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  1. FairPoint extends its Vermont broadband reach, but is it enough to satisfy customers?

    FierceTelecom (Jul 13 2011) Cable / MSO

    1. FairPoint extends its Vermont broadband reach, but is it enough to satisfy customers? Smith's take on the carrier's fiber future was, naturally, quite different. "I think you'll see more [Carrier] Ethernet over Fiber as we move forward. We have a commitment to build more (broadband); we just received a Vermont Telecommunications Authority grant to build out in the Jeffersonville area. ... We also have an agreement with the dept. to build, in 2012 and 2013, $7 million worth of expanded broadband." Compared to some rural areas--rural Washington State, with neglected or nonexistent Verizon lines, comes to mind--Vermont is practically in the midst of a broadband boom. Additionally, state regulators in Vermont ... (Read Full Article)

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