Maple Broadband
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Vergennes Eco & Energy Fair showcases local solutions for a cleaner future
The fourth annual fair on the City Green this past Saturday demonstrated ways residents can work toward a green future.
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Release of federal funds to spread broadband in Vt.
Maple Broadband, the community-governed internet service provider based in Middlebury, last week got the final OK on a federal grant that will fully fund its buildout of high-speed…
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High-speed internet rollout picks up steam
Addison County’s nonprofit provider of high-speed fiber-optic internet service, Maple Broadband, has in 2024 already more than doubled its customer base, and more than doubled the miles along…
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Maple Broadband gets $2.1M in ARPA funds
The Vermont Community Broadband Board on July 18 approved $2.157 million more in American Rescue Plan Act funding for Maple Broadband, Addison County’s nonprofit internet service provider.
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City eyes election on opera house, Maple Broadband
On Tuesday the Vergennes City Council discussed a special city election that could be scheduled for late this spring or early summer and have multiple items on the…
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Nonprofit internet arrives in the county
Maple Broadband, Addison County’s nonprofit internet provider, has connected its first nine customers to high-speed, fiber-optic service in parts of three towns — Cornwall, Salisbury and Middlebury.
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City park eyed for communication hub
Maple Broadband, the quasi-municipal nonprofit entity undertaking a mission of providing high-speed internet to underserved and unserved areas of Addison County, has approached Vergennes about an easement in…
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Maple Broadband hires deVilliers as director
Addison County native de Villiers lives in New Haven and comes to Maple Broadband with deep experience in telecommunications, strategy, and policy.
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Letter to the editor: Broadband fiber-optic cables are ‘visual pollution’
In the name of progress we have repeated the errors of the past and again uglified our beautiful rural county with this regressive monstrosity of a cable network.
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New high-speed internet coming to 14 towns
The nonprofit internet provider Maple Broadband began work in early October stringing fiber-optic lines that will bring high-speed service to up to 1,400 underserved or unserved households in…
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Maple Broadband gets $8.7M for buildout
The Vermont Community Broadband Board on July 15 awarded Maple Broadband an $8.69 million grant that will allow the Addison County nonprofit internet service provider to start building out its network…
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Ferrisburgh backs ARPA funds for Maple Broadband expansion
By a 3-2 vote, the board backed what was town residents’ top choice in a fall survey on how the board should use its ARPA allocation.
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Ferrisburgh mulls ARPA funds use
Maple Broadband, the nonprofit devoted to bringing high-speed internet to rural areas in 20 Addison County towns, emerged as the favorite target for Ferrisburgh’s $804,000 of American Rescue…
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$2.3M grant to help county internet provider
The nonprofit internet provider Maple Broadband was awarded $2.3 million on Oct. 4 by the newly formed Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) to fund its critical “preconstruction” phase.
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Ferrisburgh considers water, broadband for ARPA money
FERRISBURGH — The Ferrisburgh selectboard last week decided to wait before making a contribution from its federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to county nonprofit internet provider…
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County internet utility finds partner, seeks funding
ADDISON COUNTY — Nonprofit internet provider Maple Broadband has signed up 20 Addison County towns to accept its service, and has just reached a deal with Waitsfield Champlain…