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  "description": "Glo Fiber plans to deliver high-speed internet in Blacksburg, Virginia\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-06-30T14:34:36.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 — With a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of WideOpen Blacksburg, a local internet service provider, Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) has announced plans to expand its Glo Fiber Service into Blackburg, Virginia.\n\nShentel’s Glo Fiber delivers 100% fiber broadband services to nearly 363,000 homes and businesses, providing customers with high-speed, symmetrical, and reliable internet.\n\nShentel’s 17,200-mile regional fiber network allows Glo Fiber to offer phone service, video service, and “whole home Wi-Fi for a seamless connection anywhere in your home or business.” It also features simple pricing with no long-term contracts and a range of plans to choose from.\n\n\n\n_****FROM SPEEDING BEAD SUMMIT****_\n _****Panel 1: How Are States Thinking About Reasonable Costs Now?****_\n_****Panel 2: Finding the State Versus Federal Balance in BEAD****_\n _****Panel 3: Reacting to the New BEAD NOFO Guidance****_\n _****Panel 4: Building, Maintaining and Adopting Digital Workforce Skills****_\n\n All Videos from Speeding BEAD Summit \n\nOn June 20, 2025, _Shentel stated_ that its acquisition of WideOpen Blacksburg is expected to be complete by early to mid-July. According to **Ed McKay** , Shentel’s Chief Operating Officer, the existing fiber network built by WideOpen Blacksburg is a great match for Glo Fiber and will help expand its presence in the area.\n\nSimilar optimism was expressed by **Andrew Cohill** , President of WideOpen Blacksburg, who said, “I am confident that Glo Fiber is going to provide outstanding customer service and great fiber-delivered Internet to our customers.”\n\nGlo Fiber already serves a myriad of communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Delaware, combining “state of the art technology” with “superior local customer service across its markets.”\n\nShentel's _website_ pledges to transform Blacksburg, Va., through high-speed fiber optic technology that will “drive economic growth, enhance educational opportunities, and ensure that the city remains at the forefront of technological advancement.”",
  "title": "Shentel Announces Glo Fiber Expansion with Acquisition of WideOpen Blacksburg",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T03:27:04.644Z"
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