by vmdabcfiber | Apr 10, 2024 | News
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...
by vmdabcfiber | Apr 10, 2024 | News
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...
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 LeAnne Perkowski | Apr 5, 2023 | News
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...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Apr 5, 2023 | News
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...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Apr 5, 2023 | News
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...
