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Board approves Brightspeed broadband contract; public commenter warns satellite and subsidy limits
Summary
Rockbridge County authorized a contract with Brightspeed tied to DHCD terms and discussed progress on another local provider’s rollout. A resident urged the board to consider low-Earth-orbit options and warned federal subsidies could decline, affecting rural deployments.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors authorized a contract with Brightspeed for county broadband deployment on terms tied to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATi). County staff said the agreement will be sent to DHCD for final execution; Brightspeed will begin customer connections once DHCD’s approval is complete.
Spencer Suter, Rockbridge County administrator, told the board the Brightspeed agreement had to be rescaled because two grants covered overlapping areas and that “the agreement is in your package for review.” He said county staff and the Central Planning District…
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