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Fauquier County. Virginia has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the creation of a county-wide broadband network. Note: the network can be wired, wireless or both. Fauquier County (pop. 63,000, largely rural) is in the north central Piedmont region of Virginia, 40 miles southwest of Washington DC. It covers 660 square miles (1710 square kilometers). Although the county is not funding the network, it is not requiring the provider to offer free access.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in the 2nd…

Orange County, Va., intends to expand its current public safety network to provide 95 percent converage and has issued an RFP for the project. In addition to providing coverage for all base locations and fire stations, the project seeks to identify support structures suitable for antennas and to improve cell phone, as well as wireless broadband, coverage.

This is a 150 MHz VHF system. The RFP outlines the scope of the present system as well as the scope of the project. …

Spotsylvania, Virginia, is taking baby steps toward the development of a wireless broadband network. The city Board of Supervisors is seeking a consultant to assist it in planning.

The board recently approved $10,000 to hire a consultant to “help the wireless broadband authority navigate the State Corporation Commission’s requirements for approval” of a network, according to the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star.

The plan is to offer the service as an alternative to dial-up. Sparsely populated areas in the surrounding has failed to attract…

Liberty University and the Virginia School of the Arts intend to use their educational broadcast licenses to expand broadband access in Lynchburg, Va. The schools intend to make their four 2.5 GHZ educational licenses available to a private provider which would deploy the service. A joint organization, the Lynchburg Educational Broadband (LEB) Joint Venture, expects the move will provide a revenue stream for the schools, as well. A pre-submission conference for the RFP will be held online at 2 p.m. EST, February…

Phase: On hold

Vendors: EarthLink, Tropos, Motorola Canopy

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See more: Alexandria, Virginia

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Phase: Deployed

Vendors: Electronic Village Abingdon

Coverage Area: 8 sq miles

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See more:: Abingdon, Virginia

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