Kitty, Author at NEK Broadband https://nekbroadband.org/author/kitty/ The Internet You Need ~ Built by Your Community Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:05:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://nekbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-NEK-Broadband-Logo-Graphic_Black-32x32.jpg Kitty, Author at NEK Broadband https://nekbroadband.org/author/kitty/ 32 32 Customer Restoration Update (PM edition) https://nekbroadband.org/customer-restoration-update/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:23:43 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5459 We want to provide an update after this morning’s fiber outage. With conduit repaired and new fiber placed, connectivity is expected to be restored this evening to customers connected to our Lyndon and Sutton cabinets. Throughout the day, we also learned that customers connected to the Waterford cabinet would be impacted due to this emergency […]

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]]> Customer Scheduled Outage Notification 8.15.24 https://nekbroadband.org/customer-scheduled-outage-notification-8-15-24/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:47:36 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5362 A collapsing barn located at 1691 West Barnet Rd. in Barnet, is posing an immediate risk to our backbone fiber. Our crews are taking immediate action to reroute the fiber because of trees nearby. This will require a hot cut, a process to safely disconnect and reconnect the new route across the street.  Customers across […]

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]]> Customer Restoration Update 8.1.24 https://nekbroadband.org/customer-restoration-update-8-1-24/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:54:42 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5180 We wanted to provide an update on the storm damage in your area. Good news is that our Sutton and Lyndon cabinets are back in service with connectivity now restored for the majority of our customers. Please note that these temporary lines will be replaced in the future causing minor outages at that time.   Fiber replacement […]

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]]> NEK Broadband Customer Outage Notification (PM edition) https://nekbroadband.org/nek-broadband-customer-outage-notification-7-31-24-pm-edition/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:37:03 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5167 With some utility poles set, we are in the process of putting in temporary connections through a stretch on Severance Hill Road in Lyndonville. This will help bring light back to the Lyndon and Sutton cabinets to bring service back to the majority of impacted customers. With the immediate weather condition changing to heavy rain […]

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]]> NEK Broadband Customer Outage Notification https://nekbroadband.org/nek-broadband-customer-outage-notification/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:23:38 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5159 We have an outage affecting approximately 125 customers in the Lyndon, Sutton, Wheelock, Kirby, St. J, and Danville areas, as well as small parts of Walden, Burke and Concord that began at 9 am today. Yesterday’s torrential rains devastated the area with homes and roads being washed away and literally into the backbone of our […]

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]]> Community-based Broadband Providers Propose Merger to Expand Access to High-speed Internet https://nekbroadband.org/community-based-broadband-providers-propose-merger-to-expand-access-to-high-speed-internet/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 19:53:44 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=5038 June 1, 2024 – NEK Broadband and CVFiber announce a preliminary plan to join the two Communications Union Districts (CUDs) under 30 V.S.A 3052a, a recent addition to the law under S.199. The proposed merger would unite resources, experience, expertise, and a shared commitment to deliver exceptional high-speed internet services to their collective 71 communities. […]

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]]> Request for Proposal: https://nekbroadband.org/4829-1/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:42:11 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=4683 The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified vendors to provide a bid for Fiber Construction. Proposal Submission Deadline: 4/11/2024.

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]]> 2023 Annual Report https://nekbroadband.org/2023-annual-report/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 21:10:45 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=4700 NEK Broadband has prepared and distributed an Annual Report and Budget for 2023.

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]]> https://nekbroadband.org/4695-2/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:06:33 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=4695 Annual Report 2023 December 18, 2023

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]]> CUD Legislative Day Recap https://nekbroadband.org/cud-legislative-day-recap/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:26:59 +0000 https://nekbroadband.org/?p=4657 On January 31st, 2024, the Vermont Communications Union Districts Association (VCUDA) together with member CUDs from across Vermont convened at the State House in Montpelier for Vermont CUD (Communications Union District) Day. The day was established to raise awareness about the efforts to expand broadband internet access in Vermont.  VCUDA consists of ten CUDs, regional […]

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