Frederick County Applying for Telecommunications Initiative Grant

WINCHESTER, VA, July 10, 2020: Frederick County Government intends to apply for a 2021 Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development Telecommunications Initiative grant to support the deployment of broadband service to the remaining unserved/underserved areas of our County. The purpose of this Public Notice is to inform citizens and providers that an RFI has been issued by the County to invite qualified Internet Service Providers to partner with the County on applying for the grant. 

The County desires expansion of broadband access in unserved areas; this program utilizes a Public/Private Partnership. The network will be designed to serve customers at speeds of 25 Mbps download and better.

The build of this network is contingent upon the award of a grant. The project area includes all unserved/underserved areas of the County. 

Comments are invited and will be received on this project up to close of business August 16th. Please submit comments to Scott Varner, Director of Information Technology and GIS, 107 N. Kent St., Winchester, Virginia, (540) 722-8261, mailto:svarner@fcva.us?subject=Telecommunications Grant. All comments will be submitted with the application.

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