Vermont Telecommunications Plan public hearing - comments
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Please attend our hearing on August 23 at 6:15 over Vermont Interactive Television, or send us your comments by e-mail to vtdps@state.vt.us. Thanks to VAN for setting up the blog and the live cablecast.
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
Has the meeting started - 6:46
I'm getting nothing over the net.
CJ Vadnais
Southern Vermont Broadband
Stamford, Vt
Hello CJ. We concluded the
Hello CJ. We concluded the hearing due to a lack of comments in the room. I'm sorry you didn't see anything. Please feel free to leave your comment here or e-mail us. Please also remember our hearing on VIT tomorrow.
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
Sorry to hear that, we do
Sorry to hear that, we do not get an Vermont Public TV down here, is there anything on the web tomorrow night?
CJ
Sorry, we could not get a web connection tomorrow
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
definition of "broadband"
As Vermont moves forward with it's "e-state" initiative, I'd like to know that what lawmakers mean when they say "broadband" is a more progressive definition than merely extending DSL connectivity to every address in the state.
I would love to see the state do a type of build-out that is similar in technology and financing structure to what the city of Burlington is doing with Burlington Telecom. A fiber-to-the-home network throughout the state would make Vermont an economic force to be reckoned with and the folks at BT seem to think it's feasible to replicate their model on a state-wide basis.
-my 2 cents
Bill Simmon
Burlington
billsimmon@gmail.com
Do the folks at BT mention
Do the folks at BT mention anything about time to complete and cost?
Thank you Bill from Burlington
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
Public Hearing is starting now.
We are live on the blog.
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
Public Hearing will start in five minutes
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service
Great idea!
This is an excellent example of the democratization of media. Good job getting this up and running. W00t!
Bill Simmon
Burlington
billsimmon@gmail.com
Thank you Bill from Burlington
Christopher Campbell
Director for Telecommunications
Vermont Department of Public Service