A broadband system is set to hit rural Vermont. Modeled after Burlington Telecom's municipal broadband network, East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network is hoping to have 22 rural Vermont towns online by the end of 2009. With commercial broadband providers failing to meet the needs of rural Vermonters this new system could provide much needed economical and cultural development, says Steve Willbanks, chairman of the Strafford Selectboard - a key player in this project. Furthermore, this will open a tremendous opportunity for citizens to telecommute, as the project has been called a life-line for telecommuters in Vermont. [Sources: Burlington Free Press & WiFi New News]
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