The Blue Ridge Advisory Services Group, Inc. (Blue Ridge) is a professional services firm organized with a single purpose – assist communities in need of improving communications infrastructure and services. There can be no economic development, no job creation, and no sustainable community advancement in today’s economy without access to broadband for all citizens.
In 2003 we organized Blue Ridge Advisory Services to provide professional consulting to clients in need of assistance with advanced communications. Our clients include Cities, Counties, Councils of Government, Planning Districts, Regional Economic Development Agencies, and Electric and Telecommunications Cooperatives. Any organization committed to improve the quality of life for the citizens it serves, through telecommunications, is a prospective client for Blue Ridge.
Case Study: Wayne County, West Virginia
For this engagement, we conducted a comprehensive broadband assessment of this Ohio-River County in Western, West Virginia.
In the process, we identified existing communications infrastructure, the un-and-underserved communities, and all regional service providers. Our firm mapped all un-and-underserved households in the County.
Additionally, we developed a prioritization algorithm to rank-order the 31 communities in need of remediation.
Blue Ridge then developed a Capital Cost estimate for a FTTH solution in each community and a regional backbone to reach the communities.