Also referred to as a “nickname”.Īmazon Web Services: Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.Īpplication Programming Interface (API): An application programming interface is a computing interface that defines interactions between multiple software intermediaries. Augusta County and Lingo Networks will each contribute 10% of the total cost – or $41,672 each.Access point: A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network.Īlias: A short, easy to remember name created for use in place of a longer, more complicated name commonly used in e-mail applications.
The total cost for the Lingo Networks Fiber Project is $416,722 of which 80% (or $333,378) will be CARES Act funded. The first two broadband grants, for Swoope and another with New Hope Cooperative in New Hope, secured a total of $567,063 in funding, bringing the total of CARES Act funded broadband grants for Augusta County to $900,441.
That project, the Swoope Tower Fixed Wireless Project, will provide last-mile broadband connection and middle-mile infrastructure for 310 households in Swoope. Lingo Networks is also a partner in a previously awarded project funded through the CARES Act that was announced on November 9. Lingo Networks performed extensive data research and interviews with farmers and landowners in the area in order to plan and prepare this project that would provide fiber connections to residents by December 25, 2020. The investment of private companies is essential for broadband service in our most rural areas.” Standard county revenue cannot begin to cover the costs to finance this service, so it is our task to identify and obtain funding sources to cover the thousands of households which need this service. Future FTTH connections will be installed primarily through private funding from Lingo Networks.Ĭarter added, “We are so grateful to providers like Lingo Network for their willingness to partner with Augusta County to reach pockets of underserved citizens where the return on investment is not as great. High speed internet will be available for those who subscribe or purchase the service. Increased broadband connectivity will improve distance learning, telework, and telehealth capabilities in response to COVID-19 for underserved areas identified in Augusta County’s 2016 Broadband Telecommunications Strategic Plan. It was estimated that out of the initial 36 households, at least 25 households need broadband for income-related reasons. Last-mile fiber-to-the home (FTTH) for 36 households are included in this project along with middle-mile fiber infrastructure which can serve additional FTTH customers. The rural fiber project will serve the Mountain Run residential area and households near the intersection of Heizer Tanyard and Jerusalem Chapel Roads located between Churchville and Buffalo Gap. That’s why I feel so fortunate for Augusta County to recently receive more than $900,000 in broadband grant money to benefit the citizens of the county.” Pam Carter, Board of Supervisors vice-chair and member of the Augusta County Broadband Committee, said, “Grants like these from the state and federal government are crucial to us so we can afford the overwhelming expense for getting broadband to our rural areas. The grant funding will be used for the Lingo Networks Fiber Project. Public Schools, Education, and RecyclingĪugusta County has been awarded a third grant of $333,378 for broadband funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).Tax Exemptions for Elderly, Disabled, Disabled Veterans.Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center.Home Building and Property Improvements +.Referendum 2022 – Learn and Give Feedback.County Connection - Keep informed, Participate +.
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