Nearly 10,000 Fauquier homes and businesses that currently lack access to broadband may finally be served with high-speed, fiber-optic internet within the next few years following Virginia’s Department of Housing
Data Stream Mobile Technologies is seeking more than $25 million in compensation, plus additional damages, from Fauquier County for “defamation” and “business conspiracy,” according to a lawsuit filed June 30
Fauquier County and private broadband service provider Data Stream Mobile Technologies are in the midst of a contract dispute that has led to internet service disruptions and higher internet rates
By CLINT SCHEMMER
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Spotsylvaniaâs Wilderness area may be far from the madding crowd, but it can now boast the same internet amenities as any urban locale.
For what county officials say is a first for rural Virginia, 5G telecom service is newly available to residents of this enclave on the Wilderness battlefield near Spotsylvaniaâs border with Orange County.
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger helped county officials unveil Data Stream Broadbandâs 5G network at Spotsylvania Fire and Rescue Company 7âs station near Lake Wilderness.
Spanberger, a Democrat who represents Central Virginiaâs 7th Congressional District, hailed the project as âa great exampleâ of what government and industry partnerships can achieve. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal CARES Act provided funding for the venture.