Gov. Peter Shumlin proposes increasing investments in broadband and wireless infrastructure, despite calling for budget cuts in other areas of state government on Tuesday.
Shumlin proposes spending $13 million from the capital bill for telecommunications investment, which would also help leverage $40 million in unused bonding capacity at the Vermont Telecommunications Authority.
"These investments will expedite the build out of fiber optics lines and wireless networks across our state, including the most rural areas that for economic reasons are least likely to attract private providers," Shumlin said in his budget address.
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