Virginia is partnering with local governments and private operators to expand high-speed internet access.
The Appalachian Regional Commission will formalize a new five-year strategic plan Wednesday.
Local governments in Southwest Virginia are leveraging federal coronavirus relief funds to accelerate long-term plans to boost access to high speed internet in rural areas.
In 1968, when the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission was created as an Economic Development District under the U.S. Economic Deve…
Editor’s note: Each week we’re running a commentary from a different governor whose state is part of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Thos…
A school in the small remote fishing hamlet of Sotomo, Chile, is the beneficiary of a pilot internet program run by Starlink, a division of El…
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday that he wants to use $700 million of Virginia's federal funding under the American Rescue Plan in order to achieve universal broadband coverage in Virginia by 2024.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday that he wants to use $700 million of Virginia's federal funding under the American Rescue Plan in order to achieve universal broadband coverage in Virginia by 2024.
For more than a year, two words starting with a “c” have dominated our lives. The first is easy: COVID-19. The second may not seem obvious, bu…
Coronavirus relief money is helping hundreds in Roanoke County pay less while getting reliable internet speeds.
COVID-19 exposed deep divisions within our country: between rich and poor, urban and rural, Democrat and Republican, and among those who have …
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the Biden administration is making $1 billion in federal grants available to help close the "digital di…
More than half of rural Virginians lack access to affordable, reliable internet and thus critical job, education, health care and economic opp…
SpaceX has launched another fleet of Starlink broadband satellites into orbit.
In our pandemic age, high-speed internet has become a necessity. Whether paying utility bills, logging in for school, or sending job applicati…
From computer programs that regulate moisture sensors to smartphone apps that allow growers to monitor market data, most facets of agriculture continue their shift to digital platforms. This transition makes reliable internet access no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is searching for lockdown heroes with the help of BT as part of the company's Unbreakable project, which aims to find those who have gone above and beyond to help their local communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new government website and interactive map launched Tuesday for citizens to monitor progress on a variety of broadband expansion projects do…
More than 300 homes and 26 home-based businesses in the Windsor Hills, Cave Spring and Catawba districts have been identified to receive internet access in the next two years.
More than a year into this pandemic, it still feels like we are adjusting to a new normal. Many of us have set up new areas to work from home,…
Spotsylvania’s Wilderness area may be far from the madding crowd, but it can now boast the same internet amenities as any urban locale.
Blue Ridge Towers has responded to a lawsuit from the Bedford County Broadband Authority over management of a broadband tower built in Big Island, stating the authority itself has breached contract in shortchanging the company.
Billy Markham has been calling Verizon every couple years to ask about getting an internet cable to his house nestled in a hollow in Wise County.
All of the candidates running for governor want to close the digital divide. But they differ on how.
