Southern Vermont Communications Union District member towns to be wired by end of 2023

The Southern Vermont Communications Union District (CUD) says its partnership with Consolidated Communications — and investments by that company, and federal and state government — will make the goal of finally making universal high-speed internet access possible. The Southern Vermont CUD, one of several statewide, is a municipal government entity representing 14 towns in Bennington County. In 2021, it partnered with Consolidated Communications in a plan to extend high-speed broadband to unserved and underserved communities, leveraging state and federal funds. According to the Southern Vermont CUD, its work will be complete in the 14 towns it serves by the end of 2023 — far sooner than the five to 15 years that officials and planners figured the long-sought and expensive project might take.