All Points Broadband Just Landed $267M to Wire 8 Virginia Counties — Here's What That Means

All Points Broadband (APB) — a regional fiber operator headquartered in Ashburn, VA — is the largest single BEAD recipient in Virginia. $171.3 million federal + $95.3 million state grant = $267 million to bring gigabit fiber to 19,801 unserved locations across eight Northern Shenandoah Valley counties. Target completion is September 2026. If you live in Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, or Warren County and you've been stuck on DSL, satellite, or "no service available" — this is the fiber rollout you've been waiting for.

By Rick Baron & Bear · Published May 27, 2026 · 28 years of residential AV install · Sources: Fauquier County Broadband Authority, All Points Broadband (groundbreaking), VA DHCD BEAD, Telecompetitor BEAD list.

TL;DR — the punch list

• Who: All Points Broadband (APB) — applied for BEAD under the legal entity "Virginia Everywhere, LLC."
• How much: $171.3M federal BEAD + $95.3M Virginia VATI grant = $266.6M total public funding.
• Where: 8 counties — Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Warren (Northern Shenandoah Valley + Piedmont).
• Scope: 19,801 unserved or underserved locations getting fiber-to-the-home.
• Speed tiers planned: 100 / 300 / 500 / 1,000 Mbps symmetrical.
• Timeline: 20 construction crews active; VATI-scope addresses must have service available by June 30, 2026; full target completion September 2026.
• What it means for you: If you're in one of the 8 counties, check the APB address tool — you might already be in scope. Service is rolling out neighborhood by neighborhood.

Where they're building (the 8-county footprint)

The Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission is the fiscal agent. APB is the deploying ISP. Here's the county-by-county breakdown with the ZIP prefixes most affected:

If you live inside the Winchester city limits or central Harrisonburg, you probably already have decent options (Verizon Fios, Comcast). APB's grant scope is specifically the unserved or underserved rural fringes where the closest broadband is DSL at 6 Mbps, satellite at $120/mo, or just a "we don't service that road yet" from every carrier.

Timeline — what's already happened, what's next

• 2021-2022: VATI state grants awarded; APB selected as ISP for the multi-county project.
• 2023: First groundbreakings in Loudoun + Fauquier.
• 2024: Frederick County groundbreaking; main backbone construction across all 8 counties.
• 2025: BEAD federal award announced — $171.3M to "Virginia Everywhere, LLC" (APB's BEAD entity).
• 2026 Q1-Q2: 20 construction crews active; service activations rolling neighborhood by neighborhood.
• June 30, 2026: Deadline for service availability across all VATI-scope addresses.
• September 2026 (target): Full project completion. APB says this date "looks achievable."

Speeds + pricing — what you'll actually pay

APB sells four residential tiers built on symmetrical fiber. Pricing varies by county and bundled features, but the public tier sheet looks like this:

No data caps, no contracts, symmetrical speeds (matching upload to download — important for video calls, Plex servers, large uploads), and the equipment is included. That's the standard fiber-ISP package and APB sticks to it. Confirm current pricing on the APB website when you check your address — sometimes there are intro promotions.

What's available today (if you can't wait)

If your address isn't in the active build zone yet, here's what we'd recommend in the meantime — and these aren't perfect, but they beat satellite:

• T-Mobile Home Internet ($50/mo) — works surprisingly well in much of NSV. 100-200 Mbps typical, no contract, no cap, no equipment fee. Read our 5G home honest pick first.
• Verizon 5G Home ($50/mo) — strong in Fauquier and Frederick where Verizon has C-Band coverage. Spottier in Page, Rappahannock, Augusta. Check the address tool.
• Verizon Fios — only in pockets of Warrenton, Winchester, Staunton, and Harrisonburg. If you're in the footprint already, you're set — APB is targeting people who DON'T have Fios.
• Comcast / Xfinity — covers most municipal areas. Honest: if you have it and it works, no rush to switch (price will likely be similar to APB Gig but cable isn't symmetrical upload).
• Starlink ($120/mo + $349 equipment) — last resort. Works anywhere with sky view. Decent latency now (35-50ms), but the upfront cost stings and APB will be far cheaper.

The installer's verdict

We've watched fiber rollouts come and go for 28 years. Most "the fiber is coming" promises break by year three. APB's situation is different for three reasons:

• The money is already committed. $267M in signed grants. Not "applied for" — signed, with a deadline. The state and federal money goes back if APB misses, so they're motivated.
• Construction is visible. 20 crews are in the field right now. We've seen the boring rigs on Route 50, Route 522, and Route 11. This is not a press-release rollout — it's a real one.
• The buildout is "passive" first. APB lays the fiber down the road, then activates address-by-address as people sign up. That means even if your house isn't lit on day one, the cable is already past your driveway and turn-on takes weeks, not years.

If you're in one of the 8 counties and you've been getting by on DSL or satellite, sign up for APB notifications now. The website tells you within ~10 seconds whether your address is in scope. If it is, plan to switch — symmetrical gigabit fiber for $80-100 beats every alternative in our market, full stop.

If your address says "not in scope," the only reason is geographic — you're outside the grant footprint. APB may expand later (they often do once the initial buildout is complete), but for now your honest options are 5G home or sitting tight.

How to check your address

1. Go to allpointsbroadband.com and use the address-check tool on the homepage.
2. If you're in scope: sign up for the install waitlist. They activate addresses in batches as crews finish each section.
3. If you're not in scope: get on their notification list anyway — they sometimes expand the footprint mid-build when adjacent addresses can be reached.
4. Verify your county is one of the 8 (Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Warren). Counties outside that list are not part of this APB project — they may be covered by other VATI projects with different operators.

Sources

• Fauquier County VATI Grant + APB project page
• All Points Broadband — Frederick County groundbreaking
• Northern Virginia Daily — Frederick County groundbreaking
• VA DHCD — BEAD program
• Loudoun County Broadband Expansion (precedent APB project)
• Clarke County Broadband Access
• Augusta County Broadband Initiative
• Cardinal News — VA BEAD continuation Nov 2025
• Telecompetitor — Comprehensive BEAD Provisional Awards (Dec 2025)

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