Vermont announces additional broadband money

Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-VT) says more money is going to help Vermont meet the goal of ensuring everyone in the state has access to high speed Internet service by the end of next year. Gov Shumlin and Karen Marshall of the group "Connect Vermont" say $3.1 million in funding commitments by the Vermont Telecommunications Authority will help bring broadband to 2,850 hard-to-serve locations across the state. The broadband expansion will also be helped by $6.6 million in additional spending by FairPoint Communications, the state's predominant land-line telephone company.