Virginia Beach is governed by a mayor who is one of an elected 11-member City Council. The Council, working closely with the School Board and Superintendent, appropriates funds for the school division's operational and capital improvement budgets. By the year 2010, population is projected to be 500, 000. Average snowfall is 7.6 inches. Fiber optics is available virtually anywhere, even stretching to the oceanfront, with speeds up to 155 megabits or more.
Competitive rates are available from a number of telecommunications sources.