The former head of Green Mountain Power Corp. has been appointed to head up the Vermont Telecommunications Authority.

Gov. Jim Douglas has signed into law a budget "companion bill" passed during last week's special session, despite his concerns that parts of it are unconstitutional.

Vermont hopes to use federal stimulus money to provide broadband access to every Vermonter by the end of 2010.  

We check in on the progress Vermont is making toward its goal of total broadband coverage by the end of 2010.  Also, we continue our backyard farming series with a visit to a woman raising chickens.

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority needs a lot more towers if it's going to meet its mandate of extending cell phone coverage to every corner of the state. And now there may be an affordable way to do that. Officials are looking into putting cell phone transmitters on wind turbines.  

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority announced it had awarded $180,000 as part of the 2008-2009 Broadband Grant Program.

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to rule next week whether to open up unused television channels for use as wireless broadband service, which could be a boon for rural states like Vermont, where these so-called white spaces are abundant.

Vermonters may soon see a lot more telecommunications towers on the landscape. That's because the state authority charged with delivering universal broadband and cell service is looking for up to 200 more tower sites around the state. VPR's John Dillon reports.

A fledgling high-speed Internet network comprised of 25-towns has been rejected for funding by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority.