The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Pembroke Telephone Cooperative, based in Pembroke, Giles County, Virginia, a $700,000 grant for an Outlying Areas Broadband project. This funding will support installation of a fiber network that serves broadband to 74 homes and 15 businesses and community anchor institutions. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

"Rural communities are working to improve local access to broadband.

"This ARC grant for $700,000 helps Pembroke Telephone Cooperative deliver broadband access to underserved areas of Giles County."

BACKGROUND

In partnership with the Giles County Board of Supervisors, Pembroke Telephone Cooperative has developed a plan to achieve universal coverage of high-speed fiber-to-the-home infrastructure.

This project will support 110,880 feet of fiber network construction.

In November 2025, Congressman Griffith celebrated federal approval of Virginia's Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal, which puts rural Virginia communities in better position to receive federal funding for increased broadband access.

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