The discussion will follow up on comments from County Administrator Craig Meadows, who said during the July 13 board meeting that the county at the time had received four proposals for broadband partnerships.

Meadows told supervisors that each proposal came from wireless providers. He also said a committee had been set up to review the proposals.

County officials haven’t provided further details on the providers.

“Since a vendor has not been chosen at this time, I don’t have details that I can share regarding the proposals submitted,” county spokeswoman Jennifer Harris wrote in an email.

Harris said more details will be revealed after negotiations are complete and a vendor is chosen.

The most recent update on the county’s broadband initiative comes a few months after the provision of a final report on high-speed internet availability across the county and the neighboring city of Radford. The report was prepared by engineering and architectural firm Thompson & Litton and the Blue Ridge Advisory Services Group, a telecom and energy consultant.

Among other points, the assessment found that the portion of the Montgomery and Radford population unserved by high-speed internet falls at 7.6%, which is slightly above the national rate of 6%.