Frank Smith III is the new full time executive director for the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority – its first ever … installation of 47 miles of fiber optic line that can carry high-speed broadband internet started last week … Smith hopes to bring Roanoke County into the fold with other localities that have signed on to fund the project … Smith has 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry … the Washington & Lee University graduate is a Roanoke resident. he spoke to WFIR’s Gene Marrano about public-private partnerships for projects like broadband:
