Announcements

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Closed on Friday, July 3rd in Observance of Independence Day (6/30/09)

The Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom business office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. To report a telephone trouble, please contact our Repair Department 24 hours a day at 1-800-496-3393. Our after hours Internet technical support will be available via telephone at 802-496-8598 or 1-888-321-0815.

New Elite High-Speed Internet Tier Offers Speeds Up To 12Mbps -Try It Free for 30-days (6/30/09)

Green Mountain Access has been upgrading our network to bring you new services, faster speeds, and increased reliability. Now you can double your download speeds for just $15.00 more per month with our Elite High-Speed service. Our Elite upgrade offers download speeds of up to 12Mbps and upload speeds of up to 1Mbps. Best of all, you can try it free for 30 days! While not currently available to all of our high-speed Internet customers, we can currently reach approximately 60% of our customers with this new service. To try our Elite high-speed Internet service simply e-mail Customer Service at csdept@gmavt.net or call them at 888-321-0815.

Introducing New Clearly Connected Bundle Packages For Businesses! (6/29/09)

Our business bundles are an easy way to choose services while saving money. By bundling your local service, long distance and high-speed Internet service with Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, you'll not only get one low price and one bill, but also the great local service you've come to expect and deserve. Bundles with or without High-Speed Internet available. For more information, click here or call our Customer Service Department at 1-800-496-3391 for more information.

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Announces Scholarship Recipients (6/22/09)

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 Eunice B. Farr Incentive Award scholarships. "It is a pleasure to award these scholarships on an annual basis. We wish these motivated students the best of luck in their future endeavors," said Gregg Haskin, President and CEO of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. This year’s recipients were as follows:

• Champlain Valley Union High School – Matika Robinson, Shelburne


• Harwood Union High School – Emma Wade, Waitsfield


• Mount Abraham Union High School – Peter Orvis, Bristol


• Mount Mansfield Union High School – Andrew Papin, Huntington


• Middlebury Union High School – Richard Brisson, Shoreham


• Vergennes High School – Samantha Flynn, Addison

Each year, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom grants five scholarships, one to each of the public high schools that students from our service area attend. These scholarships are donated in memory of the late Eunice B. Farr, former owner and operator of the Waitsfield-Fayston Telephone Company and grandmother of Gregg Haskin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the telephone company.

The criteria of the scholarship is as follows, “The award should be presented to a graduating senior that plans subsequent education, be it college or trade school. The faculty should select an individual that has shown a steady improvement in his or her academics, but is not necessarily at the top of the class. The award is designed to benefit a hard working graduate that his or her instructors have found to demonstrate a sincere effort to improve grades/results and plans continuing education.”

2009-2010 Mad River Valley Directory Now Available (6/10/09)

The 2009-2010 Mad River Valley Telephone Directory is hot off the press and arriving in area mailboxes. The directory is distributed to approximately 13,000 households, businesses, and tourists throughout the Mad River Valley. This year, Mad River Valley residents will notice one big change with the elimination of the spiral binding. The decision to remove the spiral binder resulted from years of gathering customer feedback from focus groups and surveys for a greater ease of recyclability.

Back again this year is the history section which features an in depth account of commerce in the Valley. This years’ history was written and researched by Eleanor Haskin, Jan Pogue and Tammy Field. This years’ cover photograph was captured by Dennis Curran. The photograph was taken early on an October morning looking north toward the Von Trapp Farm and Waitsfield Common. To view more of Dennis Curran’s work, please visit his website at www.curranphotography.com.

Additional copies are also available at Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom business offices and various distribution locations throughout the area. The telephone directory can also be viewed online at www.vermontphonebooks.com. For more information or to request additional copies, please contact Alan Jones at 496-8328 or via e-mail at ajones@wcvt.com.

Want a Great Job at a Great Company? GMA is growing and so is our Tech Support Team! (6/10/09)

Green Mountain Access, a subsidiary of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, a Vermont based telecommunications solutions provider, is seeking qualified individuals to join our staff in our Hinesburg Branch Office:

GMA Internet Support Associate
Number of Postions: 1
Location: Hinesburg, VT
Responsible for providing high quality service to Internet customers via telephone, mail and office contacts. Interaction with customers either by telephone or in person in order to support all Internet transactions which include service orders, general service and technical support questions. Qualified applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, as well as general Internet and operating system technical support skills. Advanced Internet skills, including web hosting & broadband knowledge, a plus. Strong computer background in either hardware or software is desirable. Full time position. EOE


Please submit resumes to:
Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
Attn: Human Resources
PO Box 9, 3898 Main Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Fax: 802-496-8342
Email: wcvtjobs@wcvt.com

Community Easter Egg Hunt A Success! (4/6/09)

The 2009 Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Community Easter Egg Hunt was held on Saturday, April 4. Approximately 200 children came out to meet the Easter Bunny and hunt for colored eggs and prizes.

A Special thanks to the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce for co-sponsoring the egg hunt and the Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom employees who volunteered their time to assist with the event.

Champlain Valley Union High School Junior Chosen To Participate In Washington D.C. Leadership Program (3/5/09)

Katherine Cheney, was selected to participate in the Leadership Through Learning Program sponsored by the Foundation for Rural Education (FRED). FRED is a part of the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunication Companies (OPASTCO). Katherine was nominated by Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom and will participate in the all expense paid weeklong leadership program this month. A total of fourteen high school juniors and seniors from rural communities around the U.S. that are served by independent telephone companies will also participate in the program. Participants will spend their time learning firsthand about American history, federal government and current events. They also will have the opportunity to meet with government and members of congress.

Congratulations Katherine!


About FRED:
The Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED) was created in 1989 by the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO) to address the educational and developmental needs of rural areas. The Foundation's mission is to sponsor programs and activities that improve the educational, social and economic conditions of rural areas. FRED carries out this mission by raising funds to sponsor scholarships, awards and programs that directly benefit rural America.

Holiday Gifts Distributed To Local Community Organizations (12/17/08)

In the true spirit of the holiday, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom coordinated their annual gift drive. In addition to employees donating gifts, customers also brought in donations to be placed under the giving trees that were placed at all three office locations. Hundreds of gifts for all ages were collected and will be delivered to local community organizations for distribution. Happy Holidays from Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom!


Presents from annual gift drive waiting to be delivered.

WCVT Employees Help Build a New Playground In Moretown (11/7/08)

A group of WCVT employees spent the day helping to construct a new playground at the Moretown Elementary School on October 28th. Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom provides each employee with 8 hours of community service time to be used on local community service projects. If you have a community service project in the making and are looking for help contact Alan Jones,at 496-8328 or via e-mail ajones@wcvt.com to see if we can lend a hand.

WCVT Red Cross Blood Drive A Success (9/24/08)

On September 23, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom sponsored a Red Cross blood drive at their main business office in Waitsfield, Vermont. According to Joe Smith, Engineering Supervisor for WCVT and event organizer, “The goal for the blood drive was 70 pints, and we exceeded that goal with a total of 82 pints of blood being donated for the day. I would like to personally thank everyone who donated blood, or volunteered to help make the event a success.”

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Employees Volunteer for Special Olympics Vermont 2008 Summer Games (6/2/08)

A group of dedicated Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom employees assisted with the setup for the 2008 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games held on May 30 - June 1 at the University of Vermont. This has become an annual event, with several employees volunteering. For more information on the Special Olympics Vermont or the Summer Games, visit www.vtso.org.

Valley Resident Caroline McHugh Receives National Scholarship (5/27/08)

Valley resident Caroline McHugh has been awarded a $1,000.00 scholarship from the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED). FRED is a charitable foundation and was founded by the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO), a Washington D.C. based national industry association of rural independent telecommunications providers. Caroline was nominated by Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT), who is an active member of OPASTCO.

“We congratulate Caroline on her efforts as she is definitely deserving of this honor. We wish her the best of luck as she starts her college career this fall at Harvard University,” said Roger Nishi, Vice President of Industry Relations for WCVT and past chairman of OPASTCO.

The mission of FRED and its supporters is to promote educational, social and economic development in rural America and Canada. The FRED Scholarship Program is made possible through the generosity of more than 1,000 small, independent telecommunications companies operating in rural areas across the United States and Canada and the companies that provide goods and services to these companies.



Roger Nishi, WCVT's Vice President of Industry Relations presents Caroline McHugh with her scholarship award.

Receive Your Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom Bill Via E-Mail (2/26/08)

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom is pleased to offer you the convenience of receiving your monthly billing statement via e-mail. E-bill saves you time and money - no more stamps to buy, checks to write or envelopes to mail and you’re saving paper too!

Your monthly payment may be made online through the Manage My Account section of our website, by calling our automated account management system at 1-866-863-8070, or by signing up to automatically have your bill paid via your credit card or deducted from your checking account.

For more information or to sign up for this free service, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-496-3391 or via email at csdept@wcvt.com.

Manage Your Account Online - New Functionality Added (1/28/08)

Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom offers the convenience of managing your account telephone/internet account online through the Manage My Account section of our website. Manage My Account offers secure online access to your account information and allows you to check your account balance and payment history, view and pay your monthly bill, and you can now order additional features and services.

If you have not yet registered for access, click here to signup now. Enrollment is free, and once registered, you will have immediate access to your account

WCVT Featured In Vermont Life Magazine (2/8/07)

The Spring 2007 issue of Vermont Life Magazine features an article on Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom's rich history. The story appears in the "Made in Vermont" segment and is written by Michael Levine. To read an excerpt from the article, visit the Vermont Life Magazine website.