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Signing up for Fidium with a “long drop”? March 31 Deadline!   

March 26, 2025

If you’re going to order Fidium Fiber, and the distance from your home or business to the pole/pedestal (i.e., the “drop”) is long, the cost of running fiber that distance can be a barrier to adopting broadband internet service. You can apply to Lamoille FiberNet’s Long Drop Program for funding to offset the long drop cost.  

  • Addresses in all 10 towns in Lamoille County may apply  
  • The current application deadline is March 31, 2025.  

Applications are available at www: lamoillefiber.net or https://forms.office.com/g/z8bk3Kzxpp.  

 Addresses that applied for the original long drop funding program last fall do not need to reapply.  You should have received an email from Lamoille FiberNet informing you of your address eligibility.   If you did not, you may contact us at drops@lamoillefiber.net. 

Important Notes: 

  • Deadline: Help us help you — by applying now so we can define the long drop demand as soon as possible. Our grants that fund our long drop programs have deadlines, and Vermont’s construction window is limited.  Lamoille FiberNet is leveraging both town-funded contributions and state-funded savings from 2024 construction to fund our Long Drop Program. One application covers both long drop programs.   
  • IMPORTANT: These programs are administered by Lamoille FiberNet, NOT Fidium. Please do not call Fidium about long drop funding assistance — Fidium call center personnel do not have information about Lamoille FiberNet’s long drop programs. They will not be able to help.  

Phase 2 Network Build: There are several small areas of Lamoille County where Fidium’s new fiber-optic network has not yet been built — this “”Phase 2” construction will be completed in 2025. If you live in one of these areas and know you have a long distance from the pole or road to your house/building, you can apply for Long Drop Program now.   

  

LAMOILLE FIBERNET MISSION:    

To prioritize access of unserved and underserved addresses to symmetrical, high-speed, and affordable internet service — as soon as possible.  

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