Burlington Telecom

Burlington Telecom (Burlington, VT), is a municipal telecommunications company providing residents of the City of Burlington with television, telephone and internet triple play services. The company runs its communications offerings on a city-wide fiber-optic network. A home network connecting every residence and business of Burlington was conceived in the 1980s. There were a number of failed attempts in the 1990s. A funding source could not be f... more

Burlington Telecom (Burlington, VT), is a municipal telecommunications company providing residents of the City of Burlington with television, telephone and internet triple play services. The company runs its communications offerings on a city-wide fiber-optic network. A home network connecting every residence and business of Burlington was conceived in the 1980s. There were a number of failed attempts in the 1990s. A funding source could not be found. An experienced telecommunications expert, Tim Nulty, was hired as a consultant by the city. Nulty became General Manager of the newly created Burlington Telecom, a division of the city government. The network was laid in stages. The first stage was finished and profitable by 2003.. The first and second stages became profitable by 2006. This led local government officials to believe the project would result in a major funding source for public coffers in the future. Burlington Telecom offered local channels and free channel offerings on... less