House OKs temporary fee to support broadband build-out

Rep. Laura Sibilia, I-Dover. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
The House advanced a measure Friday that would raise more than $6 million to build out broadband infrastructure across the state.
The bill, H.582, would temporarily increase a fee on telecommunications services from 2 percent to 2.5 percent for four years, ending in 2022.
The money raised from the increase — estimated total nearly $6.3 million — would go to a fund that distributes grants to internet service providers that