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Charter says Greensville fiber build nearing completion, cites expanded passings and low‑income pricing
Summary
Charter Communications told the board it has completed about 879 passings in a county build tied to an RDOF award and county partnership, expects roughly 950 passings when final work finishes in the next few months, and described low‑income pricing options including Spectrum Internet Assist.
Eric Collins, director of government affairs for Charter, told the Greensville County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 that Charter is well underway deploying fiber‑to‑the‑home service in partnership with the county and through a federal RDOF award. Collins said the project originally targeted about 709 passings under the RDOF mapping, but field work and more accurate rooftop mapping increased the number served; he reported 879 completed passings and estimated a final total of about 950 passings when construction finishes in the next two to three months.
Collins explained the change stems from differences between census‑block mapping used in earlier federal awards and newer rooftop‑level mapping that identifies unserved homes. "Out of the 709 that we originally thought, in the RDOF area, we have connected 872," Collins said. He added that Charter has used county ARPA funds as part of a direct partnership to reach additional neighborhoods and said extensions down roads were paid for with company capital where it made operational sense.
Collins described consumer options and affordability programs: Spectrum Internet Assist provides a low‑cost package delivering up to 50 megabits per second with qualifying criteria tied to school‑age children receiving free or reduced lunch and to seniors receiving Social Security benefits. He said pricing for qualifying residents, including a modem, would be in the $15–$17 range for that plan.
Board members asked when north‑side coverage would be finished; Collins said build activity varies by award areas and other providers' coverage, and that specific address lookups are needed to confirm whether a property falls within Charter's awarded footprint. Collins also thanked county staff, specifically Mr. Lynn Poe, for facilitating the build and handling resident complaints during construction.
Collins concluded that Charter is "nearing completion of the entire project" and offered to follow up with specifics for individual addresses.
