The Center for Rural Studies' role in this project will be to survey Vermonters on their Internet service and use the results to verify the accuracy of broadband service maps.

The award of this grant to the State was covered by the Burlington Free Press on October 6:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091006/NEWS02/91006001

VermontBiz.com also posted details about the grant on October 6:
http://www.vermontbiz.com/news/october/vermont-gets-12-million-broadband-mapping-grant