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Exmore, VA (July 10, 2017) – As a part of their strategic planning process, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) will hold two public Town Hall meetings next week to discuss broadband connectivity and service opportunities for Accomack and Northampton counties. The sessions will be held from 6-8pm on July 18th (Eastern Shore
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EXMORE, VA., At its March 16th meeting, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) approved to extend its residential fiber to the home buildout for residences fronting its current fiber route in areas of Keller, Bobtown, & Pungoteague, along Gospel Temple Rd., Hollies Church Rd., Beacon Rd., Adams Crossing, Center St, and Bobtown Rd.
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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 and submit them to ESVBA no later than May 4th, 2017. Requests will
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CHURCH NECK, VA., November 2016, The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority Board of Directors has approved the extension of the Authority’s fiber optic cable network to Church Neck.  This fiber extension adds critical infrastructure to an area that has very limited options for broadband.  The extension also enables additional high-speed connections for last-mile providers
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BLOXOM, VA., November 2016, The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority opens service to its 100′ Bloxom Tower at 26129 Shore Main Drive, Bloxom, VA 23308.  This tower adds critical infrastructure to an area that has very limited options for broadband.  The tower is designed to support multiple providers and is available for both Wireless ISPs
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EXMORE, VA., At its September 15th meeting, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) unanimously approved residential pricing and a fiber to the home buildout for a test area located at Harborton, Virginia.  This buildout expands the ESVBA network and provides service to an area that is currently unserved by any terrestrial broadband.  The
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EXMORE, VA., September 15, 2016 The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority’s Board of Directors approved an update to the WISP EVPL business rules to eliminate the limit of 10 sites.  This update will promote continued growth by our WISP partners and enable continued expansion of broadband services on the Eastern Shore in a cost-effective manner.
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EXMORE, VA., July 21, 2016 The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority’s Board approved a reduction in pricing as well as approved new prices for bandwidth levels greater than 1Gbps.  This update will help organizations be able to subscribe to larger quantities of bandwidth as well as having more options for incremental bandwidth to better fit
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EXMORE, VA., June 7, 2016 The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority today announced a re-vamped and re-organized website. The new website will employ new features to ease navigation as well as additional tools to better serve the people of the Eastern Shore. The site upgrades, which will feature both enhanced content and a redesigned
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ESVBA’s New Pricing Plan! With a desire to help reach more customers in a cost-effective way, on January 29, 2015 the ESVBA Board of Directors voted to approve a new plan that reduces rates across the board.  Additionally, in an effort to assist service providers extend broadband services to residential customers, the ESVBA’s Board voted to approve the ESVBA’s
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At a special meeting of the Board of Directors on January 16, 2014, ESVBA’s Board voted to reduce rates across the board for all customers upon contract renewal and for all new contracts.

KIPTOPEKE — At the 21st annual Eastern Shore of Virginia Harvest Festival, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority presented Accomack and Northampton counties checks for the first installment to repay the funds which both counties contributed to create the authority.­ State Sen. Ralph Northam and Delegate Lynwood Lewis took time out from greeting constituents
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