/tags/broadband Broadband en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:09:29 GMT /local-news/2024-11-20/vermont-broadband-officials-worry-the-trump-administration-could-slow-down-buildout Vermont is waiting on $229 million in federal broadband funding, but President-elect Donald Trump has been critical of the program that is funding that work. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:09:29 GMT /local-news/2024-11-20/vermont-broadband-officials-worry-the-trump-administration-could-slow-down-buildout Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-11-18/state-regulators-approve-sale-consolidated-communications-private-equity-firm-searchlight-capital-partners The Public Utility Commission says it will allow Searchlight Capital Partners to purchase Consolidated Communications, Vermont's largest telecommunications company. The deal still needs federal approval. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:37:18 GMT /local-news/2024-11-18/state-regulators-approve-sale-consolidated-communications-private-equity-firm-searchlight-capital-partners Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-09-05/state-wants-help-low-income-vermonters-connect-broadband-network The Vermont Community Broadband Board will vote on a proposal to use $2.5 million in ARPA funding to help customers pay for their connections to broadband network. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:08:17 GMT /local-news/2024-09-05/state-wants-help-low-income-vermonters-connect-broadband-network Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-07-31/affordability-questions-remain-as-federal-broadband-bead-money-flows-into-vermont The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment, or BEAD, program will bring $229 million to the state â€� one-third of all the money Vermont needs to supply everyone with high-speed broadband service. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:10:47 GMT /local-news/2024-07-31/affordability-questions-remain-as-federal-broadband-bead-money-flows-into-vermont Howard Weiss-Tisman, Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /local-news/2024-04-30/southern-vermont-broadband-district-says-it-needs-to-change-its-financial-plan-to-meet-cost-overruns Deerfield Valley Fiber, which serves 24 towns in southern Vermont, asked the Vermont Community Broadband Board this week to make changes to its federal grant contract. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:02:08 GMT /local-news/2024-04-30/southern-vermont-broadband-district-says-it-needs-to-change-its-financial-plan-to-meet-cost-overruns Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-02-20/25-000-low-income-vermonters-may-lose-internet-subsidy-in-april-without-that-wi-fi-im-sunk If Congress doesn’t act, a $14 billion federal program that subsidizes high-speed internet for low-income households will run out of money in April. More than 25,000 Vermonters will be impacted, nearly half of whom are 50 or older. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-02-20/25-000-low-income-vermonters-may-lose-internet-subsidy-in-april-without-that-wi-fi-im-sunk Nina Keck /local-news/2023-11-17/57-vermont-towns-have-committed-federal-covid-19-relief-money-to-broadband This comes after the state announced a dollar-for-dollar matching program last year. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 20:59:13 GMT /local-news/2023-11-17/57-vermont-towns-have-committed-federal-covid-19-relief-money-to-broadband Howard Weiss-Tisman /show/vermont-edition/2023-11-08/the-vermont-community-broadband-board-wants-your-input-on-achieving-digital-equity The board's digital equity officer discusses barriers to overcome, from the cost of broadband to some Vermonters' need for basic digital skills. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:17:00 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-11-08/the-vermont-community-broadband-board-wants-your-input-on-achieving-digital-equity Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer /local-news/2023-10-10/central-vermont-schools-add-wi-fi-to-buses-a-model-for-the-nation-says-fcc-chair "We understand that there are students who don’t have internet access at home â€� and a lot of those kids are in rural America,â€� said Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel in a visit to Vermont. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:21:39 GMT /local-news/2023-10-10/central-vermont-schools-add-wi-fi-to-buses-a-model-for-the-nation-says-fcc-chair Carly Berlin /local-news/2023-08-25/vermont-broadband-board-members-concerned-over-scott-temporarily-using-20m-for-flood-aid The Scott administration took $20 million that was earmarked for the state's broadband buildout to fund flood relief, and some officials are concerned it could slow down broadband buildout if the money's not replaced in time. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:36:38 GMT /local-news/2023-08-25/vermont-broadband-board-members-concerned-over-scott-temporarily-using-20m-for-flood-aid Howard Weiss-Tisman