Region VII Planning & Development Council

99 Edmiston Way, Suite 225 Buckhannon, WV  26201 Phone # (304) 472-6564 Toll Free # (888) 472-0121  Fax # (304) 472-6590 West Virginia’s Region VII Serving Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Tucker and Upshur Counties Regional Broadband Survey The Region VII Planning and Development Council is asking for your assistance in helping develop a broadband needs assessment and strategic plan for our seven-county region.  This plan will attempt to identify the areas that currently do not have broadband service and then try to find a way to provide services.  You can help us develop this plan by completing a survey.    First conduct a speed test of your computer.  Record your download and upload speeds on a piece of paper.  After conducting your speed test, please complete the residential and/or business survey.  The information you record from your speed tests will be needed to complete the residential survey.     Business Broadband Survey    (click here)   Residential Broadband Survey   (click here)   Broadband Survey for Selected Economic Sectors (Speed Test Not Required) i.e. agriculture, healthcare, education...   (click here)   Internet Speed Test   (click here) You can take the speed test without entering any personal information. Just click the shortcut on bottom right of the WV Broadband Mapping page. FY2013 Section 5310 Applications Available Please click on the link below to access the application information.   FY2013 Section 5310 Memo and Application

Region VII: In the Heart of West Virginia