June 2024

		Happy spring! It feels more like summer lately, and with more great weather on the horizon, I hope everyone is able to get outdoors and enjoy it. It's construction season in Vermont and our 2024 fiber construction projects are well underway. Our employees and contractors are busy working on capital construction projects throughout our service area. If you are included in one of our fiber build areas scheduled for this year, we will be reaching out to let you know that fiber is coming to your location as our construction progresses. In areas where we have completed mainline construction, our contractor crews are focused on pre-running fiber-optic drops to homes prior to us scheduling your fiber conversion. Also, to help keep you updated on our fiber projects and availability, please visit getfiber.wcvt.com and register your address. The "Service Area" link has our build areas mapped and broken out by status which may be helpful to you. Please know that every single dollar we invest in fiber is benefiting Vermont and the local communities we serve. These are big projects and building fiber to everyone is going to take time, but each and every day, we are making progress and converting more customers to fiber. Sincerely, Eric Haskin President and CEO Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Win a Pair of Day Passes to Any Vermont State Park We have another great prize to raffle off this month. Enter for a chance to win a pair of day passes to any Vermont State Park. Vermont's 55 state parks offer a boundless range of outdoor recreation and exploration opportunities, from camping to fishing, backpacking to hiking, swimming to boating and just spending a nice long summer day outside. WCVT is proud to be a Business Partner of Vermont Parks Forever. To be entered into the raffle, simply click the link below and leave your name and contact information. The drawing will take place on June 14th. Click here to enter for your chance to win! Is Your Internet "Dropping?" Are You Having Buffering On Your SmartTV? In Many Cases, It's Not Your Internet Connection At All... Might Be Time To Upgrade Your Wi-Fi These days, we are all relying on our internet connections more than ever before. We are using it for more mission critical applications as well as more bandwidth intensive uses such as streaming video and other real-time video services like Zoom. We often get calls from customers complaining about "slow speeds," "drops," or "buffering," among other things. The first thing we do is check the internet connection and, in many cases, we find no issues. So, what could it be? Up to 60% of our calls these days are Wi-Fi related and this may just be the case. The good news is we have some great solutions. Our Whole Home Wi-Fi uses multiple Access Points placed at strategic locations around your home to expand coverage, eliminating dead spots, and providing great performance for all of your streaming devices. Stop Dealing with Dead Spots - Learn More Today! Visit our website to learn more about our Whole Home Wi-Fi or Business Wi-Fi solutions. You can also give us a call at 800-496-3391 or send us an email and we'd be happy to discuss our solutions with you.

		Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Announces Scholarship Recipient Mount Abraham Union High School student Desmond Carrico has been awarded a $2,500.00 scholarship from the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). Founded in 1994, FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association, of which Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is a member. The FRS Scholarship Program awards one-time scholarships to students from rural communities for their first year of college, university, or vocational-technical school. Each student is sponsored by an NTCA member company that may also contribute a portion of the scholarship award. This year, FRS awarded a total of $173,000 for fifty-five scholarships to students across the country. "Providing opportunities for young people in rural communities has been a core mission for FRS for the past 30 years. These scholarships would not be possible without the generous support of NTCA members and other individuals in the rural broadband industry. We are excited to announce our 2024 scholarship recipients and look forward to seeing what they accomplish in the future", said Pam Becker, Executive Director of FRS. "Being selected to receive one of this year's FRS scholarships was not an easy accomplishment. This was an extremely competitive process, with over 1,300 applications received. A big congratulations to Desmond and we wish him the best of luck as he starts his college career this fall at Saint Michael's College," said Kurt Gruendling, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for WCVT and FRS board member.

		Local Farmers Markets Bristol Mondays | 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Bristol Town Green Richmond Fridays | 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Volunteers Green in Richmond | Website Waitsfield Saturdays | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Mad River Green in Waitsfield | Website Art Market at Firefolk Arts - Saturday, June 8th – Waitsfield All ages, Free Art Market at Firefolk Arts (4412 Main St. Waitsfield) in the "Kodak Building" next door to the gallery on Saturday, June 8th from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Twenty vendors selling art of many mediums: ceramics, painting, jewelry, textiles, woodcraft, metalwork, photography, clothing, prints, comics, poetry, etc. Korean and Filipino food, herbal mocktails, and ice cream for sale. First Chicken BBQ of the Summer - Wednesday, June 19th - Bristol Bristol 4th of July Committee presents the first Chicken BBQ of the summer. Proceeds from the event will help defray costs associated with the 4th of July festivities. The barbeque will take place at the Bristol Town Green and be walk-up style. Serving starts at 5:00 p.m. and continues until the food is all gone! If the weather is good, there will be a few tables (but no tents). Musical entertainment by the Bristol Band.

		Amazing 3-D Digital Billboards Not your average billboards, these feature lifelike, moving subjects such as animals, monsters, cars, and soccer players.		Surreal Underwater Fine Dining This Maldives restaurant provides an aquatic view of the house reef. Not surprisingly, the menu includes fresh seafood.

		Air Travel Tips Visit this site before you fly to avoid hassles at the airport. It answers the question, "What can I bring?" and much, much more. Learn more...		Grilling is Thrilling It's grilling season! To add more sizzle to the experience, check out the many recipes — plus tips and tricks — you'll find here. Learn more...		Keep Kids Safe Safe Kids Worldwide works to reduce childhood injuries and offers safety tips on topics such as drowning, choking, and burns. Learn more...

		3 Slow Cooker Recipes Avoid the oven on hot days and use your slow cooker for Marry Me Chicken, Slow Cooker Cheesecake, or Barbacoa Beef.		4 Healthy Frozen Desserts Treat yourself to Chocolate Banana Ice Cream, Cantaloupe Sorbet, Fresh Peach Frozen Yogurt, or Lemon Blueberry Sorbet.

		Picture Insect It's like having an entomologist in your pocket. Take a photo of that strange insect in your yard and quickly get it identified. Learn more...		Tody Billed as the smarter way to manage home cleaning, Tody helps you prioritize tasks, find the time, and stay motivated. Learn more...		Google Translate This app breaks down language barriers. Translate with your camera and talk with someone who speaks another language. Learn more...

		Make a Button Bouquet Turn a variety of colorful buttons into a cute bouquet, using a salt shaker as the vase. Unlike real flowers, they'll bloom forever.		Easy No-Sew Tablecloth Store-bought tablecloths can be pricey. Save money by making your own with a remnant of fabric, lace trim, and hot glue.

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