64,000 Vermont homes do not have access to a reliable wireline connection. The state aims to connect them to fiber-optic cable by 2026.
Gov. Scott announces $48 million in broadband grants to communications union districts
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Broadband could take longer and cost more to deploy in Vermont than anticipated
Inflation and supply-chain problems are lengthening project timelines and hiking potential costs.
$116 million in grants announced for broadband construction
The money, distributed by the Vermont Community Broadband Board to communications union districts and internet service providers, could subsidize broadband construction as soon as this spring.
In push for rural broadband, Vermont groups partner to buy 2,000 miles of fiber-optic cable
The purchase comes after Congress approved major aid to expand broadband and states scramble to buy the raw materials necessary.
Sovernet and FirstLight email is back, after being down in Vermont for 3 days
Users say they are still missing emails from the blackout, and the company has yet to give a full explanation.
New 10-year telecoms plan prioritizes broadband districts, private partnerships
Vermonters could see whether the fledgling districts are the answer to a problem that’s spanned gubernatorial administrations
The Deeper Dig: How to spend a broadband windfall
Connecting Vermont’s most rural homes to high-speed internet has been a challenge for decades. Christine Hallquist, the incoming executive director of the state’s new community broadband board, hopes to finish the job within seven years.
Scott appoints Hallquist to lead new Vermont Community Broadband Board
Hallquist, the Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, will lead efforts to expand internet access in Vermont, using $150 million from the federal American Rescue Act Plan.
Christine Hallquist: Investments in Fiber-to-the-Premise offer solution to Digital Divide
One problem with private telecommunications companies is that the goal of making a profit goes against the goal of providing service to every last address.
Lawmakers skeptical of Starlink solution for broadband problems
The company founded by Elon Musk declined to testify at a legislative hearing on the internet service last week. Some lawmakers expressed “less than zero” interest in working with Starlink. There’s currently a waiting list for the service.
Hallquist is new administrator of NEK broadband district
Hallquist, former Vermont Electric Co-op CEO and gubernatorial candidate, brings infrastructure build-out experience to the Northeast Kingdom CUD’s operation.
In the wake of Hallquist’s historic run, 3 transgender women run for House seats
Taylor Small, Ember Quinn and Jamie Dufour are hoping to be the first openly transgender person to hold a Vermont legislative seat.
Hallquist calls for Agri-publicans to condemn candidate’s ‘transphobic’ comments
H. Brooke Paige, who is running for secretary of state, mocked the former gubernatorial candidate for being transgender in a series of Facebook comments.
Broadband expansion via utility infrastructure would cost $300M
A study was ordered by the Legislature to find a way to help 80,000 underserved Vermonters.
