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VTA Grant Brings Broadband To 11 Rutland Co. Addresses

A New England wireless firm founded by two Vermonters has been awarded a Vermont Telecommunications Authority grant of $64,130 to bring broadband service to 11 addresses in Chittenden, Ira and Pittsford in Rutland County.

GAW High Speed Internet will also invest at least $28,000 in the project.

GAW uses communications towers to provide wireless broadband to homes.  The company says it will offer three tiers of service, with a top speed of 10 megabits per second download and 2 megabits per second upload.

According to the VTA, the 11 addresses are unserved locations on Casey and Middle Roads in Chittenden, West Road in Ira, and Allen Mills Road, Fire Hill Road, and Five Allen Boys Lane in Pittsford.

GAW says it says it currently has more than 30,000 subscribers in New England.  The company was founded by Josh Garza and Nick Huanca, two former students at Leland and Gray Union High School in Townshend.

The company has offices in Brattleboro and Enfield. Ct.

Steve has been with VPR since 1994, first serving as host of VPR’s public affairs program and then as a reporter, based in Central Vermont. Many VPR listeners recognize Steve for his special reports from Iran, providing a glimpse of this country that is usually hidden from the rest of the world. Prior to working with VPR, Steve served as program director for WNCS for 17 years, and also worked as news director for WCVR in Randolph. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Steve also worked for stations in Phoenix and Tucson before moving to Vermont in 1972. Steve has been honored multiple times with national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his VPR reporting, including a 2011 win for best documentary for his report, Afghanistan's Other War.
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