Vermont Archives
12.21.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
The Vermont Public Service Board said a resounding "No" to the proposed sale of Verizon's landlines in northern New England to FairPoint Communications. The Vermont Board's decision left open the opportunity for Verizon and FairPoint to re-apply if it meets certain conditions to alleviate concerns about its finances. But if the companies offer Vermont the same settlement that they have proposed in Maine in response to similar concerns, it would not change the viability of this deal. Read More »
12.07.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have released a report that shows the $600 million in tax savings Verizon would receive from its deal with FairPoint is enough to expand high speed Internet access to everyone in Verizon's current Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont service areas. Read More »
09.24.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
The Verizon-FairPoint deal would make it extremely unlikely that fiber optic networks, which are the future of telecommunications service, will be built in rural New England. Read More »
08.03.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Verizon workers rallied in Boston yesterday. The impact of the propoosed sale of Verizon's landlines in New England on high speed Internet buildout in the region was among their concerns. Unions representing the workers are expanding their "Stop the Sale" effort by launching a nationwide campaign to get the Federal Communications Commission to rule against the sale. Read More »
07.30.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
At a town hall meeting in Hooksett, NH, on Sunday, presidential hopeful John Edwards expressed concern that the Verizon-FairPoint deal would be a step backward for the people of northern New England. Read More »
07.17.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
At a recent rally in New York City, thousands of Verizon workers, labor leaders, and elected officials gathered to protest Verizon's deal with FairPoint Communications. Read More »
06.26.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
Thanks to our 80,000 Speed Testers, the Speed Matters Campaign has been making waves around the country. On Monday we released a state-by-state report and interactive map on U.S. internet speeds based on the test results. Read More »
06.25.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
More than 80,000 people have taken the Speed Matters Speed Test to learn the actual speed of their internet connections. We've used the results of all those speed tests to create the first-ever state-by-state report on internet speeds across America. Our findings were deeply troubling. Read More »
06.20.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
This week's episode of Political Chowder--an hour-long political talk show in New Hampshire--featured a panel discussion on the Verizon-FairPoint deal. Read More »
06.18.07
Posted By: Speedmatters Web Team
As the importance of high speed internet becomes more and more evident, people have begun asking the next logical question: Just how fast should our connections be? Read More »
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