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This page discusses local and state efforts to expand high speed Internet services in Norwich, VT.

Town Of Norwich:

Summary Of Events

  • Feb 2006
    • Residents conduct private survey and determine there is enough interest in high speed Internet in the Root District of Norwich.
  • Mar 2006
    • Residents asked the selectboard to help contact Comcast about expanding their services in Norwich.
    • The selectboard replied by forming the Norwich Broadband Committee so that the issue could be discussed in a broader scope. Two of the residents mentioned above were chosen to chair the committee.
  • Aug 2006
    • Comcast informed the Norwich Broadband Committee the procedure involved for Comcast to expand its services in Norwich.
  • Sep 2006
    • Now as part of the Norwich Broadband Committee, these residents asked the selectboard if they could help send information to residents about the Comcast cable expansion.
    • One of the committee members complained about the meeting schedule of the committee, and its leadership. This member did not actively participate on the Norwich Broadband Committee, and was thus quite uninformed.
    • The selectboard decided to do nothing and suggested that the Town Manager take over the Norwich Broadband Committee leadership.
  • Mar 2007
    • At the selectboard meeting of March 28, residents asked if the town is willing to help out in any way.
    • The selectboard decided not to provide any help for our effort.

Norwich Broadband Committee

The Norwich Broadband Committee is currently studying the high speed Internet options available to the Town of Norwich.

State Of Vermont:

There is a Broadband Grant for $50K available to Vermont municipalities. However this grant is only given out on a competitive bidding process, and is available to only those towns that do not have any high speed Internet access. The Town of Norwich does not qualify since there are parts of the town that do have high speed Internet.