Washington DC (WBQB/WFVA/AP) -- Two stimulus grants totaling $21.5 million have been awarded to expand broadband infrastructure in Virginia. The matching grants were announced by U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner and Reps. Tom Perriello and Rick Boucher.
A $16 million grant was awarded to Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative to expand an existing high-speed fiber network in
southern Virginia. The expansion will connect K-12 schools to the network. Virginia Tech Foundation Inc. received a $5.5 million grant to add an open access fiber-optic network to an existing network operated by Mid-Atlantic. The expansion will connect the university's main campus in Blacksburg with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke.
