Successful implementation in Bristol, VA

In 2003, in the almost abandoned city-limits of Bristol, Virginia, Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU), created a nonprofit adjunct alleged "Optinet", a borough broadband Internet account that covers Bristol as able-bodied as the Southwest allocation of the accompaniment of Virginia. Serving about 9,500 customers,12 BVU is accustomed as the "first borough account in the United States to arrange an all-fiber arrangement alms the amateur play of video, articulation and abstracts services".12 On October 29, 2009, BVU accustomed USD 3.5 actor in admission allotment from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revelitalization Commission.13 With these funds BVU will body "an added 49 afar of its OptiNet fiber-optic courage from Abingdon up I-81 to Virginia Route 16 from Marion into Grayson County".13 This will aswell acquiesce for BVU to accomplish a additional affiliation with Mid Atlantic Broadband, accretion advice amid altered businesses in Northern Virginia. The Virginia Tobacco Community adjourned this activity because it provided their business with added access in acute areas of the southwest and southern allotment of Virginia.

The U.S. Department of Commerce aswell adjourned BVU. On July 3, 2010, it was appear that they gave USD 22.7 actor in bang funds to Southwest Virginia to actualize a "388-mile optic courage through an eight-county region".14 This activity will account over 120 institutions, such as schools, hospitals, government buildings, and abounding added besides.14 This new municipals broadband account will aswell be aural a two-mile ambit of over 500 altered businesses.14 This activity aswell created 295 new jobs.14 BVU Optinet continues accomplish a able borough broadband Internet account for Bristol and abounding added counties in Virginia.