Note:

OPEN to ALL

Audio Recordings of VTA Board Meetings are available here:
Recordings of VTA Board meetings are provided in mp3 format
Audio Recordings


All VTA meetings are open to the public. During the year VTA meetings will be held in various locations around Vermont to facilitate attendance by Vermonters from all part of the state. Participation in as many meetings as are possible will also be available by people on the phone.

To Participate by phone in Vermont Telecommunications Board Meeting:

1) Dial (toll free): 1-877-278-8686
2) Enter the appropiate PIN when prompted (This global PIN can be used by all participants in this call. A new PIN will be issued for each board meeting)

Participants of these calls may dial in to the system up to 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the call or at any time during the call. When you dial in to the system to join your call, you will be asked to enter the PIN number which is listed with at right for each meeting. After entering this PIN, you will hear a message, "Thank you, please hold while we place you into your conference."

Board Members who call in should identify themselves as all other callers will be muted during the call until the Chairman asks for comments or questions from the audience. Then any caller wanting to be recognized should hit *9 to be put into a queue of people wanting to address the Board.

While on your call, participants may hear some beeps. One beep identifies a new participant on the call, 2 beeps identifies someone leaving the call.

Minutes of past VTA meetings can be requested at info@telecomVT.org or 802-828-1788.


Calendar of Meetings and Events


Meetings
See call-in instructions at left:

Broadband Working Group
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
9:00 am

VTA office, Montpelier
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The Snelling Center for Government presents
Fulfilling our e-state potential:
Building Community In a "Connected Age"
Thursday, May 29, 2008
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Burlington - Champlain College
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Board Meeting
Thursday, May 29, 2008
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Burlington - 60 Main Street, #100
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Call in PIN - 224355
Agenda

Agenda:
  1. Approval of Minutes last meeting
  2. Discussion of HR issues - Bill Shuttleworth
  3. Presentations by Ripton Broadband Coop/North Branch Networks: "Tackling Tough Terrain"
  4. Bob Wendel, Vice President of Access Services, One Economy Corporation, Discussion of best practices in VTA type organizations in other states
  5. New business

e-State
Service Provider's Summit

Friday, May 30, 2008
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

National Life Building
Montpelier, Room M2D.
Agenda to follow soon.

Board Meeting
Thursday, June 19, 2008
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Norton - TBD
Call in PIN - 224355

Agenda

Agenda:
  1. Approval of Minutes last meeting
  2. Presentation by Norton town officials
  3. Presentation by Great Auk Wireless
  4. Approval of committee reports
  5. Discussion of Committee assignments
  6. Discussion of Board operational policy
  7. New business
  8. Executive Session - discussion of proprietary information re: negotiations with service providers

Board Meeting
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Mount Mansfield, Stowe
- weather permitting
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or Montpelier - TBD

Call in PIN - 224355

Board Meeting
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Mount Mansfield, Stowe
- if previous meeting is rained out -
or Montpelier - TBD
Call in PIN - 224355

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