REC is committed to facilitating solutions to bridge the digital divide across our 22-county service territory. 

County-wide Broadband Partnerships

  • REC: Conducts system make-ready and may own or lease dark fiber, provide pole attachments, or support tower sites
  • Broadband Internet Service Providers: May construct network, operate the system and support customers

Other Partnership Opportunities

  • Pole & Tower Attachments
  • Middle-mile Fiber Leasing 
  • Joint Funding Opportunities
Mark Ponton


Mark Ponton
Director of Broadband & Fiber Services


(540) 891-5874 | mponton@myrec.coop

Broadband partners & Counties

FireflyAll Points BroadbandHanoverKing WilliamCulpeperRappahannockFauquierClarkeWarrenPageFrederickGreeneMadisonAlbermarleLouisaGoochland

Broadband News

More than 25,000 Central Virginians Could Get Broadband Access Through Regional Broadband Partnership

Thursday | June 24, 2021
Dominion Energy Virginia, Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, Rappahannock Electric Coopera...
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Louisa County, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Firefly Fiber Broadband, and Dominion Energy Proposed Partnership to Bring Broadband to Louisa County

Monday | March 1, 2021
Efforts to provide broadband internet service in Louisa County took a leap forward when officials announced today a recently proposed partnership with...
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REC and Orange County Partner to Expand Fiber Communication Network

Wednesday | December 18, 2019
On Dec. 17, the Orange County Broadband Authority (OCBA) approved an agreement between the county and REC to lease capacity across 19 miles of fiber o...
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