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The bipartisan infrastructure bill isn’t just about roads and bridges; it also includes funding for internet access. And Virginia will be receiving more than $6 million in funding for planning of broadband deployment at some point in the future.
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The Appalachian Regional Commission will be awarding is making available $73.5 million to projects that include multi-state cooperation. “We should be working together to lift up our region,” said Gayle Manchin the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, which oversees the funding.
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Virginia still has large segments of the population that have no access to broadband.But lawmakers hope to implement some new laws to change that.
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Governor Ralph Northam and Democrats in the General Assembly recently appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband across rural parts of Virginia. But, advocates complain that only a small fraction of that money is set aside for helping low-income people connect to the internet.
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Governor Ralph Northam proposed a historic investment in the state’s continued efforts to get Virginians connected to broadband Friday.Virginia is set to…
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The lack of broadband connection across parts of Virginia has been a source of concern for years. Now, a new book explores why.Community and municipal…