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Caroline County broadband update: BEAD-funded Verizon, Breezeline projects progressing; some permit delays reported
Summary
David Sadler, Caroline County director of information technology and project manager for the county’s broadband projects, gave a February 2025 progress update on BEAD-funded expansion efforts serving unserved addresses in the county.
David Sadler, Caroline County director of information technology and project manager for the county’s broadband projects, gave a February 2025 progress update on BEAD-funded expansion efforts serving unserved addresses in the county.
The update outlined two major projects: a Verizon-led Caroline West deployment and a Breezeline-led Caroline East deployment, both funded through the federal BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) program and administered by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Sadler said the BEAD program "will fund expansion of service to unserved locations." He emphasized that companies apply directly to the Commonwealth to participate and that the county has received three company requests for board recommendations, two already processed and a third scheduled for consideration.
The Caroline West Verizon project is nearing its state contract deadline of April 23, 2025. Sadler reported that recent work opened additional addresses…
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