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New Broadband Networks Increase Tension in Vermont
We have previously covered the East Central Vermont Fiber Network and their local frustrations at receiving little state or federal support in building a next-generation network. The feds and state...
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Vermont Town First to Get Universal Access to ECFiber Community Network
The East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network has announced it will connect an entire town as its second phase. Barnard, Vermont, will be the first town to have universal access to ECFiber's...
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Learning from Burlington Telecom: Some Lessons for Community Networks
Publication Date: August 18, 2011 Author(s): Christopher Mitchell - Institute for Local Self-Reliance In little more than a year, Burlington Telecom went from being a hopeful star of the community...
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EC Fiber Starts Connecting Rural Vermont to Internet
The East Central Vermont Fiber-to-the-Home network is officially connecting people. This has been a fascinating project to watch, though undoubtedly frustrating from the thousands of people who just...
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EC Fiber is Officially Live in Vermont
This has been a great month for communities building their own high capacity broadband networks in New England. Wired West in rural Massachusetts has formalized its coop of communities. Just last...
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Citibank Finally Files Suit Against Burlington Telecom
After more than a year of expecting Citibank to file suit against Burlington, they finally did. Burlington Telecom, a muni FTTH network, now illustrates the worst case scenario for muni broadband....
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A Survey of National Private Sector Broadband Providers
When it comes to expanding access to the Internet across the US, the federal government has long looked first to the private sector, ignoring hundreds of years of experience showing that unaccountable...
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Burlington Telecom Partners to Increase Digital Inclusion
On its facebook page, Burlington Telecom has announced a partnership with ReSOURCE, a local nonprofit, that will make refurbished computers available to qualified Burlington families.
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Vermont Network Takes Local Ownership to Next Level
Vermont's East Central Fiber-Optic Network (ECFiber) has finished its second round of financing. We noted that the network had exceeded its financing goals at the beginning of this year by raising over...
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Community Broadband Bits 9 - Leslie Nulty with ECFiber in Vermont
The ninth episode of the Community Broadband Bits podcast features Leslie Nulty, from the East Central Vermont Fiber Optic Network, commonly called ECFiber. ECFiber is using a unique financing...
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Burlington Telecom Announces a Gig and Computer Repair Services
We have covered happenings at Burlington Telecom, both positive and negative, extensively. We are glad to report some interesting new developments of this Vermont municipal network. BT is rolling out...
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ECFiber Customer Shares Her Story, Locally Owned Network Continues to Grow
Last year, we reported that ECFiber was in the process of connecting rural Vermont, with a focus on connecting those who had no access to broadband. In addition to large investments from a limited...
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Coop Status for Burlington Telecom? Maybe.....
Burlington Telecom may be headed for some changes. Due to the mismanagement of the prior Burlington Mayor Administration, the network took on an unsustainable amount of debt and damaged its reputation....
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Video: Burlington Telecom Coop Effort Moving Ahead
In December, 2012, a group of local residents decided to engage in an effort to turn beleaguered Burlington Telecom into a coop. The effort has advanced and the organization, Keep BT Local, continues...
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Vermont's ECFiber to Expand This Summer
Good news for Vermonters who want connectivity from the East Central Vermont Fiber Optic Network (ECFiber). The community owned network recently raised another $430,000 from local investors who...
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ECFiber: Significant Expansion in the Vermont Crowd-Funded Network
The East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network (ECFiber) continues to grow, tripling in size in just the past year. We reported last summer that the community owned network had raised the funding for...
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Burlington's Next Step: Become a Gigabit Community
Burlington has seen ups and downs over the past few years but a new chapter is about to begin. The non-profit U.S. Ignite and the City are partnering to create BTV Ignite. The initiative will develop a...
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Burlington's Civic Cloud Collaborative Wins Knight Foundation Award
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded a Knight Prototype Fund grant to the Civic Cloud Collaborative of Burlington, Vermont.The Civic Cloud Collaborative is a group of eight...
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ECFiber Welcomes 600th Subscriber
The East Central Vermont Community Fiber-Optic Network (ECFiber) recently connected its 600th customer. The network continues to connect to additional homes and businesses, recently reaching Royalton....
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Chris Mitchell In Burlington, Vermont on September 19th
Members of the Burlington community are hosting a luncheon on Friday, September 19th, to discuss ways to help keep BT local. Chris, as one of the leading experts on municipal broadband, will be leading...
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