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Charter updates Suffolk on broadband builds, urges property access to finish VADI areas
Summary
Charter told the Suffolk City Council it has finished federal RDOF work in the city but still needs property access and permits to complete state-funded VADI builds; the company plans a 60-day outreach to secure rights of entry and warned federal/state grant timelines require quick action.
Joe Prater, Charter Senior Director of Government Affairs, briefed the Suffolk City Council on the company's progress completing federally and state-funded broadband builds in the city and urged residents to respond to access requests so work can finish before grant deadlines.
Prater said Charter has completed its RDOF (federal Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) obligations in Suffolk and described the state-run VADI areas the company was awarded in late 2021. He said the company's local map shows 39 remaining VADI build points that are pending permits, about 140 residential parcels that require a right-of-entry (ROE) or…
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