GIS layer of the Alternate Connect America Model (ACAM) funding clipped to the extent of the commonwealth of Virginia. Original national layer sourced from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The program required buildouts to 25/3 only in parts of the densest award areas, with extensive areas build to speeds of 10/1 or 4/1.

The locations set forth in the shapefile titled “Shenandoah County Certified Unserved” are unserved by broadband pursuant to §56-585.1:9 of the Code of Virginia. DHCD has rescoped the petition area shapefile removing currently served areas in accordance with the Utility Leverage Program Unserved Certification Guidelines effective May 28, 2021.

Results of the Connect America Fund (CAF) II Auction clipped to the extent of the Commonwealth of Virginia. All awards in this program required buildouts to speeds of 25/3 or higher. Original data sourced from the FCC.

This shapefile contains information on the winning bidders in the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase 1 auction for Virginia. This data was released as of Dec 2020

The locations set forth in the shapefile titled “Henry County Certified Unserved” are unserved by broadband pursuant to §56-585.1:9 of the Code of Virginia. DHCD has rescoped the petition area shapefile removing currently served areas in accordance with the Utility Leverage Program Unserved Certification Guidelines effective May 28, 2021.

Preliminary awards from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) in Virginia. Buildout requirements start at 25/3 but many are at gigabit level. Awards subject to change pending finalization this year. SpaceX RDOF award areas are still considered eligible for state broadband funding.

This table uses U.S. Census data to create a dataset that identifies all Virginia localities as either Mostly Urban, Mostly Rural or Completely Rural. Total population and breakdown between urban and rural populations are included.

For information on the U.S. Census Bureau's use of these designations see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html. (Source data for this dataset is found at this link and is titled "County Classification Lookup Table [XLS]".)

The locations set forth in the shapefile titled “Stafford County Certified Unserved” are unserved by broadband pursuant to §56-585.1:9 of the Code of Virginia. DHCD has rescoped the petition area shapefile removing currently served areas in accordance with the Utility Leverage Program Unserved Certification Guidelines effective May 28, 2021.