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Quarterly Performance Report of the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative, Q1 FY2026 (October 2025)

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Quarterly Performance Report of the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) for Q1 FY2026, submitted by the Department of Housing and Community Development in October 2025. It states that VATI FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024 projects will provide access to broadband infrastructure to 320,402 passings and that projects have provided broadband access to 155,907 locations. In addition to $822.8 million in state and federal funding awarded, the projects leverage a total of $1.198 billion in private and local-match funding. The report states that 21 out of the 55 open projects are scheduled to be completed on time and that DHCD identifies 34 projects at risk, citing make-ready work, supply chain and labor markets, utility locates, railroad crossings and permitting.

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Quarterly Performance Report of the
Virginia Telecommunication Initiative


Q1 FY2026 Report




Submitted by:
The Department of Housing and Community Development
October 2025
                                                  Executive Summary

        Virginia funds broadband deployment within the Commonwealth through several programs. The
    largest and main program is the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI).

           VATI provides grants to localities partnered with internet service providers to finance the
    deployment of high-speed broadband to locations (called a “passing”) within the Commonwealth
    that are determined to be “unserved.” Passings are places where the internet can be accessed – thus
    it could be a business, community anchor, a home, or an apartment complex. A passing is
    unserved1 if it lacks access to internet speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) download and 20
    Mbps upload (“100/20”).

           This quarterly report is required by statute and has been prepared by the Office of Broadband
    located within the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This
    report tracks the technical performance of the VATI provider partners in their work to deploy
    broadband. This report adheres to the factors that the General Assembly directed to be tracked and
    presents them in the manner directed by the General Assembly.

           Below are the key takeaways from the report. Only open projects are listed in the summary
    tables provided at the end of this report. Completed projects are not listed; however, their total
    figures are listed in the summary bullets below.

              ● Total passings: VATI FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024 projects will provide access to
                broadband infrastructure to 320,402 passings across Virginia.
              ● Leveraged local and private funding: In addition to $822.8 million in state and federal
                funding awarded, FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024 projects leverage a total of $1.198
                billion in private and local-match funding. To date, $393.8 million of these awarded
                funds and $599.6 million of these matching funds have been expended.
              ● Locations Built-To: To date, projects have provided broadband access to 155,907
                locations.
              ● Maximum Speeds Available: Over 93.4% of projects funded in FY2022, FY2023, and
                FY2024 offer functionally gigabit (1,000 Mbps) download speeds, and over 73.7%
                offer functionally gigabit upload speeds.

          In conclusion, 21 out of the 55 open projects funded from the American Rescue Plan Act of
    2021 and General Funds from FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024 are scheduled to be completed on
    time as of this report’s submission. DHCD identifies 34 projects at risk for incompletion or
    underperformance. Justification for these delays include the make-ready effort, which includes
    preparing existing electric poles for aerial broadband network construction. Other delays involve
    supply chain and labor markets, streamlining utility locate efforts, railroad crossings, the permitting
    process to lay fiber in state-owned rights of way along roads, and permitting to cross federally
    owned lands. DHCD will continue its ongoing work to monitor these projects, assisting in
    mitigating these broadband deployment challenges where appropriate.




1
 In the FY2022 VATI process, the definition of unserved was set at 25/3. This definition of unserved has been upgraded to those
passings lacking access to broadband at speeds of 100/20 for the FY2023 VATI process
                                        Formal Report

        Pursuant to Chapter 1 of the Virginia Acts of Assembly of Special Session II of 2021
and continued forward in the 2024 Special Session 1 under Chapter 2 of the Virginia Acts of
Assembly, enclosed is the Quarterly Performance Report of the Virginia Telecommunication
Initiative (VATI) for Q1 FY2026.

      Item 103 L.6. of the 2024 Acts of Assembly Special Session I requires that DHCD deliver
a quarterly performance report on funds awarded through the 2021 Acts of Assembly Special
Session I (also known as the budget bill) of allocated ARPA funds, as well as state general funds
awarded through the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative since the aforementioned FY2022
budget cycle.

       Administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
(DHCD), VATI enhances the sustainability and growth of communities throughout the
Commonwealth by preparing those communities to build, utilize, and capitalize on broadband
infrastructure. The primary objective of VATI is to provide financial assistance to supplement
construction costs by private sector broadband service providers to extend service to areas that
presently are unserved by any broadband provider. This program requires a public-private
partnership.

      The directive to form this quarterly performance report establishes that:
             To the extent possible, the quarterly performance report shall contain
             information by grant recipient and year on the following metrics: (1) Number of
             passings; (2) Grant dollars expended by fund source (State and Local Recovery
             Fund, Capital Project Fund, general fund state grants and match); (3) Contract
             performance period, and on-time progress towards project delivery; (4)
             Maximum advertised project speeds available; and, (5) Achievement of key
             project milestones. The quarterly report shall be due within 30 days of the close
             of the quarter. The quarterly performance report shall include an evaluation of
             any projects under risk of incompletion or underperformance. The department in
             providing such risk assessment shall include a reason for the project's delay.
       In accordance with this structure, DHCD has included information in this report of the
projects that were awarded funds since December 2021 and includes the projects announced
in the FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024 cycles, including those projects funded under the
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Capital Projects Funds
allocations under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Project information displayed in this
report reflects project data as of the end of May 2025.
Of the 56 open projects funded in FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024, 34 have requested and received
timeline extensions and, per DHCD’s analysis, 23 are considered to be at low risk and 11 are
considered to be at high risk. DHCD has established risk definitions specific to funding year. A
summary of these definitions provided in the table below. The definition of risk category varies
for the FY2022 funding year, as this funding year contained American Rescue Plan Act funding,
which has a statutory expenditure deadline of December 31, 2026.
 Year              Risk Level        Risk Level Definition
                                         •   The grantee has not requested a timeline extension beyond
 FY2022            No Risk                   the originally approved contract end date; and,
                                         •   Based on the sole determination of the Office of Broadband,
                                             the grantee is not significantly behind the current approved
                                             milestone timeline; and,
                                         •   The timeline for that project does not have an end date in
                                             2026.
                                         •   The grantee has requested a timeline extension beyond the
 FY2022            Low Risk                  originally approved contract end date; or,
                                         •   Based on the sole determination of the Office of Broadband,
                                             the grantee is significantly behind the current approved
                                             milestone timeline and has not yet requested a timeline
                                             extension from the original completion date.
                                         •   The grantee’s contractual end date is in 2026, regardless of
 FY2022            High Risk                 if that end date reflects the original contractually established
                                             end date or is a result of an extension.

 FY2023,           No Risk               •   The grantee has not requested a timeline extension beyond
 FY2024                                      the originally approved contract end date; and,
                                             Based on the sole determination of the Office of Broadband,
                                             the grantee is not significantly behind the current approved
                                             milestone timeline.

 FY2023,           Low Risk              •   The grantee has requested a timeline extension beyond the
 FY2024                                      originally approved contract end date; or,
                                         •   Based on the sole determination of the Office of Broadband,
                                             the grantee is significantly behind the current approved
                                             milestone timeline and has not yet requested a timeline
                                             extension from the original completion date.

 FY2023,           High Risk             •   The grantee has requested more than one timeline
 FY2024                                      extension beyond the originally approved contract end
                                             date.

        DHCD staff continue to closely monitor the continued impact of challenges surrounding
make-ready, which includes preparing existing electric poles for aerial broadband network
construction. DHCD has recently funded the first projects under the Virginia Make Ready
Initiative, which is designed to mitigate the impacts of elevated make-ready costs. DHCD is
closely monitoring the impact of this program on accelerating delivery of affected VATI
projects.
       Other deployment challenges DHCD is monitoring include supply chain and labor
markets, streamlining utility locate efforts, railroad crossings, the permitting process to lay
fiber in state-owned rights of way along roads, and permitting to cross federally owned lands.
DHCD and its local government and internet service provider partners are continuing to
develop innovative solutions to meet these challenges and deliver high-speed broadband
access as quickly as possible for residents in these project areas.
     The project summaries included in this report are updated quarterly on the VATI Project
Dashboard, accessible through dhcd.virginia.gov/vati.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Maximum
                                                              Percent                                                                                                                                                                     Advertised
                                                  Total       Complete                                                                                                       Percent                                                      Project
                                                  Passings    Passings                                                                                                       Expended,                                     Percent        Speeds
                                       Passings   Provided    Provided                                                                                                       Out of                                        Expended,      Available
                                       in         Broadband   Broadband                                        Reason for                     Award         Awarded          Total                                         Out of Total   (Download/
                    Internet Service   Project    Access to   Access to    Agreement      Agreement            a Project’s                    Funding       Funding          Awarded     Total Match      Match Funding    Match          Upload
Grantee             Provider Partner   Area       Date        Date         Start Date     End Date      Risk   Delay         Award Amount     Source        Expended         Funding     Funding          Expended         Funding        Mbps)
                                                                                                        Low
Bedford             ZiTEL                         5,593       99%          06/15/2022     7/1/2025             MR            $11,480,664.98   GF & SLFRF    $11,084,989.42   96.55%      $14,518,564.42   $13,613,713.14   93.77%         1000/1000
                                       5,644                                                            Risk
                                                                                                               MR, UL,
                                                                                                        Low
Bedford             Shentel                       3,232       101%         09/09/2022     9/21/2025            RR, ROW,      $6,191,796.33    GF & SLFRF    $4,497,826.14    72.64%      $13,911,783.67   $9,844,830.10    70.77%         1000/1000
                                       3,204                                                            Risk
                                                                                                               FED
                                                                                                        Low
Botetourt           Lumos Networks                1,901       100%         11/01/2022     9/30/2025            MR            $3,084,796       CPF           $2,685,883.90    87.068%     $4,824,937       $5,213,045.98    108.04%        1000/1000
                                       1,901                                                            Risk
                                                                                                        Low
Campbell            Shentel                       3,132       89%          09/21/2022     9/21/2025            MR, UL        $6,443,000       GF & SLFRF    $3,593,421.79    55.77%      $12,978,455      $7,239,926.99    55.78%         1000/1000
                                       3,509                                                            Risk
Central
Shenandoah                                                                                              Low    MR, ROW,
                    MGW/ Rob Huff                 1,118       45%          6/1/2022       12/1/2025                          $7,876,800       SLFRF         $4,357,020.63    55.31%      $3,118,706       $1,880,082.28    60.28%         1000/50
Planning District                      2,470                                                            Risk   FED, OTH
Commission
Commonwealth                                                                                            High
                    Kinex                         7,359       65%          06/14/2022     6/14/2026            UL, SCL       $15,000,000      GF            $11,373,545.98   76%         $13,426,482      $10,327,984.80   76.92%         200/10
RC                                     11,397                                                           Risk
Cumberland                                                                                              Low
                    Point Broadband               5,113       90%          09/06/2022     9/6/2025             MR            $23,478,429      CPF           $14,135,023.55   60%         $6,459,000       $3,888,595.87    60.2%          1000/500
Plateau PDC                            5,659                                                            Risk
Eastern Shore
                                                                                                               OTH-
of Virginia                                                                                             Low
                    ESVBA                         9,381       85%          6/1/2022       11/30/2024           customer      $12,310,777.25   SLFRF         $8,236,666.46    67%         $3,314,865.50    $1,827,132.11    55.12%         1000/1000
Broadband                              11,091                                                           Risk
                                                                                                               installs
Authority
                                                                                                        Low
Franklin            Shentel                       3,505       100%         10/17/2022     10/17/2025           MR, UL, RR    $11,832,456      GF & SLFRF    $4,448,444.13    37.6%       $18,646,520      $13,985,190.37   75%            1000/1000
                                       3,508                                                            Risk
Hampton Roads       Charter                                                                             High
                                                  9,781       88%          07/08/2022     6/30/2026            ROW           $21,120,053.50   SLFRF         $9,113,309.34    43.15%      $13,839,523      $6,629,185.94    47.90%         1000/500
PDC                 Communications     11,114                                                           Risk
                    All Points                                                                          Low
Hanover                                           1,363       22%          8/1/2022       12/31/2025           MR            $13,970,000      SLFRF         $3,631,562.45    26%         $41,469,332      $6,362,226.54    15.34%         1000/1000
                    Broadband          6,198                                                            Risk
                    All Points                                                                          Low
King William                                      2,236       100%         8/3/2022       3/31/2025            MR            $5,400,000       SLFRF         $4,859,999.93    42%         $12,330,632      $14,828,144.58   120%           1000/1000
                    Broadband          2,236                                                            Risk
                    Scott County
LENOWISCO                                                                                               Low                                   SLFRF &
                    Telephone                     6,671       61%          06/13/2022     12/13/2025           MR, RR        $22,190,500                    $13,103,095.52   59.05%      $6,354,500       $4,120,473.27    64.84%         1000/1000
PDC                                    10,982                                                           Risk                                  CPF
                    Cooperative
Loudoun             All Points                                                                          Low
                                                  249         3%           7/1/2022       10/31/2025           MR            $17,524,000      SLFRF         $4,003,000.96    22.84%      $42,376,126      $5,448,166.80    12.86%         1000/1000
County              Broadband          8,629                                                            Risk
Middlesex           All Points                                                                          Low
                                                  970         100%         7/22/2022      7/31/2025            MR            $2,050,000       SLFRF         $1,845,000       90%         $8,453,887       $10,184,558.02   120%           1000/1000
County              Broadband          970                                                              Risk
Mount Rogers                                                                                            Low
                    Point Broadband               26,390      96%          06/01/2022     11/30/2025           MR            $66,203,228      CPF           $53,562,446.46   81%         $33,162,600      $29,870,642.96   90.07%         1000/500
PDC                                    27,551                                                           Risk
New River
                                                                                                            High
Valley Regional     Gigabeam                      745           6%            03/13/2023     3/13/2026             RR            $39,233,355       CPF           $15,316,750.29     39.04%       $38,247,340        $15,555,408.06     40.67%            1000/1000
                                      12,094                                                                Risk
Commission
New River
                    All Points                                                                              Low
Valley Regional                                   0             0%            12/06/2022     12/31/2025            MR            $29,122,000       CPF           $5,913,400.39      20.31%       $26,103,057.19     $4,594,339.19      17.6%             1000/1000
                    Broadband         7,872                                                                 Risk
Commission
Northern Neck
                    All Points                                                                              Low
Planning District                                 3,411         100%          9/22/2022      3/31/2025             MR            $3,190,500        SLFRF         $2,871,450         90%          $20,477,692        $20,477,677.64     99.99%            1000/1000
                    Broadband         3,411                                                                 Risk
Commission
Northern
Shenandoah          All Points                                                                              High
                                                  193           1%            7/22/2022      6/30/2026             MR            $96,873,500       SLFRF         $23,899,464.28     25%          $206,243,317       $95,212,655.74     46.17%            1000/1000
Valley Regional     Broadband         32,238                                                                Risk
Commission
                                                                                                                   SCL, OTH-
                                                                                                            Low
Roanoke             B2X                           45            9%            09/22/2022     10/25/2025            land use      $170,609          GF            $35,295.43         20.69%       $177,572           $40,817.85         22.99%            25/4
                                      520                                                                   Risk
                                                                                                                   agreement
                                                                                                            Low
Roanoke             Cox                           250           63%           9/1/2022       10/15/2025            FED           $1,535,264        SLFRF         $0                 0%           $1,597,927         $0                 0%                940/35
                                      396                                                                   Risk
                                                                                                            High   OTH-
Roanoke             Comcast                       0             0%            6/13/2025      3/31/2026                           $490,000          SLFRF         $141,360           28.85%       $510,000           $215,049.73        42.17%            1000/1000
                                      48                                                                    Risk   rescoped
Shenandoah
                                                                                                            Low
County Public       Shentel                       4,102         99%           8/1/2022       12/31/2025            MR, UL        $12,176,662       SLFRF         $9,037,715.98      74.22%       $20,733,235        $15,388,543.43     74.22%            1000/1000
                                      4,139                                                                 Risk
Schools
                                                                                                                   OTH:
                                                                                                                   Dominion
                    EMPOWER                                                                                 High
Southside PDC                                     9,084         62%           07/22/2022     6/22/2026             mainline      $69,431,635       SLFRF         $44,666,488.15     64.33%       $84,677,555        $54,312,663.06     64.14%            1000/1000
                    Broadband         14,634                                                                Risk
                                                                                                                   behind
                                                                                                                   schedule.
                                                                                                            Low
Sussex              RuralBand         2,267       2,267         100%          06/13/2022     12/13/2025            None          $4,896,892        SLFRF         $4,097,081.35      84%          $1,678,571         $1,404,572.14      83.68%            1000/1000
                                                                                                            Risk
Thomas              Firefly                                                                                 High   MR, RR,
                                      36,225      24,162        67%           08/15/2022     6/30/2026                           $79,027,930       SLFRF         $61,225,456.03     77.47%       $208,969,670       $158,218,512.99    75.71%            1000/1000
Jefferson PDC       Broadband                                                                               Risk   ROW
West Piedmont
                                                                                                            High
PDC -               RuralBand         417         275           66%           07/03/2022     12/31/2026            None          $638,718          SLFRF         $479,418.08        75.06%       $50,570            $50,570.01         100%              1000/1000
                                                                                                            Risk
Dinwiddie
West Piedmont
                    RiverStreet                                                                             High
PDC -                                 5,009       0             0%            06/20/2022     6/30/2026             RR, ROW       $6,893,337        SLFRF         $632,727.12        9.18%        $18,974,275        $1,748,970.07      9.22%             1000/1000
                    Networks                                                                                Risk
Dinwiddie
West Piedmont       RiverStreet                                                                             High
                                      24,641      8,167         33%           08/03/2022     6/30/2026             RR, ROW       $87,003,888       SLFRF         $35,361,713.48     40.64%       $65,421,341        $33,478,895.69     51.17%            1000/1000
PDC (East)          Networks                                                                                Risk
West Piedmont       RiverStreet                                                                             High   FED, MR,
                                      10,056      31            0%            09/30/2022     2/24/2026                           $33,571,073       CPF           $1,646,415.95      5%           $59,425,085        $3,054,768.78      5%                1000/1000
PDC (West)          Networks                                                                                Risk   RR
                                                                                                            Not
West Piedmont       Charter
                                      690         677           98%           08/01/2022     8/1/2025       at     None          $1,557,385        CPF           $1,070,564.58      68.74%       $1,450,145         $972,831.36        67.09%            1000/500
PDC                 Communications
                                                                                                            Risk

                                                                         *Data as of September 2025 Monthly Project Reports, which reflect project statistics through the end of August.

*Abbreviations for Reasons for Project’s Delay: MR – Make Ready, SCL – Supply Chain and Labor, UL – Utility Locates, RR – Railroad, ROW – Right of Way Permitting along State Roads, FED – Federal Land Permitting Challenges, OTH – Other (Described)
Abbreviations for Award Funding Source: GF – General Fund, SLFRF – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, CPF – Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
                                                                          Q1 FY2026 Quarterly Performance Report for the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative – FY2023 Projects
                                                      Percent                                                                                                                                                                                               Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Advertised
                                            Total     Complete
                                                                                                                                                                                          Percent                                            Percent        Project
                                            Passings  Passings                                                                                                                            Expended                                           Expended,      Speeds
                    Internet       Passings Provided  Provided                                                                                                                            , Out of                                           Out of         Available
                    Service        in       Broadband Broadband                              Current                      Reason for                       Award        Awarded           Total                                              Total          (Download/
                    Provider       Project  Access to Access to Agreement                    Contract                     a Project’s                      Funding      Funding           Awarded      Total Match         Match Funding     Match          Upload
Grantee             Partner        Area     Date      Date      Start Date                   End Date       Risk          Delay#         Award Amount      Source#      Expended          Funding      Funding             Expended          Funding        Mbps)
                                                                                                            Not at
Bedford             Shentel        565         559            99%            4/1/2024        9/1/2025                     None           $1,373,161.74 GF               $416,862.28       30.36%       $3,204,044.05       $972,678.68       30.36%         1000/1000
                                                                                                            Risk
Caroline                                                                                                    Not at
                    Breezeline     3,910       300            8%             10/23/2024      10/23/2026                   MR             $6,446,000        GF           $1,606,282.28 25%              $15,247,000         $4,221,564.77 27.69%             1000/600
County                                                                                                      Risk
Caroline                                                                                                    Not at
                    Verizon        854         815            95%            10/23/2024      5/23/2025                    None           $2,032,334        GF           $1,743,577.73 86%              $5,610,501          $5,345,806.41 95.28%             940/880
County                                                                                                      Risk
Chesterfield        All Points                                                                              Not at
                                   494         0              0%             12/1/2023       11/30/2026                   None           $8,753,009        GF           $1,063,548.93 12%              $19,113,941         $2,580,523.59 13.5%              1000/1000
County              Broadband                                                                               Risk
Essex                                                                                                       Not at
                    Breezeline     3,526       700            20%            09/06/2023      9/6/2026                     MR             $8,753,009        GF           $1,063,548.93 12%              $19,113,941         $2,580,523.59 13.5%              1000/600
County                                                                                                      Risk
Floyd                                                                                                                     OTH -
                    Citizens       666         666            100%           05/30/2023      8/18/2025      Low Risk                     $1,339,387        GF           $1,205,448.30 90%              $827,173            $853,395.03       103.17%        1000/500
County                                                                                                                    rescoped
Henrico             All Points                                                                              Not at
                                   412         0              0%             12/1/2023       11/30/2025                   None           $501,620          GF           $0                0%           $6,027,280.42       $0                0%             1000/1000
County              Broadband                                                                               Risk
Orange
                    FiberLync      576         467            81%            10/31/2023      6/5/2025       Low Risk      ROW            $2,181,000        GF           $2,155,031.68 99%              $8,391,058          $8,242,087.06 98.22%             1000/1000
County
Shenandoah
County
                    Shentel        2,440       2,115          87%            9/26/2023       12/31/2025     Low Risk      MR             $4,936,968        GF           $2,441,509.83 49.45%           $9,168,655          $4,534,232.39 49.45%             1000/1000
Public
Schools
Southside           EMPOWER                                                                                 Not at
                                   4,804       1,512          31%            9/26/2023       9/26/2026                    None           $8,556,028.84 GF               $500,548.12       5.85%        $21,677,288.16      $2,590,424.68 11.95%             1000/1000
PDC                 Broadband                                                                               Risk
West
                    RiverStreet                                                                             Not at
Piedmont                           3,356       1,082          32%            11/6/2023       11/6/2026                    None           $8,155,864        GF           $4,932,239.51 60.47%           $5,205,136          $3,177,203.07 61.04%             1000/1000
                    Networks                                                                                Risk
PDC (East)
West
Piedmont            RiverStreet                                                                             Not at
                                   2,102       824            39%            10/5/2023       10/5/2026                    None           $3,548,250        GF           $2,690,376.43 75.82%           $1,856,750          $1,419,978.79 76.48%             1000/1000
PDC                 Networks                                                                                Risk
(Pittsylvania)
West
                    RiverStreet                                                                             Not at
Piedmont                           4,526       7              0%             2/28/2024       2/28/2026                    None           $8,013,600        GF           $53,970.90        0.67%        $5,386,400          $17,149.89        0.32%          1000/1000
                    Networks                                                                                Risk
PDC (West)
                                                                      *Data as of September 2025 Monthly Project Reports, which reflect project statistics through the end of August.
#
    Abbreviations for Reasons for Project’s Delay: MR – Make Ready, SCL – Supply Chain and Labor, UL – Utility Locates, RR – Railroad, ROW – Right of Way Permitting along State Roads, FED – Federal Land Permitting Challenges, OTH – Other (Described)
                                                       Abbreviations for Award Funding Source: GF – General Fund, SLFRF – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, CPF – Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund




                                                                          Q1 FY2026 Quarterly Performance Report for the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative – FY2024 Projects
                                                             Percent                                                                                                                                                                                        Maximum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Advertised
                                              Total          Complete
                                                                                                                                                                                       Percent                                             Percent          Project
                                              Passings       Passings                                                                                                                  Expended,                                           Expended,        Speeds
                  Internet        Passings    Provided       Provided                                                                                                                  Out of                                              Out of           Available
                  Service         in          Broadband      Broadband                      Current                 Reason for                         Award         Awarded           Total                                               Total            (Download/
                  Provider        Project     Access to      Access to      Agreement       Contract                a Project’s                        Funding       Funding           Awarded        Total Match        Match Funding     Match            Upload
Grantee           Partner         Area        Date           Date           Start Date      End DateRisk            Delay#Award Amount                 Source#       Expended          Funding        Funding            Expended          Funding          Mbps)
Thomas                                                                                              Not
Jefferson         Firefly         5,825       126            2%           11/1/2024     12/31/2026 at       None          $12,208,500       GF              $57,130        0.47%                      $36,427,182        $0                0%               1000/1000
PDC                                                                                                 Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Southside
                  Empower         3,757       1,568          42%          11/13/2024 6/30/2027      at      None          $3,353,579        GF              $43,000        1.28%                      $3,153,579         $0                0%               1000/1000
PDC
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Giles                                                                                                                                                                                                                    $30,135.54
                  PemTel          629         0              0%           1/21/2025     1/21/2027   at      None          $4,199,596        GF              $106,773.51    2.54%                      $1,343,604                           2.24%            1000/1000
County
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Franklin
                  ZiTEL           2,543       0              0%           1/21/2025     1/21/2026   at      None          $4,538,288        GF              $1,774,149.90 39%                         $7,737,355         $3,356,499.79 43.38%               1000/1000
County
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Carroll
                  ZiTEL           2,214       0              0%           7/10/2025     7/10/2027   at      None          $10,347,072       GF              $0             0%                         $7,694,453         $0                0%               1000/1000
County
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Rockbridge
                  BARC            293         0              0%           11/4/2024     11/4/2026   at      None          $1,197,320        GF              $0             0%                         $1,653,443         $0                0%               1000/1000
BARC
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Rockbridge        Brightspeed     1,734       21             1%           4/10/2025     5/7/2027    at      None          $975,865          GF              $0             0%                         $3,901,517         $0                0%               1000/1000
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Alleghany                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1000 /
                  CBEC            370         0              0%           11/21/2024 6/13/2026      at      None          $2,332,353        GF              $393,638.83    16.88%                     $1,019,580         $168,702.36       16.55%
County                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1000
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
Orange
                  FiberLync       546         144            26%          8/8/2024      8/8/2026    at      None          $2,138,416        GF              $0             0%                         $3,155,780         $0                0%               1000/1000
County
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                                                    Not
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1000 /
Botetourt         Comcast         62          0              0%           12/12/2024 12/12/2026 at          None          $395,411          GF              $0             0%                         $232,225           $0                0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1000
                                                                                                    Risk
                                                                      *Data as of September 2025 Monthly Project Reports, which reflect project statistics through the end of August.
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    Abbreviations for Reasons for Project’s Delay: MR – Make Ready, SCL – Supply Chain and Labor, UL – Utility Locates, RR – Railroad, ROW – Right of Way Permitting along State Roads, FED – Federal Land Permitting Challenges, OTH – Other (Described)
                                                       Abbreviations for Award Funding Source: GF – General Fund, SLFRF – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, CPF – Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund


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