Telecommunications and Connectivity | Department of Public Service Careers Document Library Public Advocacy Regulated Utilities Energy Efficiency Utilities Efficiency Renewables Telecommunications and Connectivity Copper-to-Fiber Phone Service Transitions in Vermont Broadband High-Speed Internet Availability in Vermont Maximize Broadband Service for Telehealth and Distance Learning Mobile Wireless Drive Test Status of CoverageCo Telecommunications Relay Service Telecommunications and Connectivity Advisory Board Tower Locations Wi-Fi Hot Spot Project Consumer Information and Assistance Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) Telecommunications and Connectivity Overview The Telecommunications and Connectivity Division works to ensure that every Vermonter has access to quality, reliable, and affordable communications services. The division exercises regulatory authority over intrastate landline telephone service, rates, and quality of service; cable television service; and cell tower siting.  As a regulator, the Telecommunications and Connectivity Division provides oversight of companies’ compliance with Vermont laws and Public Utility Commission orders and rules governing their operations. The mission of the division is to serve Vermonters to meet the public’s needs for least-cost, environmentally sound, efficient, reliable, secure, sustainable telecommunications systems for the short- and long-term.  The division does this by: Promoting the interest of the general public in the provision of the state’s regulated telephone and cable television services, and Advocating for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure that can support a diversified set of services that address the current and potential needs of the state’s residents and business entities Protecting the public health and safety and ensuring that safety. The 2024 10-year Telecommunications Plan has been adopted. Visit the state plan page for more details.