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The Southern Vermont Communications Union Districtâs long-in-the-works feasibility study has been approved by the state, the district boardâs governing chair said.
Jeff Such, the boardâs chair, said at a March 24 meeting that the organization, which is working toward bringing fiber-optic internet to the region, will now turn to developing a business plan, which wonât be finalized until the district has lined up an operating agreement with a private-sector partner.
The feasibility study and business plan are supported by a $60,000 grant from the Vermont Department of Public Service that was awarded last year. The now-completed study, developed by Alex Kelley of Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. and Carole Monroe of ValleyNet, recommended that the district join forces with the adjacent Deerfield Valley CUD or partner with incumbent carrier Consolidated Communications, which is expanding its fiber network in Ve
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Thomas Franco was an aspiring doctor when he realized that his real passion was policy. While a premed student at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, Franco volunteered at a free health clinic outside of Cleveland. Talking to the patients helped him recognize the societal inequities that lead to poverty and, in turn, poor health outcomes. It was just like this moment where I realized,
OK, if I m going to make a difference, and I am going to change the narrative here, I have to dig deeper, Franco said. That change in direction ultimately helped lead 25-year-old Franco to Rutland, where he lives with his partner, George Hodulik. A first-time candidate, Franco is one of 17 people including three incumbents running for six at-large seats on the city s board of aldermen.
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A consultant team working on behalf of the Southern Vermont Communications Union District, a municipal entity launched nearly one year ago with the goal of eventually bringing high-speed internet to underserved parts of the region, is finalizing a feasibility study that suggests two âviable pathsâ forward for the fledgling organization.
The district should either coordinate with the adjacent Deerfield Valley CUD or explore a partnership with Consolidated Communications, according to the latest findings of the consultants, Alex Kelley of Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc., and Carole Monroe of ValleyNet. The consultants provided an overview of their findings to the districtâs governing board on Wednesday and indicated that the completed study would be circulated soon.
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Two companies have won more than $3 million through a competitive process overseen by the Federal Communications Commission to bring high-speed internet service to unserved parts of Bennington County.
Consolidated Communications won $2,697,942 in support for 958 locations within the county, while SpaceX â the developer of Starlink, a satellite internet company â won $327,545 for 159 locations.
Across the country, as part of the same competitive process, more than $9.2 billion was awarded to a total of 180 bidders, who over the next decade will be tasked with bringing broadband âto over 5.2 million unserved homes and businesses,â according to a news release this month from the FCC, which awarded the funding through the first phase of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction.