Virginia state regulations do not allow electric cooperatives to sell internet service, but they do allow electric cooperatives to own a subsidiary that may engage in any business legal in Virginia. The intent of the rule is to ensure that electric rates do not subsidize other business ventures.
Because of this ruling, CVEC reopened its wholly-owned subsidiary, Central Virginia Services, Inc. which provides telecommunications and internet services to CVEC and the public as Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM.
CVEC also cannot share any joint marketing with Firefly, so we cannot provide pricing or other service information related to Firefly products. Questions about internet services or can be found on Firefly’s website.