Burlington Telecom Sale

Burlington Telecom Reinvestment Press Conference 02/12/2020

A loose coalition of current and former city councilors, community leaders and others come together to advocate reinvesting the Burlington portion from the sale of Burlington Telecom back into the telecommunications company, Lake Champlain Broadband, assuring a seat on the operating and management board. Kurt Wright, Sharon Bushor, Brian Pine, Jane Knodell and Dave Hartnett speak at this press meeting to encourage the community and other councilors to support reinvestment.

What the Hell Happened on Monday Night? - With City Councilor Max Tracy 12/01/2017

Max Tracy, Burlington City Councilor from Ward 2, sits down with viewers and goes over what happened at Monday night's Burlington City Council meeting regarding the sale of Burlington Telecom, the events leading up to the meeting, and to take any questions from the public.

Toward a Livable City: Who Should Own Burlington Telecom? 10/30/2017

Host Charles Simpson welcomes two members of Keep BT Local's board of directors Alan Matson, board chair, and Megan Epler-Wood. They discuss the future of Burlington Telecom as the Burlington City Council votes between the two final applicants: Ting, of Tucows based in Toronto, Canada; and the Keep BT Local cooperative.

RAD-TV Presents: Local Ownership and Burlington Telecom 10/27/2017

This episode is hosted by Noah Detzer with guests Max Tracy and Eric Maier to report back on our work over the past month, talk about the current campaign to Keep Burlington Telecom Local, and to let folks know about our upcoming Movement Politics Training and Membership Assembly.

Ting Information Session on Burlington Telecom Sale Bid 10/24/2017

Elliot Noss, the President and CEO of Ting Telecom parent company Tucows, shares details of his company's vision for Burlington Telecom ownership.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!