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The Broadband Equity Access and Development Program (BEAD) announced $1.2 billion towards broadband expansion in West Virginia in June 2023, with final federal approval in April 2024. However, in remarks at the West Virginia Broadband Summit on Tuesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, said a slow federal timeline has meant none of that amount has been distributed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCommunications Workers of America (CWA), union members have ratified a new contract with Optimum Telecommunications.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Appalachian Regional Commission granted the West Virginia Department of Economic Development more than $32 million for broadband service improvements across the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe U.S. Department of Commerce has granted West Virginia $1.2 billion for affordable broadband services. More than 300,000 West Virginia households were underserved by broadband in 2023.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe new federal rules say any company, large or small, that offers standalone broadband internet service is required to prominently display consumer friendly labels at the point of sale, including in store and online.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOfficials with the Federal Communications Commission warn that a lack of congressional funding for a program that provides low-income households internet access could halt broadband services for more than 127,000 West Virginia households.
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