VTIA Member Companies Planning Fiber Broadband Expansion to Rural Areas as Virginia Dramatically Increases Grant Funding to $700 Million apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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AUGUSTA COUNTY Augusta County, partnered with internet service providers MGW and Lingo, was awarded over $1 million in grant money to further the expansion of broadband internet in the region. The expansion will provide access to over one thousand locations and 15 businesses.
The Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) awarded $50 million in grants to aid with the expansion of broadband across Virginia. Under VATI, localities partner with broadband providers to apply for matching state funding to bring broadband Internet services to underserved areas, the press release announcing the grants said.
Seven grant awards went to localities partnered with companies that are members of the Virginia Telecommunications Industry Association (VTIA), including Augusta County, which had applied partnered with internet service providers MGW and Lingo. The grant totaled $1,270,413.