Broadband Mapping Campaign
The Frederick County government is requesting your participation in our broadband mapping campaign in collaboration with Virginia Tech's eCorridors Accelerate Virginia.
Please help out by running a two-minute Internet speed test from your home Internet connection. Your participation will help the county identify areas in need of broadband services. Next, follow up your own speed test by passing this information onto your family, friends and neighbors — the more speed tests run in Frederick County, the better the assessment will be.
Those who have no high speed internet options available at their home address are encouraged to register their broadband dead zone at www.broadband.gov/qualitytest/deadzone or by contacting Accelerate Virginia by phone (540) 231-2270 or email vplymale@vt.edu.
The Frederick County broadband mapping campaign springs from the Accelerate Virginia project. Launched in 2010, Accelerate Virginia is a broadband mapping project that aims to measure broadband availability all over the state. For the first time, consumers (not just providers) are being asked to provide information about Internet capacity and availability in their communities. Along with other sources, this data will support Virginia's broadband mapping initiative and be used to identify areas in need of broadband infrastructure investment. Access to affordable high-speed broadband networks is critical to expanding telework and workforce training opportunities as well as new business development in Frederick County. Your participation will help us move towards that reality.
If you have any questions, please contact Walter Banks, Frederick County IT Director, by phone at (540) 665-5614 or by email.
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