Do you need or want broadband (high-speed Internet) service and can't get it today?   Have you called the County's wireless Internet service provider partner (B2X 866-800-8886) to see if they can serve you?  Be sure to check often as we continue to work to expand their service area in the county.    Please assist us by mapping your service speed!!   Please log your current Internet speed -- even if you only have dial-up service -- on Virginia Tech's e-Corridors "Accelerate Virginia" effort (here).  

Broadband Deployment in Franklin County, Virginia - Sandie Terry, IT Director, discusses the innovative broadband deployment strategy undertaken in Franklin County, VA. 

Franklin County has worked hard since 2004 to bring broadband to the citizens.   We formed a partnership with B2X Online of Salem, VA. in late 2005.   That partnership allowed B2X to establish equipment on all County owned infrastructure such as towers and water tanks. Through this partnership, B2X has built a solid, redundant wireless network throughout Franklin County. This partnership is also one of the models included in the Governor’s Broadband Toolkit – delivered by the Governor’s Broadband Roundtable, which the County played a significant role as well.

Click here to read a case study document covering Franklin County's public-private partnership to create a redundant wireless broadband network serving local government and the citizens.