Connect USVI’s $84 Million Fiber Buildout Targets 46,000 Locations Across the Territory

A new Government Accountability Office review of federal broadband programs places the Connect U.S. Virgin Islands program at approximately $84 million for a planned fiber network reaching about 46,000 locations across the territory, offering a consolidated federal accounting of the scale of the decade-long buildout. The report, released Monday, identifies Connect USVI Stage 2 Fixed Support as a single project receiving $84 million over a 10-year funding period. GAO classifies the planned network as 100 percent fiber and places the project in its 100/100 Mbps planned-speed category. Its analysis is based on data from the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Funding Map. The figures align with the FCC’s original 2021 authorization, which was more precise. The commission approved $84,456,870 over 10 years for 46,039 locations — $47,561,270 for 20,838 locations on St. Croix and $36,895,600 for 25,201 locations across St. Thomas and St. John. Broadband VI was originally selected...