/tags/department-of-public-service Department of Public Service en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 31 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-05-31/broadband-rollout-inches-forward-as-fiber-cable-is-delivered-to-vermont A group in Vermont pre-purchased 2,000 miles of fiber optic cable, which is starting to arrive in the state. But workforce shortages and equipment delays still threaten to slow down deployment. Tue, 31 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2022-05-31/broadband-rollout-inches-forward-as-fiber-cable-is-delivered-to-vermont Howard Weiss-Tisman /programs/2020-03-31/covid-19-highlights-internet-need-in-vermont As people are expected to do more from home, including work, school, and socializing, the gap between the technological have and have nots threatens toâ€� Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:21:59 GMT /programs/2020-03-31/covid-19-highlights-internet-need-in-vermont Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown /vpr-news/2019-09-03/gmp-to-hike-rates-regulators-note-impact-on-businesses-and-fixed-income-customers State utility regulators have approved a nearly 3% rate increase for Green Mountain Power. GMP spokeswoman Kristin Kelly said rates will rise Oct. 1 byâ€� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:31:51 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-03/gmp-to-hike-rates-regulators-note-impact-on-businesses-and-fixed-income-customers John Dillon /vpr-news/2019-03-06/consolidated-internet-services-go-down-across-region Consolidated Communications suffered a major internet outage around the region on Wednesday. A state official says the outage affected 83,000 residentialâ€� Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:20:18 GMT /vpr-news/2019-03-06/consolidated-internet-services-go-down-across-region John Dillon /vpr-news/2019-02-15/consolidated-communications-will-upgrade-network-to-avert-future-911-call-problems Consolidated Communications has agreed to upgrade its network to prevent a repeat of equipment failures that disrupted emergency 911 services three timesâ€� Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:48:42 GMT /vpr-news/2019-02-15/consolidated-communications-will-upgrade-network-to-avert-future-911-call-problems John Dillon /programs/2019-01-22/why-5g-cell-service-wont-solve-vermonts-broadband-woes The promises of 5G - the fifth-generation cellular technology - are incredibly fast speeds and the ability to connect thousands of devices at once. Butâ€� Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:59:13 GMT /programs/2019-01-22/why-5g-cell-service-wont-solve-vermonts-broadband-woes Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-01-21/nek-grid-constrained-by-too-much-renewable-energy The push for renewable energy has been strong in Vermont. So strong that the grid in northeast Vermont sometimes gets so overloaded that renewable energyâ€� Mon, 21 Jan 2019 13:10:14 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-21/nek-grid-constrained-by-too-much-renewable-energy John Dillon /vpr-news/2019-01-17/why-and-how-the-state-measured-cell-service-around-vermont Two state officials devised a data collection project this fall to challenge cell carriers' claims that between them they cover virtually the entireâ€� Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:13:23 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-17/why-and-how-the-state-measured-cell-service-around-vermont John Dillon /vpr-news/2019-01-16/state-official-went-roaming-around-vermont-to-test-cell-coverage-claims A Vermont Department of Public Service employee drove more than 6,000 miles around the state this fall to test the adequacy of wireless coverage. What heâ€� Wed, 16 Jan 2019 23:15:08 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-16/state-official-went-roaming-around-vermont-to-test-cell-coverage-claims John Dillon /vpr-news/2018-12-31/state-wants-expanded-safety-investigation-of-vermont-gas-pipeline Concerns over safety continue to plague Vermont Gas Systems and its Addison County pipeline, with the state questioning whether a licensed professionalâ€� Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:21:29 GMT /vpr-news/2018-12-31/state-wants-expanded-safety-investigation-of-vermont-gas-pipeline John Dillon