Burlington Telecom Alternative Business Models Forum
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Description
City Council President Jane Knodell sponsors "Alternative Models for Burlington Telecom Forum" featuring Roberta MacDonald, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Cabot Creamery Cooperative and Kenneth Merritt, who led the drafting of the Vermont Benefit Corporation ("B Corp") legislation. Burlington Telecom is about to be sold. The question is, to whom -- A typical corporation or someone else? The City has received 8 bids to buy BT, representing a variety of business models. This event informs City councilors, BTAB (Burlington Telecom Advisory Board), and the general public about the benefits and costs of alternatives to the typical corporate model.
Summary
- Production Date: 06/19/2017
- Catalog Number: none
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- Series: none
- Length: *1:15:34
- Town: Burlington
- Geography: Burlington
- Event Type: General
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- Download: Low bitrate mp4 file
Airtimes
1 Thursday July 6, 2017 at 10:00 PM2 Friday July 7, 2017 at 3:00 AM
3 Friday July 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM
4 Saturday July 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM
5 Sunday July 9, 2017 at 2:10 PM
6 Tuesday July 11, 2017 at 3:40 PM
7 Sunday July 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM
8 Monday July 17, 2017 at 1:00 AM
9 Monday July 17, 2017 at 7:00 AM
10 Saturday July 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM
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