Floyd County, VA – Citizens recently reported that they have completed the fiber build in Floyd County as of August 2024. According to their recent press release, Citizens is the first company in Southwest Virginia to have connected every home in a single county to 1 Gbps fiber internet.
Citizens Telephone Cooperative began connecting Floyd County to fiber internet in 2017 with the assistance of federal and state funded grants and the Line Extension Customer Assistance Program. The press release goes on to say that “the extensive network spans 715 miles across Floyd County, passing over 10,000 homes. Nearly 4,500 residents and businesses have connected to the 1 Gbps service.” In a world where remote work, online banking, virtual education, and telemedicine are becoming the norm, this connectivity is an important infrastructure milestone for Floyd County and the region.
Read Citizens’ press release here.
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