Fauquier seeks help mapping broadband
3/27/2011 - Donnie Johnston, Fredericksburg.com
Fauquier is the first county in Northern Virginia to partner with Accelerate Virginia, an extension of Virginia Tech's eCorridors program, as it attempts to measure broadband availability within its borders... (Read more)

Virginia looks for gaps in Internet service
3/23/2011 - Hank Silverberg, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - A new statewide effort to map current Internet availability throughout Virginia is being compared with the Depression-era effort to spread electricity and telephones around the country... (Read more)

Forum offers no clear answer for broadband
3/22/2011 - Sean Kotz | Special to The Roanoke Times
BLACKSBURG - A group of approximately 100 citizens, presenters, educators, town officials and vendors met Saturday in the atrium of Kent Square in Blacksburg for a forum concerning the region's broadband future... (Read more)

Spring into a better broadband connection
3/03/2011 - Mary Hawes
BLACKSBURG - Spring break rapidly approaches for college students around the state. As you prepare to head off to warmer locations or back home, consider running a speed test during your break from the stressful work of school... (Read more)

Franklin county leads in Accelerate Virginia responses
2/18/2011 - Mary Hawes
BLACKSBURG, Va - Since December 2010, Franklin County has been leading the state in its first county specific Accelerate Virginia broadband mapping campaign. As of February, the county has collected 212 speed test data points, two-thirds of the way towards its goal of completing 300 speedtests in Franklin County... (Read more)

Commerce’s NTIA unveils National Broadband Map and new broadband adoption survey results
2/17/2011 - Moira Vahey - NTIA Media Contact
WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today unveiled the National Broadband Map... (Read more)

Hark! Students to Accelerate Virginia by testing their Internet speed this holiday break
12/15/2010 - Sarah Grant
BLACKSBURG - While winter break brings a welcome reprieve from the demands of schoolwork and exams, it can also bring frustrations to those of us who must leave our lightning fast college Internet connections and return home to broadband dead zones. The irony of finally having the time to stream TV shows or play online games only to be obstructed by a slow Internet connection is disheartening... (Read more)

County seeks help in pinpointing broadband service
December 13, 2010 - The Franklin News-Post
Franklin County is the first locality to launch a statewide internet speed test campaign, and residents are being asked to help. Called Accelerate Virginia, residents are encouraged to run speed tests from their homes and businesses to help develop an accurate map of existing broadband service locations in the county... (Read more)

Virginia residents contribute to broadband map
10/18/10 - Patrick Fay
An innovative broadband mapping application developed by Virginia Tech faculty members continues to receive national attention as the federal government identifies high-speed Internet access as a critical tool for helping to jump start the economy... (Read more)

New online survey to benchmark Virginia business and household broadband usage
07/23/10 by eCorridors
The Virginia Tech eCorridors program is supporting an  assessment of broadband access to determine the ways in which businesses are... (Read more)

eCorridors program to begin consumer broadband mapping campaign in NRV in the Spotlight
06/09/10 - New River Valley News & Views
The National Broadband Plan states that no matter where you live or how much money you make every American, every school, every library... (Read more)

FCC Survey finds 4 out of 5 Americans don't know their Broadband Speeds
06/01/10 - Federal Communications Commission
Today the Federal Communications Commission released the results of a survey on the consumer broadband experience... (Read more)

Breaking the broadband monopoly
05/01/10 - Christopher Mitchell
Across the country, hundreds of local governments, public power utilities, non-profits, and cooperatives have built successful and sometimes pioneering telecommunication networks that put community needs first... (Read more)

FutureForward Blacksburg
03/25/10 - Patrick Fay
Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg have recently submitted a joint application named "FutureForward Blacksburg"... (Read more)