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Firefly briefs Madison County on fiber rollout, estimates about 6,000 eventual connections
Summary
Firefly representatives updated the Madison County Board of Supervisors on construction progress, funding sources, and a projected customer take rate that would reach roughly 6,000 connected locations when build-out is complete.
Firefly representatives gave the Madison County Board of Supervisors a detailed progress report on the company’s countywide fiber-to-the-home construction and answered questions from board members and residents.
The company said construction is advancing in phases and that crews are shifting into areas where they will finish splicing and begin customer connections. “The blue areas on this map are in the phase of construction we term as in service,” a Firefly presenter said, adding that blue does not mean every requesting customer has been connected; green indicates areas where fiber is actively being placed and make‑ready work is still underway.
The presenter described a “quilt-like approach” to funding: an earlier VATI (Virginia Telecommunications Initiative) award covered part of the county (referred to in the presentation as the 2022 VATI area) while a later VATI award covered additional areas (2024 VATI). Firefly said one area…
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