Virginia to receive $5 million to expand high-speed internet access

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Virginia is ready to get hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in federal funding to increase high-speed web entry.

Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced that the commonwealth will obtain $5 million as a part of the Broadband, Fairness, Entry, and Improvement (BEAD) Program.

“Final yr, we handed once-in-a-generation funding for infrastructure tasks throughout the nation, and we’ve heard from communities throughout the Commonwealth concerning the distinction these assets will make, from fixing unsafe bridges to modernizing our native airports,” the Senators mentioned. “However within the twenty-first century, infrastructure doesn’t cease at roads and bridges—it should embody entry to broadband. That’s why we fought to verify the Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act would additionally assist shut the digital divide in Virginia and supply entry to inexpensive, dependable broadband to each nook of the Commonwealth.”

The grant will help planning and pre-deployment actions, as they work to deliver broadband to rural and underserved areas in Virginia.

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