Comcast - Braintree, Pownal, Shaftsbury (Complete)
The Grant Award
The Vermont Telecommunications Authority (VTA) awarded cable service provider Comcast $247,000 to expand broadband services to 56 locations in three Vermont communities: Braintree, Shaftsbury and Pownal. When the cable line extensions are complete, access to broadband at speeds up to 100 Mbps will be available, substantially exceeding the grant’s minimum requirement to offer a combined upload and download speed of 5 Mbps. The project is scheduled to be completed before December 31, 2013.
The VTA made the award through the broadband grant round it announced on March 13, 2012. The program provides incentives to broadband providers to reach the most rural locations. Funding was made possible by an appropriation of the Legislature in the FY2012-2013 Capital Budget, requested by Governor Peter Shumlin as part of the Connect VT initiative. The list of locations eligible for the grant program was compiled using data collected from service providers through Vermont’s Broadband Mapping Initiative.
Where Will Comcast Broadband Extensions Be Constructed?
In Braintree new service will be available on Fowler Road.
In Pownal new service will be available along all or portions of:
- Atwood,
- Brookman,
- Cedar Hill,
- Crow Hill,
- Lavino,
- Lincoln,
- Mann Hill N,
- Mann Hill S,
- Mason Hill N,
- Montgomery,
- Nicholas,
- Owl Hill,
- Route 346,
- Sweet,
- Welch Woods,
- and White Oaks.
In Shaftsbury, new service will be available along all or portions of:
- Ehrich,
- Horton Hill,
- Lawrence,
- Mattison,
- Myers,
- Nicolle’s Way,
- and Rollin.
Project is Complete.