadband by 2024
Northam says $2B in public, private funds going toward effort
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The state government expects to achieve universal broadband access in Virginia by 2024, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday, with more than $2 billion in public and private-sector funding going toward
Closing the digital divide: It’s not optional
America is at a critical, high-stakes inflection point
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With the Senate’s passage of a massive infrastructure bill, there is rare and refreshing bipartisan consensus on the need to close the digital divide, which came into sharp focus during
Virginia to spend $700M on universal broadband by 2024
Federal stimulus funding will help cut 10-year goal to three years
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Ahead of the General Assembly’s August special session, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday he wants to spend $700 million of Virginia’s federal relief funding on expanding broadband access to all
Rolling out the red carpet
Tourism destination branches into tech, offshore wind
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With high-speed subsea internet cables landing on Virginia Beach’s shores and massive wind turbines propelling off its coast, the state’s largest city is primed to welcome new businesses and industries