Cabling America: Fibre in paradise | The Economist
Wes Rosenbalm, BVU's boss, sees the equation much as Joseph Anderson did 150 years ago. “Broadband is jobs,” he says. “This is the next depot, ...

Bristol Virginia Utilities Deploys Broadband Network with Infinera
Wes Rosenbalm, the CEO of BVU, says the presence of big broadband pipes, bandwidth ... is what you get.” Bristol Virginia Utilities CEO Wes Rosenbalm ...

Broadband Plan is a Roadmap to Success | Virginia Talks
By crogers
Look at how entities like BVU and the Cumberland Plateau and Lenowisco planning districts have worked with the Virginia Tobacco Commission, with the state legislative delegation from Southwest Virginia and the Economic Development ...

Broadband plan is a roadmap to success - Roanoke.com
Rosenbalm is CEO and president of Bristol Virginia Utilities, the first public utility in the United States to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network ...

Hometown Service – Energy Today (see attached pdf)

What’s CBIG Idea? Bristol Virginia Committee Aims to Make the Most of City’s Broadband Network: Jobs, Quality of Life at Top of Agenda (CBIG BJournal Article.jpg attached)

Va. communities recognized for broadband, technology deployments
CivSource - New York, NY, USA

Bristol Virginia Officially Honored As Intelligent Community at International Summit (PDF)

Intelligent Communties in the 21st Century: A conversation with Robert Bell (article is attached)

Bristol recognized as technology leaders - Virginia Business (VA Business Article – March 2009 pdf article is attached)

Community Broadband Fiber Network of the Year (PDF)

“Birthplace of FTTH – Bristol, Va: Muni Fiber Pioneer”  by Bradley Kramer appeared in the July/August 2007 issue of Last Mile magazine. The article maintains that Bristol Virginia is not only the birthplace of country music but also the birthplace of municipal-owned fiber to the premises (FTTP).BVU OptiNet and BVU FOCUS Gain Exposure Through National Magazines

Bristol Virginia Utilities Launches New Business Unit, Announces First Customer

“Real-world FTTx: OptiNet Communications” by Phil Britt appeared in the Oct. 24, 2005, edition of Telephony magazine. The article describes how BVU OptiNet overcame obstacles and created a business plan for broadband success in Bristol, Va.

“The Transparent LAN: A Municipal Fiber System Simplifies Business Networking”
by Sandy Crusenberry appeared in Broadband Properties Magazine’s KillerApp.com on March 26, 2007. Using Ethernet over fiber allows Bristol Virginia Utilities to create a “data cloud” for the connection of all branch offices throughout the Southwest Virginia region.

“Community Broadband” by Cathy Swirlbul appeared in Public Power Magazine’s March-April 2007 edition. When Bristol, Va., became one of the first entities in the nation to have fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) technology, the city’s profile was vastly improved from an economic development standpoint and drew considerable media coverage.

"Va. Cable System Touts Its Services, Officials Get Close Look at How City-Run Cable Works" by Erica Beshears appeared in the Dec. 31, 2006, edition of The Charlotte Observer. If the Lake Norman governments - Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville and Troutman - vote to buy the former Adelphia cable system, BVU is the top candidate to manage it.

“Wilson looks to future” by Mathew Shaw appeared in Wilson Daily Times, December 09, 2006. Wilson, N.C., city officials visited Bristol Virginia Utilities’ headquarters and talked to officials about their own plans to build North Carolina's first FTTP network.

“Virginia is for Business Lovers” by David John Marotta was first published in Vox Populi magazine, Sept. 5, 2006. The article provides reasons why Forbes magazine named the state of Virginia the best place in America to do business in 2006.

"Bristol’s broadband push” by Paul Miller appeared in the Virginia Business Magazine, November 2006. The city of Bristol, Va., is using fiber optics to stay in the game when it comes to economic development. “Build it and they will come.”

“Virginia Is For Outsourcing” by Paul McDougall appeared in Information Week, Nov. 21, 2005. Virginia became the first state to hand over the bulk of its IT operations to one vendor through a 10-year outsourcing agreement that pays defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. more than $2 billion.