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READSBORO - DVFiber, the communications union district that aims to provide high-speed fiberoptic internet to the entirety of the valley and the surrounding area, recently celebrated a big achievement. It wired its first homes with fiber.
DVFiber has long promised that it will go...

Residents around the region may see more cable crews as DVFiber ramps up its efforts to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas. File photo
WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting Wednesday, November 16, Phil Edelstein, the town’s representative to the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District, gave an update on DVFiber’s plans. 
DVFiber is the trade name used by the Deerfield Valley Communications...
MARLBORO - The governing board for DVFiber, the public entity that aims to provide fiberoptic internet to its 24 member towns, received word this week that it will receive a $21.9 million construction grant. The funds will be used to commence construction of the communication union district’s...

Wardsboro’s internet speeds are expected to rise from 80 Mbps to six Gbps, the equivalent of 6,000 Mbps. File Photo
WARDSBORO - On Tuesday, Comcast announced it will expand its fiberoptic network to five new towns, including Wardsboro and Stratton, in the coming months. The company will also expand its network farther into Jamaica, which it currently serves part of. 
In a statement released Tuesday,...
DEERFIELD VALLEY - At its recent annual meeting, the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District - DVFiber - elected three officers for its governing board and five members for its executive committee. The board also approved a high-level design concept for the district’s fiber optic network....
MARLBORO - DVFiber, the communications union district (CUD) that aims to provide affordable fiber internet service to its 24 member towns, has, at a secret location in the area, fiber optic cable waiting to be hung. 
“We store the stuff securely, and we don’t say where, but it is here, and...
WILMINGTON - Internet speeds in Wilmington and Dover are poised to get faster at the end of the summer. Consolidated Communications is in the process of wiring the two towns to provide fiber internet service to 7,000 homes, including 400 currently unserved locations, in the coming months. ...
DOVER - The Dover Selectboard held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss possibly joining the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District, which is working to expand high-speed internet service throughout the region. The board didn’t make any decisions, but ended the meeting on a note of...
DOVER - In what zoning administrator Tabi Freedman called a choice of “local versus power,” the Dover Selectboard was tasked with choosing between Duncan Cable and FirstLight, a company that provides fiber service throughout the Northeast, for an upgrade of internet service to fiber for the town...

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