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Report: Fiber Fuels 35% Job Growth in Charlottesville, Va.

Created $4 million annual increase in housing value from 2015-2019

Blake Ledbetter

Feb 10, 2025 — 1 min read

Photo of Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade (center) and his colleagues

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2025 – A new study uncovers how fiber is transforming business and industries in a central Virginia community.

The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) released a study Monday detailing how the availability of high-speed, low-latency fiber created approximately 35% job growth in Charlottesville between 2015 and 2019, the time period when fiber was actively expanding in the town.

The study found that fiber resulted in the addition of 735 new jobs, mostly in professional, scientific, and technical industries

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