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 Valley Telecom to maintain, repair and serve its planned network.When complete that network will provide high-speed, fiber-optic telecommunication lines to now unserved and underserved local residents and businesses throughout the county.Now Maple Broadband needs to find all the funding needed to reach its goals.That’s the central mes … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — When the Vergennes City Council voted to join Maple Broadband on April 13, it marked a milestone: Every community in Addison County now belongs to a Communications Union District, or CUD, and 20 of them have signed on with Maple Broadband … (read more)