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Board hears mixed progress on AllPoints broadband; county urges faster home connections
Summary
County staff and supervisors reported continued roadside fiber construction under the VADBI/VADTI AllPoints program but noted a bottleneck moving from roadside network to in‑home connections: of about 1,500 targeted locations roughly 200 are in a sign‑up state. Supervisors pressed the contractor to accelerate last‑mile hook‑ups to meet program expectations and address public‑safety gaps.
County leaders received an update on AllPoints' VADBI deployment and expressed concern about the pace of last‑mile home connections even as crews continue to install roadside fiber.
Staff and board members said the roadside build is making progress and multiple crews are active in the field, but that only a fraction of the locations that have been passed by the backbone are currently ready for customer sign‑up. "Of the 1,500 locations under the program, about 684 are in the marketing phase and roughly 200 are in a position to sign up for service," a supervisor summarized, highlighting a gap between roadside construction and residential hookups.
Board members urged AllPoints to accelerate the contractor coordination for the final home connections and asked county broadband staff to press the company for a clearer schedule. Supervisors noted public‑safety considerations in areas with repeated landline outages and said accelerating household connections is an urgent priority for constituents.
Outcome: Staff will continue to push AllPoints for a faster handoff from roadside installation to home‑connection contractors and report progress at the next meeting.
