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Firefly reports 8,550 active connections in Louisa, outlines remaining build work and timeline
Summary
Firefly representatives told the Louisa County Board of Supervisors that construction is largely complete in many service areas, that 8,550 customers are active in the county and that the project will likely need a contract extension to finish a small number of areas into next year.
Firefly representatives gave the Louisa County Board of Supervisors an update on the company’s countywide fiber build on March 17, saying most construction is complete in multiple circuits and that 8,550 customers are actively connected in Louisa County.
The presentation outlined which substation circuits are in service, which remain in make-ready or splicing phases, and how multiple funding sources and partner networks factored into the work. "We have 8,550 Firefly connections today," Firefly representative Gary Wood said, and added the company is "in front of about 14,500 locations," producing a roughly 60 percent take rate where service is active.
The presentation and discussion
Wood and colleagues described three color-coded statuses on project maps: blue areas where construction and first-pass connections are…
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