Friends of Municipal Broadband by Jacqueline | Jan 16, 2017 Virginia budget provides COVID-19 relief, supports priorities in transportation, broadbandVirginia lawmakers praise passage of $1.9T COVID-19 relief billBroadband 2021 LegislationPandemic highlighted urgency to get Virginians broadband, and the General Assembly is investingShort session, long to-do list: Virginia General Assembly kicks off WednesdayNortham proposes $50 million to advance goal of bringing passenger rail to New River ValleyVirginia is working on getting people internet access, but that plan doesn’t include affordabilityFinal state budget proposal scraps measure to expand broadband in rural VirginiaVirginia Is Currently Not For Lovers Of Public Broadband. It’s Time to Change That.State Broadband Policy Explorer THE BATTLE FOR THE INTERNET IN RURAL AMERICA10 topics to watch at crossover in the General AssemblyHouse passes revised version of Byron’s broadband bill Richter: Don’t trust the telecomsGoogle, Netflix, Gov. Terry McAuliffe oppose Del. Kathy Byron’s broadband billBill could halt local broadband initiative Salem council opposes broadband-limiting billByron’s Conflicts In VA: How Deep Do They Go?Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake concerned about broadband internet bill in the General AssemblyByron broadband bill broadly criticized in Richmond Franklin County supervisors oppose Byron broadband bill Roanoke council condemns Del. Kathy Byron’s broadband billLetter: Just say ‘no’ to proposed Broadband Deployment ActLocal leaders fear proposed bill could derail Roanoke valley municipal broadbandEditorial: The most anti-growth bill in RichmondTrains Built Roanoke. Science Saved It.Roanoke, Virginia, group fears lawmaker’s proposal could hinder muni-broadbandYet More Limits on Local Government: Proposed Legislation By the VA Cable IndustryVirginia “Broadband Deployment Act” would kill municipal broadband deploymentVirginia bill would effectively ban city-run broadbandGig Regulation Tops Supervisors’ Legislative AgendaVirginia bill would effectively ban city-run broadbandProposed legislation could halt local broadband efforts
