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AllPoints Broadband says Fauquier network on track for Q3 activation after design changes, advises residents how to correct FCC map
Summary
County officials received an AllPoints Broadband update on the regional fiber project, which shifted much of its design from aerial to underground builds, coordinated with Dominion's middle-mile work and expects Fauquier activations in Q3. AllPoints urged residents to correct the FCC broadband map and pre-register for service.
AllPoints Broadband told the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors on Monday that its regional project has been redesigned to shift a much larger share of fiber underground and that the company expects to activate the first Fauquier service areas in the third quarter of 2025.
The company presented a revised schedule, described coordination with Dominion Energy’s middle-mile construction and said the project reduced the number of pole attachments statewide from roughly 100,000 to about 20,000; Fauquier will require about 4,000 attachments and roughly 50% of the county’s network will be underground. AllPoints also said Virginia’s BEAD and state broadband programs are being coordinated and urged residents to correct errors on the FCC broadband map so addresses are eligible for future funding.
AllPoints’ representative said the switch to more underground construction came after make-ready and leasing costs for aerial attachments moved higher across several pole owners. The company described a state-managed bond capacity that it is drawing on for VDOT permits and said it is coordinating its last-mile schedule to follow Dominion’s middle-mile work to avoid leaving fiber idle on incomplete routes. “If we go out and build our fiber, and Dominion hasn’t finished theirs, our fiber is just hanging,” the AllPoints presenter said. The presenter added the firm is preparing targeted notices to homes in the first service polygon and that the county should expect more consumer questions once crews begin in the field.
Staff and board members pressed AllPoints on customer sign-up procedures and mapping. The company said residents do not need to register to be included in the project footprint, but pre-registration gives AllPoints an email list for notices when service is near. It also walked supervisors through the FCC broadband fabric (broadbandmap.fcc.gov) and demonstrated how property owners can edit address placement on that map; AllPoints said inaccurate fabric data can leave eligible addresses off funding lists.
The company said the state has provisionally awarded BEAD and other broadband program funding to projects statewide; those awards remain embargoed until state announcements. AllPoints asked residents who see mismatches on the public map to contact the firm or use the FCC portal to correct their address locations. The board requested AllPoints post the presentation slides and a plain-language FAQ on the county website so constituents can check progress and get contact points.
