Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 8081
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 30 Sec. 8081
- Board: means the Vermont Community Broadband Board. See
- broadband: means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio in Vermont that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up Internet access service. See
- Fund: means the Vermont Community Broadband Fund established by this chapter. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 8081. Purpose
In recognition of the historic level of broadband funding currently available to the State and the critical need for broadband access and adoption, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish the Vermont Community Broadband Fund to support policies and programs designed to accelerate community efforts that advance the State’s goal of achieving universal access to reliable, high-quality, affordable, fixed broadband and to establish the Vermont Community Broadband Board to coordinate, facilitate, support, and accelerate the development and implementation of universal community broadband solutions. (Added 2021, No. 71, § 2, eff. June 8, 2021.)