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The governing board of the Southern Vermont Communications Union District, a year-old municipality dedicated to bringing broadband to underserved parts of the region, approved a non-disclosure agreement with Consolidated Communications in advance of discussions regarding possible collaboration.
âWe reached out to (Consolidated) to see if there are areas where our goals overlap,â SoVT CUD wrote in announcing the special meeting on Feb. 17 at which the agreement was approved. âThey want an NDA in place before entering those discussions.â
Consultants hired by SoVT CUD to develop a study of its eventual networkâs feasibility recommended at a meeting in early February that the district explore a public-private partnership with Consolidated, which recently won millions of dollars in federal funds through a reverse auction overseen by the Federal Communications Commission to expand high-speed internet service