ShareAccording to information placed on the IBEC website Friday October 10th, Verizon telephone company has completed their physical installation of lines into the Martins Store Substation that will connect BPL customers to the internet. Activation will be forthcoming. Here’s what the IBEC site says: Verizon installed the Internet connection at the Martins Store substation and [...]
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ShareOver the past several months we have been following the progress of BPL (Broadband Over Powerline) internet service coming to portions of Nelson County, Virginia in all of these earlier posts: *09.23.08 *09.11.08 *08.14.08 *08.04.08 *08.01.08 *07.22.08 On Monday we had a really nice visit from the crew foreman with Elliot Contractors out of Roanoke. [...]
ShareAs we have been following over the past several months, IBEC crews have been working to bring broadband internet to portions of Nelson County, Virginia. A series of delays, including hurricanes and installation delays by Verizon on lines that hook to IBEC’s equipment have greatly delayed the implementation of the system. Yesterday we received a [...]
ShareFirst it was Hurricane Gustav that delayed Nelson County’s BPL installation. Now, it is Ike. From the CVEC site: “As speculated, our line crews have been recalled to aid in the Hurricane Ike Relief efforts. We will not have any crews assisting in deployment next week. We appreciate your understanding and patience in this situation.” [...]
Share We spoke this afternoon with Amanda Langley, Customer Service Manager at IBEC in Alabama. Amanda tells us that crews were pulled off for Hurricane Gustav, but will be returning to Nelson County on Wednesday September 10th to resume installation. “They’ll be back tomorrow and working continuously, unless another hurricane hits, like Ike or anything [...]
