Telecommunications /tags/telecommunications Telecommunications en-US 开云体育 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:37:18 GMT State regulators approve sale of Consolidated Communications to private equity firm /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 New Report Assesses Financial Viability Of Vt. Community Access TV /programs/2021-02-22/new-report-assesses-financial-viability-of-vt-community-access-tv Public, educational and government access, or PEG access television, has for decades served community-produced cable programming to the Vermont public:鈥� Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:01:34 GMT /programs/2021-02-22/new-report-assesses-financial-viability-of-vt-community-access-tv Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown Schools Start In Four Weeks. The State Is Scrambling To Set Up Broadband For Students /vpr-news/2020-08-13/schools-start-in-four-weeks-the-state-is-scrambling-to-set-up-broadband-for-students When Vermont students start the next school year in four weeks, many won鈥檛 have full access to the internet they need for remote learning.The COVID crisis鈥� Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:24:14 GMT /vpr-news/2020-08-13/schools-start-in-four-weeks-the-state-is-scrambling-to-set-up-broadband-for-students John Dillon Many Rely On Telemedicine During COVID-19. Can It Last In Broadband-Poor Vermont? /programs/2020-04-30/many-rely-on-telemedicine-during-covid-19-can-it-last-in-broadband-poor-vermont The coronavirus has highlighted our growing reliance on our computers, IT systems and broadband to navigate life, work and school under very unusual鈥� Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:10:26 GMT /programs/2020-04-30/many-rely-on-telemedicine-during-covid-19-can-it-last-in-broadband-poor-vermont Jane Lindholm, Bob Kinzel Did Your Zoom Video Freeze Again? COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Internet Inadequacies /vpr-news/2020-04-05/did-your-zoom-video-freeze-again-covid-19-crisis-highlights-internet-inadequacies The COVID-19 crisis and the resulting school closures and stay-at-home orders have highlighted the digital divide that separates the broadband haves from鈥� Sun, 05 Apr 2020 21:20:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-04-05/did-your-zoom-video-freeze-again-covid-19-crisis-highlights-internet-inadequacies John Dillon Who Gets 5G 鈥� And Who Gets Left Behind 鈥� Has Some Worried About Digital Inequality /vpr-news/2020-02-25/who-gets-5g-and-who-gets-left-behind-has-some-worried-about-digital-inequality As wireless companies continue to roll out 5G 鈥� the next generation of wireless technology 鈥� advocates worry this latest high-speed update will widen the digital divide. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2020-02-25/who-gets-5g-and-who-gets-left-behind-has-some-worried-about-digital-inequality Paul Flahive Dozens Of Towns To Hold Town Meeting Votes On Forming Broadband Districts /vpr-news/2020-01-06/dozens-of-towns-to-hold-town-meeting-votes-on-forming-broadband-districts After lawmakers approved a bill last year that encourages towns to work together to expand broadband coverage, more than 35 municipalities are expected to鈥� Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:27:15 GMT /vpr-news/2020-01-06/dozens-of-towns-to-hold-town-meeting-votes-on-forming-broadband-districts Howard Weiss-Tisman Despite Bogus Claims From Carriers, Feds Won't Help Boost Cell Coverage In Vermont /vpr-news/2019-12-15/despite-bogus-claims-from-carriers-feds-wont-help-boost-cell-coverage-in-vermont The Federal Communications Commission has scrapped a grant program aimed at boosting cell coverage in underserved areas. The news is disappointing for鈥� Sun, 15 Dec 2019 21:08:33 GMT /vpr-news/2019-12-15/despite-bogus-claims-from-carriers-feds-wont-help-boost-cell-coverage-in-vermont John Dillon Many Vermonters Can Access Internet, So Focus Now Is On Improving Quality And Reach /vpr-news/2019-10-25/many-vermonters-can-access-internet-so-focus-now-is-on-improving-quality-and-reach Six percent of those surveyed in the new VPR-Vermont PBS Rural Life Survey said they had a "major problem" with access to high-speed internet, while鈥� Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:47:42 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-25/many-vermonters-can-access-internet-so-focus-now-is-on-improving-quality-and-reach John Dillon For Better Broadband Access, Southern Vermont Towns Consider Communications District /vpr-news/2019-09-12/for-better-broadband-access-southern-vermont-towns-consider-communications-district Town officials from across southern Vermont are considering a communications union district to bring broadband into underserved parts of the region.Like a鈥� Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:48:55 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-12/for-better-broadband-access-southern-vermont-towns-consider-communications-district Howard Weiss-Tisman