FCC Approves Transfer of Unbuilt CAF II Locations
RiverStreet handed about 3,700 Virginia locations over to EMPOWER Broadband.

RiverStreet handed about 3,700 Virginia locations over to EMPOWER Broadband.
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2024 – The Federal Communications Commission has approved RiverStreet Communications’s request to hand over more than 3,700 subsidized locations to EMPOWER Broadband.
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