CVFiber to present construction update on Sept. 21
Sept. 16, 2022 | By Waterbury Roundabout 
CVFiber team members from left to right: Founding chair Jeremy Hansen, Executive Director Jennille Smith, Planning and Development Committee chair David Healy, and Board Chair Jerry Diamantides, who will host the webinar on Sept. 21. Photo courtesy CVFiber
CORRECTION: The names in the caption above were mis-ordered in the original post. They have been corrected.
CVFiber will host an online presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. to update Central Vermont residents on its progress in building a new internet fiber network.
CVFiber is one of nine nonprofit regional communications union districts in Vermont with 21 member communities including Waterbury. Its mission is to build a network for reliable affordable internet service across the region.
Construction has begun and district officials will discuss progress to date and plans to complete the project in four years. Initial work will focus on areas with slow or no Internet, with a goal of reaching 60% of the underserved in 2023 and 90% by 2025.
“We are currently navigating through all the pre-construction steps,” said Jerry Diamantides, chair of CVFiber's Governing Board, who will host the webinar. “We are aiming to get as much work done as possible before the snow flies.”
To watch or listen to the presentation, use a link online at cvfiber.net/webinar or call in by phone at 1-689-206-9353 and use the conference ID 106165705#.
The presentation will be posted on the CVFiber website afterward. To submit a question in advance, go to cvfiber.net/contact.