Bland County broadband network expands By MILLIE ROTHROCK | Staff Dec 19, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Updated May 7, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was in Bland County last week to celebrate the arrival of broadband internet service to the Hollybrook area.kAmpD A2CE @7 E96 46C6>@?J s64] `c[ E96 8@G6C?@C 96=A65 A@H6C FA 6BF:A>6?E @? E96 v:82q62> }6EH@C<D E@H6C :? w@==J3C@@<[ H9:49 H:== 56=:G6C H:C6=6DD D6CG:46 E@ bd_ 9@>6D 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D :? E96 2C62]k^AmkAmr@F?EJ p5>:?:DEC2E@C tC:4 (@C<>2? D2:5 E96 9:89\DA665 D6CG:46 H:== 36 2G2:=23=6 62C=J ?6IE J62C] %96 D6CG:46 :D H:C6=6DD[ D@ v:82q62> H:== :?DE2== 2 C646:G6C @FED:56 E96 9@FD6 2?5 2 >@56> :?D:56 E96 9@FD6 E@ 56=:G6C E96 D6CG:46]k^Am kAm“xE’D <:?5 @7 =:<6 D2E6==:E6 %' H:E9 2 5:D9 @FED:56[ 3FE :?DE625 @7 E2=<:?8 E@ 2 D2E6==:E6[ E96 C646:G6C E2=<D E@ E96 E@H6C[” (@C<>2? 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