EMPOWER Broadband Reaches 1000th Subscriber in Halifax County
EMPOWER contract crews are installing vaults along the fiber route. EMPOWER Broadband, Inc. recently reached yet another significant milestone, connecting its 1,000th customer in Halifax County to high-speed broadband service utilizing fiber-optic technology. The...
Choptank Fiber Increases Support for Customers in Need
Denton, Md – Choptank Fiber, a subsidiary of Choptank Electric Cooperative, has announced it will double the size of its financial support program for broadband fiber customers that qualify. “Everyone deserves access to the world made available through high...
Firefly Celebrates Progress
By Melissa Gay, Vice-President, Communications and Member Services, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative. On Feb. 23, U.S. Senator Mark Warner joined Firefly Fiber Broadband, along with its board of directors, staff and project partners, for a luncheon at Fifty-Third...
EMPOWER Broadband Reaches 5000th Customer
By Dolores Cabaniss, Public Relations Specialist, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative EMPOWER Broadband, Inc. recently reached a significant milestone, connecting its 5,000th customer to high-speed broadband service utilizing fiber-optic technology. The...
VMDABC Responds to Association of American Railroads Lawsuit Impeding Construction and Deployment of Broadband in Virginia
By Staff Reports, Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2023 RICHMOND, VA- Last week, the Association of American Railroads filed a lawsuit further impeding the construction and deployment of...
2023 Session Recap
By Staff Reports, Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Published: February 27, 2023 After almost two months of negotiation and debate, legislators adjourned the 2023 Virginia General Assembly Session on Saturday without a...
Brunswick Expansion Complete in Record Time
By Staff Reports, Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Published: February 27, 2023 In 2019, county, state and federal dignitaries celebrated as USDA announced a $3.8M fiber expansion awarded to EMPOWER Broadband to serve southern...
Opinion/Column: Pass law and expand broadband
By Gary Wood, Special to The Daily Progress Published: January 31, 2023 While there are so many hot button issues that dominate our TVs, there’s one that isn’t controversial — or at least it shouldn’t be: broadband access. Electric cooperatives and their...
Keeping Progress On (And Over) The Rails in Virginia
Leaning Right and Turning Left with Sadler and the Senator When you give this electrifying episode a listen, you will find that the rural electric co-ops efforts are making amazing changes to Virginia’s rural areas that are just so very critical for the future of our...
Broadband Legislation Flies Through Virginia Senate After Full Vote
Published: January 31, 2023 Broadband legislation advances through Senate and House Committees, with the Senate bill passing a full floor vote on Tuesday The Virginia Senate has advanced SB 1029, sponsored by Sen. Bill Stanley, passing with overwhelming,...
Virginia Senate backs Stanley’s broadband bill – from Richland Times-Dispatch
By Charlotte Rene Woods Published: January 31, 2023 A broadband bill by Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, endorsed by broadband cooperatives, passed the Senate Tuesday. Senate Bill 1029 would kick off a 30-day response process when companies and co-ops apply for...
Bill to expand broadband access in Virginia passes Senate – from WJHL 11
By Murray Lee Published: February 1, 2023 at 4:48 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) – A bill that could widely increase access to broadband internet service in rural parts of Virginia has cleared all hurdles in the state Senate. A release from the Virginia, Maryland, and...
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