(2010-08-20) Evslin Vermont Open Net Grants

Tom Evslin on the set of grants that Vermont has pieced together to build their Wireless Open World network. *Specifically, V Tel *(Vermont Telephone Company, which is private and independent) is providing three things with the money: fiber to the home (FTTH) in their "traditional" service area around Springfield, Vermont; WireLess Internet (LTE) access reaching virtually all of the estimated 15% of Vermont residences which can't get good Broad Band today as well as many small businesses; and neighbor-to-neighbor training to "show how broadband can help find jobs, improve schools, start businesses, access federal and state assistance, and enhance rural life." OpenNet?

Update on the conflict of LTE tower placement vs NIMBY attitudes.