Vermont House Backs $150 Million Broadband Plan
A bill dedicating $150 million of anticipated federal funding to create a new state broadband office to coordinate and accelerate the expansion of high-speed Internet access throughout Vermont passed...
View ArticleCommunity Broadband Legislative Roundup – April 20, 2021
SnapshotMaryland plans to funnel American Rescue Plan Act funding towards community broadband Vermont Governor bolsters House plan backing Communications Union Districts A national movement to address...
View ArticleCommunity Broadband Legislation Roundup - May 25, 2021
Author(s): jerichoSnapshotNorth Carolina Governor budgets $1.2 billion of Rescue Plan funds towards closing the digital divideVermont Senate includes private ISPs in what was a community-based solution...
View ArticleNew Fact Sheet: Snapshots of Municipal Broadband
Municipal networks in the United States have proven that when dollars are invested in publicly owned information infrastructure, they often return value back to the community several times over. This...
View ArticleFiber for All the Kingdom’s Residents: A Promising Model for Connecting Rural...
Author(s): Sean GonsalvesInternet connectivity in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom is, well, downright medieval by modern telecommunication standards. With the exception of a handful of homes in the more...
View ArticleRecent Developments in Vermont and New Hampshire and the Real Broadband...
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View ArticleVermont’s New 10-Year Telecommunications Plan Centers Community Interests and...
The Vermont Department of Public Service released its most recent 10-year telecommunications plan earlier this month, once again prioritizing Communication Union Districts (CUDs) as the key to closing...
View ArticleMaple Broadband Sets the Table for FTTH Network
The Addison County Communications Union District (ACCUD) in Vermont was formed a year ago. Now known as Maple Broadband, ACCUD has announced a partnership with Vermont-based Waitsfield and Champlain...
View ArticleHow American Rescue Plan Broadband Funds Stack Up in the States
With American Rescue Plan funds flowing into state government coffers, about a third of the nation’s 50 states have announced what portion of their Rescue Plan dollars are being devoted to expanding...
View ArticleJoin Us Live on Thursday, November 4th to Talk About Northern New England -...
Join us live on Thursday, November 4th at 5pm ET for Episode 24 of the Connect This! Show, where co-hosts Christopher and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) will be joined by Peggy Schaffer (Executive Director,...
View ArticleListen: Christopher Mitchell Explains What the Infrastructure Bill Means for...
ILSR’s Community Broadband Initiative Director Christopher Mitchell recently joined Kimberly Adams on Marketplace Tech to talk about the $65 billion in the infrastructure bill that is being allocated...
View ArticleLast Year and Next Year: Predictions Evaluated and Recharged - Episode 488 of...
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View ArticleCUDs are Connecting Rural Vermont - Episode 494 of the Community Broadband...
This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined by Will Anderson, Program Coordinator at Vermont Communications Union Districts Association (VCUDA) and Evan Carlson, Board Chair at NEK Broadband...
View ArticleNew Vermont Communications Union District Convenes to Connect the Rutland Region
With nearly 65,000 households unable to connect to the Internet at basic broadband speeds of 25/3 Megabits per second (Mbps), municipalities across the Green Mountain state have risen to the fore in...
View ArticleVermont CUD NEK Broadband Nabs $16 Million Grant For Fiber
NEK Broadband has been awarded a $16 million grant by the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) to expand fiber access to 10 new Vermont communities. It’s among the earliest of what is likely to be...
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