Smith: Much is riding on Burlington Telecom decision

Mike Smith is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas and former state president of FairPoint Communications.
It’s an oft-repeated phrase: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
In the past,