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Hanover reports steady broadband connections, eyes BEAD funding to reach private roads
Summary
County officials said All Points Broadband has completed mainline fiber and is averaging 30–40 home activations per week; the All Points contract covers roughly 6,198 passings with an anticipated 30% take rate and BEAD funds expected to add about 3,500 connections to reach remaining homes.
Hanover County told the Board of Supervisors that its Connect Hanover broadband initiative is making steady progress, with mainline fiber largely installed and weekly residential activations exceeding initial targets.
Deputy County Administrator Todd Kilduff said All Points Broadband’s contract covers about 6,198 passings (locations where fiber is available in front of a property) and that the county is seeing roughly 30–40 home connections per week. Kilduff said the project team expects a take-up rate near 30 percent of passings — roughly 1,800–1,900 active customers if that rate holds — and noted the contractor’s current successful pace puts the program ahead of an 11-month completion target for the county portion of work.
Kilduff also detailed additional funding sources: the county’s BEAD submission is under environmental review at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and, if approved, the BEAD contracts are expected to add roughly 3,500 additional connections. Kilduff emphasized that private roads remain a pacing issue because providers require homeowner easements to place fiber; staff and volunteer “neighborhood champions” have been knocking on doors to obtain easements and in some cases providers are arranging on-site notarization to streamline execution.
The county confirmed that Bright Speed and other ISPs have also expanded service in parts of the county and that competition is increasing residential choice in certain areas. Kilduff said the county will continue to update its public website monthly with connection metrics and project milestones.
Board members praised outreach efforts and asked staff to track BEAD contract timelines and publicize private-road strategies to affected residents. Kilduff said county staff will follow up with details about contractor windows and BEAD timing as those schedules are finalized.
