High-speed ’Net service proposed

Embarq, the telephone company for about half of Rappahannock County, has proposed a plan to bring high speed Internet service to the Flint Hill and Huntly areas, but it would require the county to share the $311,700 cost of upgrading Embarq’s equipment.

In a May 9 letter to County Administrator John McCarthy, James Payne of Embarq said “this expansion is extremely expensive.” and that the number of customers to be gained was limited. Embarq proposed a 50-50 cost sharing “partnership” with the county.