Comments on: Vermont Fiber Network for Rural Areas

By: Chris-Network Consultant

Chris-Network Consultant — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:23:55 +0000

Thanks for your blog and nice to read this blog.Broadband becomes a common networking root for all people.Broadband facility is spreading to many rural areas also.

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FiberNet Hits a Fiber Bump « Blandin on Broadband — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:35:03 +0000

[...] now they have called in Tim Nulty (who was instrumental in the network in Burlington Vermont and East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network) to offer a proposal to help the project. Tim’s plan would not require public funds, he has a [...]

By: ECFiber in Vermont « Blandin on Broadband

ECFiber in Vermont « Blandin on Broadband — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:49:10 +0000

[...] ECFiber in Vermont Thanks to Ann Higgins for sending me the first issue in a new series of twice monthly updates from the ECFiber Community. It is a newsletter from the East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network (I blogged abotu them earlier). [...]

By: Ann Treacy

Ann Treacy — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:05:46 +0000

Cid,

Thanks for your post – it was very interesting to read your firsthand account in Vermont.

You bring up the third world nations that apparently have broadband – when lots of rural areas in Vermont (or Minnesota or throughout the US) don’t. It seem like perhaps other nations have leapfrogged over our infrastructure because we didn’t have support from many incumbents – especially in rural areas. It seems like a short-sighted approach as customers find alternative providers – also if a rising tide lift all boats surely the ebbing tide of slow broadband has stalled all of our boats.

Thanks! Ann

By: Cid Sinclair

Cid Sinclair — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:58:02 +0000

I love it when things I’ve been saying for years come closer to reality. The telecos and cable companies have been screwing us rural Vermonters for years now. There are many areas of Vermont that still don’t have cable television, never mind broadband internet. Any number of utility companies could have invested some of the millions they’ve made by providing crappy service over the years. Instead they relied on bogus arguments and empty promises to shun people who simply want access to services that so called “third world countries” already provide at a much cheaper cost.

You can read more of my opinion on my blog…