Palmyra, Virginia — Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), urges dove hunters not to shoot at birds perched on power lines. On opening weekend of dove season in September, Firefly’s fiber optic cable was damaged in six localities from birdshot. The fiber optic cable is a new addition to electric poles […]

Firefly and Central Virginia Electric Cooperative are making headlines for building fiber to 4,200 homes and businesses using ReConnect grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Click here to read the article released by the USDA.

Palmyra, Virginia — Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), along with its Board and industry partners, is delighted to celebrate another milestone year of connection successes. Firefly was born out of a desire to bridge the digital divide and provide reliable, high-speed internet to over 38,000 CVEC members, thus improving their […]

Palmyra, Virginia — Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), is a 2023 Spotlight on Excellence Award winner. The Spotlight on Excellence Awards are an initiative of the Council of Rural Electric Communicators (CREC) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The program recognizes a body of outstanding work produced by […]

Palmyra, Va. – Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), is celebrating a record customer service score as measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®). This year, Firefly received a score of 90, which is 26 points above the average score for brands categorized as internet service providers.* Firefly’s President […]

Louisa, Va. – Last week, officials from Firefly Fiber Broadband joined Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) to celebrate efforts to bring high-speed internet to unserved and underserved communities as a result of the partnership that includes Firefly, REC as well as  Louisa and Goochland counties. Local and regional leaders joined at the REC Service Center in Louisa County […]

Afton, Virginia —Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), celebrated the milestone of 20,000 rural broadband connections this month at a private ceremony at Veritas Winery, demonstrating Firefly’s incredibly rapid growth and commitment to connecting central Virginia to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. CVEC and Firefly accelerated their efforts to make […]

Palmyra, Virginia — Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), celebrated its fourth business anniversary in July and reached a pivotal milestone this month of 15,000 customers connected to its world-class, gigabit speed fiber broadband. Customers celebrated the company’s birthday with kind words of praise for how the services have changed their […]

Charlottesville, Va — The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) announced that they officially signed a contract with the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), launching a $288 million fiber internet construction project that will provide access to affordable, reliable high speed fiber internet to more than 36,000 businesses and residences.  In December 2021, Governor […]

Goochland, Va. – Governor Ralph Northam today announced the award of $79 million in Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grants to Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, and its partner Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC). The funding will support the $288 million project which endeavors to offer universal access to gigabit speed […]

Goochland County announced progress toward extending broadband coverage to all of its residents and businesses.

Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), reached a pivotal milestone this month of 10,000 customers connected to its world-class, gigabit fiber broadband.