August 2020

USDA Invests $9 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Virginia

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $9 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Virginia. In rural Virginia, Scott County Telephone Cooperative will use a $9 million grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network to connect 7,496 people, 416 farms, 97 businesses, a fire station, a town hall and two educational facilities to high-speed broadband internet in Scott County.

Chairman Pai's Response to Members of Congress Regarding Lifeline Support on Tribal Lands

On June 17, 2020, various Members of Congress wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to urge the FCC to implement Lifeline waivers for all Lifeline applicants, as the FCC did for rural Tribal residents in June.