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VMDABC Connect withRural Broadband Rural communities across the country have been left without access to broadband. Were committed to bridging this digital divide and bringing fast reliable internet to unserved areas in our region. of rural Americans without broadband people in Electric CoOp service areas without broadband Electric CoOps and counting deploying broadband solutions VMDABC Connecting Communities Across Virginia Maryland and Delaware Advancing CuttingEdge Broadband Solutions to Bridge the Digital Divide We believe having a reliable internet connection is a basic need in todays digital economy just like your electric service. Regrettably nearly 30 percent of Americans living in rural communities do not have access to broadband in their homes and businesses compared to just 2 percent of urban Americans.