Brooke County’s Wellsburg Bridge Finalist For National Transportation Award
One year ago, thousands of West Virginians and Ohioans gathered at the Ohio River to celebrate the op...
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Putnam County Gets Low Scores In National Analysis Of Broadband Expansion
Putnam County received an overall low score, only six out of 20 points, on the Communication Workers of America’s “Report Card for Broadband Projects Funded by the American Rescue Plan”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Broadband Plan Approved
According to the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council, more than a third of all West Virginians do not have access to high-speed internet.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHurdles To Broadband Connectivity On This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, to have broadband connectivity for all of West Virginia within five years, there are progress and time markers that must be met. We talk with a lawmaker and stakeholder about meeting those markers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMore Than 127,000 W.Va. Households Could Lose Internet Access Unless Congress Allocates Funding
Officials 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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Online Academic Resources Now Available For Southern W.Va. Students
Students in some southern counties will soon have access to online academic help.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$1.2 Billion Coming To Connect Every West Virginia Household To Internet
The funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps. New maps out this past May show that West Virginia has the least connectivity of any state in the country after Alaska.
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