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Located on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Alleghany Highlands is located within 300 miles of:

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Multigig Fiber Network

Consumers and businesses in the Alleghany Highlands have access to a world class, state-of-the-art, 100% fiber multigig (speeds available greater than one gig) capable network from Lumos, a regional premier provider of fiber-to-the-premises internet, placing the Alleghany Highlands at the forefront of the gig economy.  This ultra-high bandwidth network covers 95% of the Alleghany Highlands area including all of the industrial and business sites.

This fiber network can provide the reliability and consistently of fast “symmetrical” (equal speeds for both download and upload) connections necessary for businesses, HD quality video meetings, work from home employees and virtual learning.  Symmetrical speeds, it’s not just about the download speeds any longer, it’s also about producing content and sending out to the world.  Only a 100% fiber network can provide the reliability and consistently fast download and upload connections necessary for ultra-high-bandwidth applications, especially live applications like HD quality video meetings and virtual learning. 

This multigig network is connected to the major Data Centers which also allows for the development of new Data Center sites in the Alleghany Highlands.  This fiber network also has access to multiple Carriers for diversity and the ability to be customized for redundancy.

This 100% fiber broadband network places the Alleghany Highlands among the most technology-enabled communities in the world.  The Alleghany Highlands leapfrogs a generation enabling the ability to attract gig workers who want to live, learn, work, and thrive in the region. 

As the world economy continues to change as a result of COVID-19 and its variants, a rural area like the Alleghany Highlands with a multigig fiber network has a greater advantage in supporting businesses looking to escape the larger Metro areas with an almost 100% community of fiber connections for virtual workplaces and classrooms.

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