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Albemarle County names Michael Culp director of new Broadband Accessibility & Affordability Office
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Albemarle County announced Friday the creation of the Broadband Accessibility & Affordability Office and the appointment of Michael Culp as its director.
“The pandemic has illuminated the critical role that quality internet access plays in our daily lives. Telework, virtual school, telehealth, even basic shopping needs rely on broadband infrastructure that for too many in our community is out of reach due to infrastructure gaps and financial constraints,” shared Ned Gallaway, chair of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. “The Broadband Accessibility & Affordability Office positions Albem
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Broadband Authority pitches plan to Albemarle County
Broadband Authority pitches plan to Albemarle County By Steve Rappaport | March 10, 2021 at 4:27 PM EST - Updated March 10 at 8:54 PM
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Albemarle Broadband Authority is asking members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors for $350,000 for one-time funding to support the expansion of access and affordability.
The request was made Wednesday, March 10, and would use $250,000 for short-term pandemic support to focus on an access and affordability program in rural and urban areas of the county.
The authority would also like to see $100,000 for the establishment of an office that would help professionally manage this work.
General Assembly investing millions into expanding broadband access (FILE) (Source: Jared Dean) By CJ Paschall | February 23, 2021 at 9:49 AM EST - Updated February 23 at 9:49 AM
RICHMOND, Va. (WVIR) - The General Assembly is making significant investment in expanding broadband access in Virginia.
The move comes after a full year of virtual learning showed how desperate the situation is for many families and individuals. In Albemarle County alone, there are thousands of folks that do not have reliable home broadband.
Fifty-million dollars is being poured into the Virginia Technology Initiative’s grants, and a new pilot program for those grants will allow localities to apply for them without a broadband company or internet service provider as a partner, something that had previously been required.