Lumos to bring fiber internet to nearly 85,000 residents and businesses in Virginia's Tidewater region

Lumos will be making a big impact on the Tidewater region of Virginia, bringing ultra-high-speed fiber internet service to nearly 85,000 residents and businesses across the Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Portsmouth (VA) communities. The Lumos expansion will blanket the region with over 760 miles of the latest fiber optic technology featuring 100 Gigabit speed capacity at a cost of over $83 million. In addition, Lumos will generate jobs in the region with its plan to hire local sales, service and support teams. Lumos will fully fund the $83 million project, and engineering work will begin immediately. Construction will start in 2023, and the company estimates that most of the project will be completed in approximately two years, including in the Chesapeake and Portsmouth areas.