House works feverishly on telecom bill
At least three House committees worked on the telecom bill Wednesday, continuing the feverish pace that the bill has moved through the body since it came over from the Senate last week
Senate passes telecom bill
The telecom bill streamlines the permitting process for towers and antennas to provide both cell phone and wireless broadband coverage.
Margolis: Money, politics and a communications brouhaha
Such controversy could also be the inevitable result of the kind of public-private dealings that are necessary if high-speed Internet and reliable cell phone service is to become available statewide.
Broadband on fast track with far-reaching legislation
Senate committees labored over S.78, a bill designed to bring broadband to all quarters of the state.
Story + video: Illuzzi seeks to loosen rules for Fairpoint
Sen. Vince Illuzzi said loosening the rules for Fairpoint will help the struggling telephone company compete against unregulated competitors in the cable industry and local telephone exchanges.
On video + story: Global company, eCorp English, moves operations to Middlebury
The state helped to woo eCorp to Vermont in competition with three other states – Oregon, New York and Massachusetts – for the opportunity to host the growing company.
VTel promises $10 rates, fiber optic service to “anchor institutions”
Guite outlined his company’s plans to spend nearly $116 million in federal stimulus money – $81 million in grants and $35 million in loans – to build out fiber-optic and wireless infrastructure in Vermont.
High speed broadband availability in Vermont
As of June 2009 there were 41 Vermont towns with less than 10 percent high speed broadband access and 20 of those towns that have no broadband coverage.
TPI recommendations for state’s IT system are in
David Tucker, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Information and Innovation, released the TPI report this morning.
State IT assessment two weeks behind schedule
Vermonters interested in the results of the $499,000 report from TPI, a Stamford, Conn.-based corporation, will have to wait.
