Out Of Money, W.va. Broadband Council Ends 5-year Run

By Eric Eyre After a five-year run, the West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council likely held its last meeting Wednesday, releasing a financial statement that showed a wireless Internet provider in Wheeling and an out-of-state consultant received the bulk of the council's grants. StratusWave, which serves businesses and residential customers in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, picked up $2.2 million in grants, or 44 percent of the $5 million the council has distributed over the years.