Broadband and connectivity
1The short version
Fiber is arriving in pieces. Point Broadband lists several Buchanan build areas: Greenbriar/Vicey/Prater, Loggy Bottom and Pea Patch (finished August 2021), Lynn Camp and Home Creek, Murphy/Davenport/Council/Rowe/Drill Road, Pilgrim's Knob, and Straight Fork Road . The state's 2025 broadband report shows Point's state-funded Cumberland Plateau project, covering Buchanan and neighboring counties, at about 90% complete with 5,113 locations served .
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2The full story
What's next. Virginia's federally funded BEAD program, meant to "finish the job" for places still lacking 100/20 Mbps service, was expected to start construction in mid-to-fall 2026 for about 133,000 locations statewide[23]. Hollows that still rely on Starlink or spotty DSL are exactly the kind of places that program targets, so it's worth checking whether a given road is on the BEAD map.
About 77% of county households subscribe to broadband[1]. Mountain terrain is what makes the last miles so expensive: state reports blame delays on pole make-ready work, utility locates, and permits to run fiber along state roads[23].
3Dig deeper: every source
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