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Vermont’s broadband and telecommunications bill is steaming through the state legislature with strong bi-partisan support. Passage of the bill which calls for border-to-border broadband and cellular coverage is expected soon.Vermont’s broadband and telecommunications bill is steaming through the state legislature with strong bi-partisan support. Passage of the bill which calls for border-to-border broadband and cellular coverage is expected soon.

The Bill is now before the state Senate. It is the centerpiece of Gov. Jim Douglas’s e-state initiative to provide ubiquitous broadband…

By an overwhelming 132 to 2 vote, Vermont’s House of Representatives approved a bill to make it the first “e-state” to deliver broadband and cellular coverage to every corner of the state.By an overwhelming 132 to 2 vote, Vermont’s House of Representatives approved a bill to make that state an “e-state.”

House Bill 248 authorizes revenue bonds of $40 million to fund the initiative, establishes a telecommunications authority to oversee it and eases restrictions on cities and towns building municipal networks.

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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas says his state’s initiative to achieve universal broadband access by 2010 “will form the platform for economic growth and job creation across every sector of our economy for many years to come.”Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas says his state’s initiative to achieve universal broadband access by 2010 “will form the platform for economic growth and job creation across every sector of our economy for many years to come.”

Speaking at the Freedom to Connect (F2C) conference in Washington,…