Episode 14

Community broadband and the last mile

April 2, 2021 (pre-recorded 3/29): When describing Vermont's cell and broadband service, words like "spotty," "frustrating," and "inadequate" come to mind*. Everything from geography to not having enough customers to justify the cost to private companies can be blamed. So, what about community led and financed broadband? 

Rep. Laura Sibilia joins today's show to talk about new legislation that seeks to accelerate the roll out of Community Union Districts and their potential role in connecting that last, elusive mile. 

*An apology to listeners - In true Vermont broadband style, we experienced a few issues during recording. So, the audio is whacky in a few places. Thanks for your patience.

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A show about how things in the State House shake out for the rest of us

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Olga Peters

Producer and host Olga is a journalist by day and a screenwriter by night. On the Montpelier Happy Hour she combines a newshound's doggedness with a fiction writer's sense of "what if...".
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Emilie Kornheiser

Regular contributor Emilie Kornheiser represents Windham District 2-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives (that’s Brattleboro.) She always appreciates an opportunity to unpack the stories that drive us and hopes her gravestone will read “she asked good questions.” You can find more about her and her work in the legislature at emiliekornheiser.org.