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Vermont Saga, continued

In a previous post, we summarized the year-long efforts of VAN to include better conditions for access media in Comcast’s license renewal.  In January, they were awarded many of their requests by the state’s Public Service Board.  PEG people everywhere rejoiced because this created a precedent that others could cite.  Indeed, MassAccess did just that […]

Vermont Access Network in 2017

photo of the Comcast Tower in Philadelphia

Catching up on some exciting episodes… But before we get into this saga, some regulatory basics for the non-Vermonters: Franchise agreements–or Certificates of Public Good (CPG)–are settled at state level by the VT regulatory agency, the Public Service Board. Comcast is the main cable provider for most of the state, with one area primarily served […]