Exmore, VA – August 11, 2025 — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) is proud to announce it has been awarded over $8.8 million in federal BEAD funding. This significant investment is part of Virginia’s Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal and will allow the ESVBA to connect more than 4,100Read more
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Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced she has secured $13,755,000 for 11 local projects across Southeast Virginia in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, which was signed into law on March 9, 2024. The funding for these local projects in this legislation is allocated within their respective agency program accounts and does not raise the overall spending level of theRead more
Virginia Telecommunications Initiative provides funding to expand broadband to nearly 80% of the Eastern Shore. June 22, 2022 (EXMORE, Va.) – The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) has been awarded an unprecedented $15.6 million grant that will allow ESVBA to continue closing the digital divide on the Eastern Shore by expanding the broadbandRead more
ESVBA announces residential service to over 2k local households on Virginia’s Eastern Shore …and just doubled all residential customer speeds (for free!) Exmore, Virginia, Jan. 25, 2022 – Just under five years after announcing their first residential pilot serving just six houses in Harborton, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority has just crossedRead more
Exmore, Virginia, July 24, 2019 – Just two and a half years after making the step towards offering fiber to the home (FTTH), the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) achieved a milestone, or three to be precise. According to BroadbandNow, an evaluator and reporting agency for broadband across the United States, the ESVBARead more
You are invited… Help the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority celebrate the seven community expansion of their Fiber to the Home program. _____ Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will feature special guests: Virginia Senator Lynwood Lewis Virginia Delegate Robert Bloxom _____ Join Us: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 9:00 – 10:00 am ESVBA OfficesRead more
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority is accepting network extension requests from private broadband service providers. Feedback forms are available at https://esvba.com/network-extension-request-announcement and due by 5pm on May 4th, 2017. Bloxom, VA (April 4, 2017) – Private broadband service providers are invited to add their voice to the regional network’s extension planning process. The EasternRead more
EXMORE, VA., At its March 16th meeting, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) approved to accept Network Extension Requests by service providers in an effort to expand broadband services on the Eastern Shore. Service providers must complete the Network Extension Request Form (www.esvba.com/????) and submit them to ESVBA no later than May 4th,Read more
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) recently reduced its rates as much as 44% on circuits below 200 meg/sec. Initial construction of the ESVBA was funded with federal & state grants, and federal appropriations administered by NASA. Since these grant funds have been expended, the ESVBA operates solely on revenues that it receivesRead more
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) has reduced its Internet rates as much as 35 percent and 20 percent on Ethernet transport circuits. This is the second reduction in two years. Initial construction of the ESVBA was funded with federal and state grants, and federal appropriations administered by NASA. Since these grant fundsRead more