by vmdabcfiber | Jul 5, 2023 | News
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...
by vmdabcfiber | Jun 14, 2023 | Events
VMDABC is proud to announce that the third annual member event, the Rural Fiber Expo, will be held September 13-15, 2023 at Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke Virginia. The event will feature an expanded vendor expo, networking opportunities, policy roundtables, breakout...
by vmdabcfiber | Mar 6, 2023 | News
By Joe Dashiell Published: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:10 PM EST RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) – A dispute between broadband providers and railroads in Virginia is playing out in the General Assembly. And how it’s resolved could have an impact on thousands of people who...
by vmdabcfiber | Mar 6, 2023 | News
JANUARY 24, 2023 Virginia’s legislature wants to cap crossing fees and speed up the review process, but railroad companies say current practices protect safety. Fiber deployments that need to cross railroad rights of way sometimes get mired in bureaucratic delays and...