Communication Union District’s Maple Broadband’s newest offering — Nonprofit Connect — provides any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Maple Broadband’s service area in Addison County with discounted access to gigabit fiber broadband. The service was announced in a Vermont Community Broadband Board press release congratulating the provider on their new service.
The 1 Gbps service is being offered to the 700 qualified nonprofits in the county for $69.95 per month, $50 per month less than other organizations pay for it.
Through the end of September, Maple Broadband is also waiving its standard installation fee of $149.95 for all new customers, including nonprofits. The service has no contracts and no data caps, without promotional pricing that increases later.
Maple Broadband also provides residential affordability programs:
- The Local Equitable Access Fund (LEAF) provides a $30 monthly discount and free installation to eligible households
- The Affordable Drop Program (ADP) covers additional installation costs for hard-to-reach properties.
“Nonprofits work hard to stretch every dollar for this community,” Maple Broadband Executive Director Ellie de Villiers said in a prepared statement. “This is our way of supporting that. As a community-owned internet provider, there is strong mission alignment between the work we are doing to provide and promote universal affordable broadband and the work of nonprofits that are also serving Addison County.”
Maple Broadband was among the Vermont entities that received Capital Projects Funding funds in 2024.
“Thank you to Maple Broadband for this program that will expand access to high-speed internet to organizations serving Vermonters. Ensuring that nonprofits can afford this service will allow them to serve even more people, opening opportunities for additional folks to benefit from these nonprofits’ hard work and the positive social impact broadband can bring,” said VCBB Executive Director Christine Hallquist.
