Michael Long: Local cooperative ownership best for Burlington Telecom

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Long, who served more than a decade on the Burlington Development Review Board and has lived in Burlington since 1975. He now teaches English and was a high school teacher in Colchester from 1975 until 2015.
Burlington should keep Burlington Telecom local because a co-op owned by members of a community is far more likely to serve that community responsively than any corporate entity. Burlington Telecom was founded on the principle of community c