Internet

DVFiber connects first homes

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

CUD to begin wiring parts of valley

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...

A Duncan Cable bucket truck and crew strings fiber-optic lines in March 2020. The company started out with 57 subscribers in 1972. File photo/RC

Duncan Cable celebrates 50 years in business with Saturday event

WILMINGTON - Duncan Cable is celebrating a milestone: its 50th anniversary. Cliff Duncan founded the company in 1972 with 57 cable customers. He is now joined at the company by three of his five children, and serves over 2,000 customers.
Duncan acknowledges that a lot has changed in 50...

DVFiber receives $21.9 million for construction

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

Comcast to provide fiber service in Wardsboro, Stratton

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,...

DVFiber holds annual meeting

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....

DVFiber continues work in underserved areas

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...

Faster internet coming to Dover and Wilmington

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. ...

Rep. Laura Sibilia named to broadband board

DOVER - Rep. Laura Sibilia has been appointed to the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB), which was created through Act 71, an act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment. The board will oversee the administration of $150 million in federal funds earmarked by the state for...

CUD picks a partner

By Mike Eldred
DEERFIELD VALLEY- Areas of the valley that have been without internet for decades may soon have access to high-speed fiber-optic service, thanks to an agreement approved by the Deerfield Valley Communications District board at a special meeting on Thursday, July 1.
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