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Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Via Zoom
April 6, 2021 - April 9, 2021
Last Updated 4/9/2021 3:12 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
H.360 vs S.118
Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Tom Evslin, Former Vermont Chief Recovery Officer, Co-founder of Broadband Equity Now
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Lessons from the VTA
Chris Campbell, Former Executive Director, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
Holly Groschner, Former Legal Counsel, Vermont Telecommunications Authority
4:00 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Update on CUDs
Robert Fish, Rural Broadband Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Public Service
2:15 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Commissioner Tierney's Review of H.360 and S.118
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
CUDs - Update on Status and Future Plans/Abilities (10 min each)
Sean Kio, Chair, Northwest CUD
Michael Rooney, Chair, Lamoille FiberNet
Christine Hallquist, Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Bill Moore, Chair, Otter Creek CUD
Steve Huffaker, Chair, Maple Broadband
Evan Carlson, Chair, NEK Community Broadband
Christine Hallquist , Administrator, NEK Community Broadband
Jeff Such, Chair, Southern Vermont CUD
Ann Manwaring, Chair, DVFiber
Jeremy Hansen, Chair, CVFiber
F.X. Flinn, Chair, ECFiber
Thursday, April 8, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Other ISP Providers
Leslie Nulty, CFO, Mansfield Community Fiber, Inc.
Kim Gates, Controller, Franklin Telephone and Independent Telephone Companies
Bryan Marteeny, General Manager, Topsham Telephone
Roger Nishi, Vice President, Waitsfield Champlain Valley Telecom and Independent Telecom
Michael Birnbaum, Owner, Kingdom Fiber
Erika Smith, Director - Legislative and Regulatory Matters, Consolidated Communications
Jeff Austin, Senior Director, Fiber Build Strategy, Consolidated Communications
Elin Katz, VP Utilities, Tilson
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Testimony continued
4:30 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
VEDA's Role
Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Friday, April 9, 2021
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM GlobalFoundries as a Utility
Gregory Rieder, Principal Member, GlobalFoundries Technical Staff
Josh Castonguay, Vice President of Chief Innovation Executive & Power Supply, Green Mountain Power
Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM H. 360 - An act relating to accelerated community broadband deployment
Committee Discussion
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