ELKINS — The Randolph County Commission has announced the disbursement of a check for $957,000 to the company Micrologic to help with the completion of two broadband projects in the county.   

The funds were sent to the Randolph County Commission after Micrologic, one of the region’s largest wireless high-speed Internet providers, requested the money from the state of West Virginia. 

“A few years back, the state of West Virginia created a broadband grant program utilizing the American Recovery Act Program,” said Micrologic President Rob Hinton. “We applied for it to complete a significant project in Randolph County that will cover around 250 miles and 4,900 customers.”

County Commission President David Kesling told Hinton that the RCC had received a check for $957,000 that was a federal match for Micrologic’s projects in Randolph County.

“We are a passer agent on this, so we are going to approve payment to Micrologic from those state funds,” Kesling said. “As soon as we can get it out to you we will.”

Micrologic, which is based out of Buckhannon, has been in business for close to 30 years and provides service not only to West Virginia, but to Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia as well. It currently has 100 towers throughout the Mountain State.

Hinton told the County Commission there is one ongoing project in Randolph County. Back in October, the project provided internet to customers in rural areas, including Whitmer and Job. The project will also expand into Bemis and Glady, and officials expect to have service in those areas by June.

The second project will see the internet provider expand services in the immediate Elkins area.

“As part of the second project, over the next few months we will turn up service in Norton, Coalton, Bowden and the Elkins area,” Hinton said. “Our plan is to have all of the project complete by the end of 2025.”

Hinton said that Micrologic is offering 1 gig internet for a locked-in price until the year 2030.

“We know kind of how other operators operate,” he said. “They give you a deal for $29 or $39 and then a year later your bill is $150.”

Hinton told the commissioners that Micrologic recently purchased a building on Harrison Avenue in Elkins and will use the facility as its central office. The building will house the company’s equipment and will feature a walk-up office later this year.

“We found at the Buckhannon Office, even though we offer the opportunity for folks to pay online and do automatic billing, there’s a lot of people who still want to come in and have a conversation,” he said. “They want to write a check and hand a payment in, so we are going to do the same thing in Elkins.”

For more information about Micrologic, visit the company’s website at www.micrologicwv.com.