Supporting Broadband
Bringing Broadband to Rural Virginia
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Mark Ponton, Director of Broadband and Fiber Services at REC, joins The Broadband Bunch to talk about REC’s efforts to expand broadband services and bridge the digital divide in rural communities. His commitment to equitable connectivity drives REC’s mission to empower individuals and build community development through broadband access.

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REC crews completed the weeklong, tedious task of restoring outages caused by the 36-hour windstorm that thrashed REC's 22-county service territory.

REC Continues Restoration Efforts

Tuesday | March 6, 2018
Crews continued to tackle devastating damage in REC's western territory today, replacing poles, setting transformers and rebuilding electric lines bat...
REC and an additional 200 mutual aid workers from Virginia and out-of-state electric co-ops have restored more than 92 percent of the outages caused b...