Broadband Availability Map

Contact:

broadband@dhcd.virginia.gov

The need for access to broadband is at an all-time high. The ability to grow a business, engage in virtual learning opportunities, and have the ability to reach telehealth opportunities all hinge on access to high-speed internet connectivity. The Commonwealth Connection, Virginia’s broadband availability map and analysis tool offers a new look to service availability in the Commonwealth and sheds light on which areas have access to this critical infrastructure.

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The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has launched a statewide broadband availability map indicating broadband coverage, including maximum broadband speeds available in service territories in the Commonwealth. Broadband service providers are required to submit updated service territory data to the Department annually.

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INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE TERRITORY DATA SUBMISSION HANDBOOK

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released submission handbook for the Virginia Broadband Availability Map - Internet Service Provider Service Territory Data Submission Process. Service territory data will be due from internet service providers by March 6, 2026. The submission portal for service territory data will open on or before February 6, 2026. Please email broadband@dhcd.virginia.gov with any questions.

Please note the handbook establish that internet service providers submit the same data, in substance and in form, as submitted to the Federal Communications Commission under its Broadband Data Collection Program by their March 2, 2026 submission deadline for service territory data reflecting service availability on December 31, 2025.

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Broadband Availability Map

Section P of Item 115 of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, 2022 Special Session I, commonly known as the Budget Bill, directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a statewide broadband availability map indicating broadband coverage, including maximum broadband speeds available in service territories in the Commonwealth. As directed in the Budget Bill, all broadband service providers shall be required to submit updated service territory data to the Department annually, containing the locations to which they provide broadband service.