Vermont Community Broadband Board seeks public input on new plan

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Community Broadband is looking for your help to get the Green Mountain State online where it needs it most.

VCBB released the state’s draft of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment, or BEAD, proposal. It is part of a draft proposal on how to spend the state’s $229 million to expand high-speed internet. This is volume 2, which focuses on how the state will choose the internet service providers who will receive money for broadband rollout.

Now, VCBB is asking for public input on the plans. You can email your comments to vcbb.info@vermont.gov, write to VCBB, 112 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620, or call 800-622-4496. People have until Oct. 15 to comment on the proposal.

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