ECFiber Hooks Up 1st Customer

BARNARD — A consortium of 23 mostly-rural Vermont towns formed to provide high-speed Internet access to underserved areas has hooked up its first customer. On Wednesday, the East Central Vermont Community Fiber Network, known more commonly as ECFiber, hooked up a high-speed Internet connection for Barnard resident Gretchen Wilson. ECFiber has been working for years to bring high-speed Internet to the area. The company recently began testing eight beta sites, including the Barnard General Store. Wilson told WCAX-TV that having high-speed Internet access is exciting for her and the rest of the town.