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River Street Networks says construction on acquired TDS assets in Amelia County will begin in Q1; mapping and customer onboarding to follow
Summary
River Street Networks, after closing on TDS properties Nov. 1, told the Board construction to serve previously unserved eastern Amelia County addresses is slated to begin in Q1 (company cited February as the likely start); the presenter described mapping integration, permitting and a plan to onboard customers by April.
River Street Networks updated the Amelia County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 18 about its recent acquisition of TDS properties and the vendor's plans to bring broadband to unserved and underserved areas.
"We closed on that November 1," Greg Coltrane said, describing the TDS acquisition and the company's subsequent mapping and assessment work. He said River Street has onboarded six former TDS employees locally and is integrating TDS mapping into River Street's systems.
Coltrane said construction tied to federal and state funding is scheduled to start in Q1 and that field work should begin soon after permitting. "It's outlined to be sometime in February," he said when asked for a target start date. He also described a plan to complete customer- and billing-system integration around April 1 so residents can see estimated build and completion dates on an online map.
Board members pressed for address-level timelines for specific constituents who reported no service; River Street staff said they are completing a data-integration process that will allow staff and residents to see estimated construction windows for individual addresses once TDS customer records are fully integrated.
River Street representatives discussed use of VDOT right-of-way and typical trenching depths (about 3 to 3.5 feet), and emphasized the planned transition from older copper networks to fiber to improve phone and internet reliability in storm-prone areas.
What's next: River Street said construction permitting and initial cabinets will be drawn this winter with active construction beginning after the holidays; the county asked the company to return with address-level projections when available.
