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Appendix C




Q20b - What is lacking in terms of technology in Vermont?

  • back bone access for internet t3 lines
  • better connections high speed t3
  • isdn lines/high speed access
  • lacking domain host providers that are sophisticated enough
  • "T-1 at work; at home a dial up, not enough good conductivity; have to go to Lebanon or Hanover; VT somewhat backward"
  • Education on the Internet of what it can or can not do
  • "HIGH SPEED ACCESS, INFOSTRUCTURE, LOWER COST"
  • "NEEDS OPTIONS, INTERNET ACCES OPTIONS, COULD SET UP TWO WAY CABLE MODEM"
  • "HIGHER SPEED CONNECTIONS, BETTER INFOSTRUCTURE"
  • "Phone lines slow, unreliability of electrical source"
  • phone lines
  • "Phone lines too slow, can't handle loasd efficiently."
  • t1 and t3 lines in vermont need to be increased and made more available
  • Intrest stucture ISDN-big prices
  • Where to get info. Nothing internet related
  • High speed local access
  • Faster lines
  • "POSSIBLE ONLINE VIDEO, DIRECT PROVIDER FOR TELEPHONE"
  • SLOW PHONELINES
  • SCRIPTING
  • quality of infrastructure and lack of competition
  • lack of appropriate infrastructure AND competition
  • phone quality is poor
  • "cable, internet services"
  • digital switches from phone company
  • no isdn connections those are needed line problems with 56 k modems
  • "Infrastructure is lacking, more business is needed."
  • Technical conncections to make faster deals
  • Vt has no good technology service - no great phone lines
  • want more ISDN lines - subsides T1 lines
  • phone service is inadequate goes down a lot and cannot get a large enough line in
  • cable direct lines
  • improve the infostructure
  • HIGH SPEED LARGE FAT INTERNET PIPES
  • "web server in Boston, Fiber optics cable"
  • "Internet Access, search engines, local access"
  • "No adequate hosting services for things like e-commerce, had to go out-of-state"
  • clean telephone lines
  • bandwidth is slow
  • no hosting companies
  • cable coompanies offering access to Internet; have copper wire rather than
  • knowledge of up to date technology
  • "CONNECTIONS, PEOPLE LACK OF EXPERIENCE, NOT MANY QUALIFIED"
  • HIGHER SPEED ACCESS
  • higher speed phone lines/infrastructure
  • choice of internet design services & hosting services
  • "analog phonelines need to be digital, can't get 56K,"
  • "BELL ATLANTIC customer service, quality,"
  • "HIGHER SPEED IN WIDER AREAS, CHEAPER PHONE RATES"
  • telephone lines backbone; rural lines static but not good enough for internet
  • "faster connections, more reliable, more options, more services"
  • more and better programmer
  • education
  • cost is high
  • web hosting providers lacking
  • payments to high
  • over priced access poor
  • subsudize modems
  • avalibility asd lines cable modems not avalible
  • not enough qualification
  • limited by phone companys and mtns
  • communications
  • not a lot of broad band
  • phone access
  • cable modem conection price
  • "adsl, rf signals, cooperation between independent/collect phone companies, competitive availability of equal services offered by the phone company"
  • "band width, isdn, better access, faster"
  • access to faster conection
  • sufficient computer and browser
  • experienced web hosts/reliable servers
  • high speed access
  • hosting service here isn't good/need higher speed access
  • lack of high speed access
  • lines are low speed access
  • i need both efficient and inexpensive high speed access
  • Too few businesses doing business on the web
  • Better fiber-optics
  • The data transmission system is not up to snuff compared to more urban areas
  • quality of phone lines
  • "difficulties in puttin g together a active web site program, waiting for standards to evole further"
  • faster speed access
  • anti business mentality of montpellier
  • backbone/ any fast internet connections have to go through albany or boston
  • wides spread t1 isd and cable modems
  • t1 and t3 access
  • the infrastructure around here in stowe is a little lacking in access to high speed lines
  • not a variety of hosts and weak infrastructure more t1 and t3 lines
  • LEVEL OF PROFFESSIONALISM
  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN VERMONT LAGS BEHIMD REST OF COUNTRY
  • GREATLY BEHIND THE TIMES
  • couldn't find anything in phone book about internet website developers; have clearinghouse of names. Need to hear more about internet host sites-who are the players
  • "more t1 lines laid, smaller buisnesses faster"
  • modem speed infrastructure not fast enough cost too high
  • inexpensive high speed internet connectoion
  • need faster line
  • not fast enough
  • not enough hardware in vt

Q26a - If you could change one thing about conducting business on the Internet…..?

  • better for us if the installed base of browsers had higher speed access
  • not sure
  • to have a true standard in terms of the different softwares
  • standrads for web des
  • easiear access to technology
  • nothing stuf still evolving
  • i don't know
  • speed
  • ease of acceess of information and technology faster modem
  • speed.
  • i don't know
  • i don't know
  • nopthing
  • easier update
  • nothing
  • get rid E-mail spam
  • better screen who is browsing
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • If the browser would make it easier to pressent and achieve security in the eyes of the client
  • don't know
  • nothing
  • People sign and not have a clue to what they are doing.
  • N/A
  • Less e-mail from people who are not serious buyers
  • "transactions safer,"
  • PLATFORMS MORE STABLE
  • DONT KNOW
  • "INFOSTRUCTURE, HAVING TO USE A PHONE LINE"
  • GET RID OF PORN AND JUNK
  • FASTER ACCES AND DOWNLOAD
  • ITS TOO BUSY
  • GIVE MORE ACCESS TO MORE PEOPLE
  • ISP RELIABILITY
  • MORE INTERACTIVE
  • HAVE MORE UNIFIED STANDARDS
  • TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
  • Utilize it as a better selling tool
  • quicker access
  • don't know
  • speed
  • more secure money transfer in cost-effective way
  • easier to change web site
  • don't know
  • more people getting online
  • don't know
  • do away with microsoft
  • more people have access
  • make purchasing one-button business
  • faster connection
  • faster
  • don't know
  • faster
  • better search engines
  • download times shortened
  • better search engines
  • make it easier
  • systems unreliable
  • More bandwidth for everyone
  • nothing
  • simpler to interact
  • matinance done automatically
  • paid for giving info out
  • stop browser war make all compatible
  • less servers down
  • do some
  • no junk mail
  • easier submission & recognition by search engines
  • Security of payments.
  • Would like to find a way to screen out inappropriate clients.
  • Make interactive databases available.
  • A means to regulate the key words that are used in search engines used to attract their target customers.
  • "Improve speed of access, better infrastructure."
  • we're too knew to say
  • nothing
  • "make it easier to access bid locations, find sites for gov. web sites"
  • some of my competitors who get around the search engine rules and end up being listed 50 times
  • figuring out how to prevent anonymous users on the internet
  • "That things were more uniform, so when designing a web site they all look the same on every computer.
  • No horse power in old computers"
  • Free
  • Amount that other web sites are charging
  • "Better national intrest, more high speed access"
  • Slow it down
  • Get better at it
  • Make it easier to update the internet
  • make it faster
  • "timeframe, education"
  • THE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIAYED WITH VAROUS BROWSER NOT HAVING CAPABILITIES
  • I DONT KNOW
  • FASTER
  • DONT KNOW
  • IMPROVE THE EASE AF ACCESABILITY
  • ACCESS SPEED
  • speed of connection
  • "get rid of local meter service, likes flat rate."
  • higher speed access at lower cost
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • security
  • have a secure site for cash transaction
  • consumerawareness
  • increase budget
  • dont know
  • speed
  • directory
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • i don't know
  • lower the cost of fees
  • more computer literate
  • do more for busines on web site easier to update etc.
  • easing systems traffic
  • more interactive with the customer
  • know that its safe for credit card information leary of viruses
  • try to get into searching aspects more
  • refused
  • One commercial line for business
  • level the playing field - everybody having the same standards for browsing
  • add a shopping cart
  • be more secure
  • improve the search engines
  • nothing comes to mind
  • take off the garbage on the internet - such as banners
  • if there was a way of guaranteeing high placement on the search engine
  • n/a
  • speed - people desire greater speed
  • hosting inhouse
  • doesnt know
  • need better security
  • doesn't know
  • easier for less educated people and easier for less educated people to get a web page
  • dont know
  • improve your seach exposure
  • HAVE SOMEBODY INHOUSE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO CHANGE SITE SELVES
  • DOESNT KNOW
  • INCREASED SECURITY
  • ABOLISH ANONIMOUS
  • no complaints
  • nothing
  • improve security
  • Speed
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • Speed of maintaining information-instant access
  • "having a list of products to sell, prices, dont say ""you can order these"""
  • nothing
  • "better search engine, user friendly"
  • better way to sell the customer
  • speed of logon
  • "Compadibility in Browser services, b/t ie. Netscape & Internet explorer"
  • to further refine search engines so that when you call up info. differentiate wording
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • Easier to use technology
  • "Faster connection,"
  • Make it faster
  • Make a uniform standard for monitors
  • Dont know
  • Ways of improving links with other business'
  • Overcome the lack of knowledge
  • all owners of websites held accountable for scams
  • find them easily
  • raise bandwiths
  • marketing in website easier
  • more secure safe
  • easy acces to relivant pages
  • unlimited ban with
  • speed
  • none
  • quicker access
  • don't know
  • investin more profesional website
  • more frequent updates
  • money transactions easier
  • dont kvow
  • ;make communications faster
  • we have clearly defined legal framework
  • make voice communications easier
  • dont know
  • dontknow
  • web page designers
  • dont know
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • having an order form on there
  • BETTER EDUCATION IN STATE
  • more sales
  • BANDWIDTH
  • MORE SPEED
  • okay
  • PHONE CONNECTIONS/SPEED
  • more consistent speed
  • speed
  • don't know
  • "dynamic bandwidth allocation, call waiting"
  • more transactions
  • faster
  • speed
  • general overall backbone/speed
  • making it cheaper
  • simpler to make site changes myself
  • "BACKBONE, BETTER BELL ATLANTIC SERVICE, RELIABLE LINES"
  • speed
  • make it easier to use
  • DON'T KNOW
  • no spam stuff
  • speed of downloading graphics
  • ok
  • SPEED
  • nothing
  • more info on each page . wishes there was more room on the pages to put
  • more info on
  • don't know
  • modem speed & backbone for graphics downloading
  • "better description of service, better search/promotion"
  • expand available information on site
  • too much porno
  • speed
  • better secured transactions encryption
  • "free access, speed"
  • speed
  • consumer confidence in online
  • speed
  • better site location/server host
  • search engine submission
  • nothing
  • nothing
  • don't know
  • speed
  • more universal access; more people having internet
  • "I would like to see more link ups with state and private, more availability"
  • less expensive for catalogue on line
  • all focus on individual web
  • get e-mail
  • fully intergrate the commerse site with convieniences
  • more people to do business that way
  • nothing
  • faster operation
  • faster site
  • security saftey
  • don't know
  • bigger pipe for conections(faster speeds)
  • give more people access
  • nothing
  • faster
  • don't know
  • spam eradicated no unsolicited mail
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • nothing
  • give entegrity to customers
  • more wide spread avalibility low costs
  • more knowledge
  • avalibility of faster links to customers
  • availability to phone lines
  • increase access speed during the evening
  • don't know
  • increase traffic to his site
  • easier to update websites
  • nothing
  • personal changes to own site
  • providing more info on website
  • security onher site
  • faster communication networks
  • search engines
  • lower advertising costs
  • Dont know
  • The fear of fraud
  • don't know
  • make easier to provide services on web by self
  • confidentiality
  • better statistics
  • know who customers are
  • getting rid of phone manopolies
  • nothing
  • ability to run own server
  • faster
  • make downloading faster
  • speed
  • speed of graphics downloading
  • security issues
  • bell atlantic's involvement
  • create some way to improve trust
  • bandwidth or speed
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • spam banned
  • no
  • "easier flow of compatibility, in products,browser or equipment is not compatible to technology of sight."
  • dont know
  • have faster internet connection
  • no
  • bringing the cost down
  • navigation
  • build ecomerce capability
  • easier for customers to buy off internet
  • nothing
  • dontknow
  • nothing\
  • better quality advertising
  • find a way to do better customer service over the internet
  • bigger site
  • don't know
  • make it available to a larger market
  • sound added
  • make it less expensive to conduct business in vt on the net
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • take over the day to day management of the web site myself
  • "better search engine results, more relative to your business"
  • support the education of the public so they know how to use it
  • higher speed access would allow me to sell the actual digital data as
  • opposed to just the cd's like now. (music)
  • more software design to facilitate end user applications to ease the response time to consumer inquiries
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • "i'd like a broadcaster to put a camcorder in my house w/ some sort of coax and go on line to show a real vermont craftsman at work, but i'd need high access"
  • make it faster
  • eliminating glitches
  • Complexity of tax regulations
  • I started too late
  • Would like to increasae the informational aspect
  • Increase speed
  • Being able to use search options that would target demographics better
  • speed of transactions
  • Nothing
  • "E-mailing should be made easier, and catalogs are not as good as paper ones"
  • People being able to find a web site
  • doesn't know
  • Faster service
  • doesn't know
  • dOESN'T KNOW
  • Better phone lines
  • Faster connections
  • Imroved site development
  • More easier access to info
  • doesn't know
  • Checking for availability
  • doesn't know
  • Having more access
  • doesn't know
  • secure servor
  • speed higher speed access
  • don t know
  • no
  • better education of the conmsumer
  • don't know
  • cable modems w/ increased band width
  • come up first on the page
  • i would like to be able to have a chat room and have a financially secure site
  • access speed needs to be increased
  • being able to choose our own domain name
  • don't know
  • don't know
  • get rid of spam
  • don't know
  • public perception of the security risks
  • don't know
  • quicker access for video
  • make it alot less expensive to access
  • I would make the internet speedier.
  • "make the search engine less complicated, but I don't know how."
  • make it alot faster
  • it would be nice if there was a way to relay personal contact
  • "MORE LOGIC TO BEING ABLE TO DO SEARCH ENGINE, EASIER"
  • could actually have recording to talk to customers
  • MAKE IT FASTER
  • CUSTOMER PERCEPTION
  • WHO IS ACCESSING INFO
  • SPEED
  • NOTHING
  • AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO LOAD A PAGE
  • DOESNT KNOW
  • MAKE IT EASIER
  • DONT KNOW
  • WOULD LIKE TO GREET
  • DONT KNOW
  • DONT KNOW
  • get more visitors
  • making it easier for people to find us on the web
  • "increase the data transfer rate by 2000, and that would allow me to have broadcast quality on my site"
  • Making payment online a safe and painless procedure.
  • "staff,time"
  • video confrancing
  • stick out more
  • higher modem speeds
  • dont know
  • nothing'
  • dont know
  • level of user friendliness
  • nothing
  • speed
  • faster down loads
  • increase accessability
  • ease of setting up home page
  • performance
  • speed
  • get rid of spam
  • nothing
  • none
  • dont know
  • "high speed connectivity, inexpensive"
  • no changes
  • none
  • limit the competition
  • amount of people that are on it
  • dont know
  • dont know
  • change graphics to download quicker
  • getting mastercard and visa
  • excessability to internet
  • being able to get on some search engines
  • more money into bigger site
  • security!!!
  • DON'T KNOW
  • dont know
  • photagraphy alowed to all internet no incriptions
  • nothing
  • icq service
  • easier accounting banking
  • dont know
  • dont know more opportunities to market site
  • searchengin bring up his business into 1st 10
  • increase potential customers easier work & price on website
  • dont know
  • dedicate more time to internet sales
  • new design consultant
  • more
  • nothing
  • solve resistance to telecommunting consultants on site
  • monthly fee for using it
  • dont know
  • communication with web site designers hard
  • nothing
  • dontknow
  • problem with credit card fraud
  • capabilities to make current products exactly the same
  • speed of access

    Q26b - What could the state government do to help…..?

    • help in the area of improving the telecomunication base here in the state
    • improve the high speed connections in vermont
    • less regulations in terms of any restrictions to access and higher speed lines
    • no
    • acknowledge the tour and travel industry and stop competeing directly with our business
    • financial assistance foir marketing and technologiacal developpment
    • "promote the idea of internet business , via press releases and media info"
    • list website in phone book
    • don't know
    • faster access
    • free pages that linlk
    • no
    • no
    • probably
    • no
    • help control unsolicited e-mail
    • nothing
    • a website to get links to different VT business by category
    • offer the use of free secure connection
    • promote food business and vt product web sites
    • "workshops by producing a website that addresses the security issues, hire experts; offer incentive programs to setup websites, subsidize programs"
    • don't know
    • no
    • Educate people.
    • Stress more security to accounts
    • Keep good convience to customers
    • "Hands off taxes, education"
    • stay out of business
    • NO
    • NO
    • NOT RAISING TAXES
    • "DO AWAY WITH TELEPHONE TAX, PROMOTING SMALL BUSINESS, OPEN REGULATIONS, LOWER RATES"
    • NO
    • THEY COULD DO BUSINESS WITH HIM
    • DEVELOPE MORE INTERNET ACCESS PROGRAMS FOR A BRAODER RANGE OF THE PUBLIC
    • DONT KNOW
    • NO
    • "OFFERED INCENTIVES TO DO INTERNET STUFF, HELP SMALL BUSINESSES,"
    • "AGAINST GOVERNMENT TAXING INTERNET, STAY OUT OF IT"
    • no
    • don't know
    • don't know
    • better phone lines
    • "better phone lines, better electrical service"
    • no
    • don't know
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • keep phon etaxes low
    • tax break
    • keep phone lines public
    • make bell Atalantic's access reliable and fast
    • no
    • no
    • better phone lines
    • continued workshops
    • no
    • run some courses on website improvement
    • "Minimize regulations they might be considering; taxes, reporting, censorship, filtering. Encourage small businesses by making T1's and office space cheap."
    • more programes on digital programs
    • lower costs on own web sites
    • funding
    • no
    • use internet themselves
    • no
    • control phone costs encourage compitition
    • no
    • no
    • "grants to set up websites, phone lines suck"
    • Nothing
    • Not sure.
    • Not sure.
    • Other links to VT businesses.
    • Probably not.
    • can't say to tell the truth
    • no
    • easier to find the web sites for municipal bids/ advertise more
    • some of the state employees could be a little more computer literate
    • no
    • "I dont know, stay out of it"
    • Infostructure
    • DONT KNOW
    • "Help us with internship program, training re-embursments"
    • Address the compition with telecommunication Bell Atlantic..
    • "Lists of business in VT, actively promote Vt stores"
    • Get faster lines
    • no
    • no
    • "WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME TRAINED IN DEVELOPING INTERNET SITES, SUBSIDIZING"
    • LOWER INCOME TAX
    • "MAKE HIGHER SPEED ACCESS ON A BROADER PLANE, LOWER PHONE RATES"
    • NO
    • NO
    • MAKE COOMMUNICATIONA CHEAPER
    • NO
    • "have PSB k off from the local measured service;,has tripled his costs."
    • dont know
    • "dont know, could influence service providers to lower rates."
    • no
    • dont know
    • no
    • stay out of our business
    • dont know
    • no
    • provide more resources for training and telecommunication infrastructure
    • no
    • work with phone co. to get easier access
    • no
    • upgrade quality of communication in VT
    • can have a web site and help present products on web site
    • communication infastructure does not provide service
    • no
    • more help in getting it started with out costing money
    • don't know
    • financial assistantance
    • links to my site
    • publicity of vermont internet site directlinks to b&b catagory with in vermont home page; regional marketing organizations are confusing
    • "probably not, keep regulation to a minimum"
    • stay out of the uinternet
    • state needs to get up to speed technologically
    • Govt could conduct free seminars about conducting internet business
    • "Try to help like-minded businesses get together to help one another, and also educate people to obtain jobs in the industry."
    • More technilogical advances for a cheaper price
    • I don't know
    • if the state as a whole - try to curtail the garbage - make website address more visable
    • not sure
    • upgrade phone service - small business workshops on use of the internet - create a referral system for tech support
    • could do more with their chamber of commerces promoting the web sites
    • a lot more education to people using the internet
    • DK
    • nothing
    • no
    • helping to advertise
    • "they could buy state wide cable ads for the internet, educating the
    • public and awareness"
    • no
    • doesn't know
    • state advertise web pages
    • no
    • no
    • highlight small businesses
    • MAKE EASIER ACCESS TO GET TO LODGING
    • NO
    • NO
    • WORK WITH THE TELPHONE CO TO REDUCE THE TURFF ISSUUES
    • "Help them define their regulations, is under investigation."
    • "stay out of way, out of private sector's way"
    • Tax breaks
    • Bandwith
    • no
    • "no,are doing well, maybe become a host"
    • stay away
    • nothing
    • Listing business site on state's web site
    • dont know
    • nothing
    • no
    • "Yes, to have a state web site that lists Internet-capable businesses online."
    • "Yes, for new VT welcome center, a publication of business's web site, categorized according to services--Brattleboro"
    • "yes, free links from state sites promoting VT products"
    • no
    • "Improve the general technology, towers, wires"
    • "Faster connections, keeping it open, good way to advertise to the world,"
    • no
    • "Maybe have a government state search engin, better findings for customers"
    • What ever they can do to make people aware of VT websites
    • "Better promoting, tourism pages"
    • "I don't think so, encourage business' to use the internet"
    • no
    • lower phone companies charges
    • phone companies to provide more bandwiths
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • work on getting closer to backbone
    • assistance in marketing website
    • providing links
    • no
    • no
    • all ready does
    • conecting town websites
    • help advertise
    • no
    • cant think of anything
    • no
    • Could try to facilitate better telecommunications to make high speed lines affordable
    • dont know
    • dont know
    • no
    • doing ok
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • state wide internet business directory
    • no
    • "YES, BETTER PORTAL SITES, BETTER USE OF ELECTRONIC MARKET"
    • more links
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • MORE MARKETING OF VERMONT/VERMONT SITES ON THE INTERNET
    • oik
    • ASSISTING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
    • continue promoting Vermont as a product
    • don't spend taxpayer money on this
    • don'tknow
    • helping lay high speed transmission lines;
    • nothing; stay out of it
    • don't know
    • backbone
    • won't list my website on their site of businesses
    • offer training classes
    • HELP BRING PRESSURE ON THE UTILITY COMPANIES TO UPGRADE PHONE LINES;
    • better phone intrastate rates; facillitate higher speed
    • no
    • NO
    • promote vt businesses better
    • better cable modem access and speed better consumer access
    • no
    • NO
    • no
    • could spend more money on travel
    • state could take the lead in establishing a storefront mentality on the inter-
    • "rates for business telephone lines (adding 2nd line for internet) too high, support infrastructure expansion"
    • nothing
    • continue existing promotion of Vermont as gateway to other sites
    • help reduce costs of doing business on site; vermont page of promotion
    • Master website listing vermont businesses for free
    • "more forums, seminars, etc.; help promote businesses that promote vermont"
    • better backbones & t-1's for businesses
    • "Interactive TV w. online commerce, eletronic town meeting,"
    • "more gov't. info & access, similar to city of Claremont NH"
    • reduce taxes to enable you to invest more in the internet
    • get rid of measured service for local calls (on internet)
    • no change
    • have a clearinghouse site for vermont
    • no
    • not sure
    • State of Vermont Internet site or search engine
    • more promotion of businesses in the state
    • providing more links
    • internet resourse clearing house
    • "educate the people hold seminars, free workshops, hire individual
    • business owners to educate"
    • emphasize advertizing the norhwest region
    • " work with sba become,more nternet friendly"
    • not in position
    • no
    • promote high speed transactions at low cost
    • to much cluter have directory
    • send money
    • don't know
    • none
    • website to all vt businesses
    • allowing competition
    • no taxes
    • none
    • lower taxes offer loans
    • directors identifiying vt based buisnesses
    • "program for low cost loans, supplies clean phone lines free classes for internet, cable companies have modem access"
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • cable access
    • allow chosing of phone lines undue manopolies
    • no
    • no
    • not tax transactions
    • availability of comunications
    • postlinks at the dept of agriculture
    • no
    • no
    • seminars more readily available with more info & details
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • Dont know
    • Creating a resource booklet for uneducated people. Guidelines
    • no
    • no
    • no
    • cant say
    • no
    • get rid of state phone manopolies
    • lower room meals tax
    • stay out
    • no
    • provide different search engine conections
    • promote communications network
    • isdn conections faster downloading
    • host everybody's web-site for free and help pay for the design of the web site
    • "be more informed, ask more questions of people who know, get people who are informed in the industry involved"
    • "bring fiber optics to vt, improve the infrastructure, internet is ideal for bolstering business, no effect on environment, state should invest in the infra structure"
    • "yes, promote digital subscriber lines in vermont"
    • "web link to the state page, not sure"
    • no
    • keep it tax free
    • kon't know
    • "have more interlinking of sights, more seamless inter-linkability of state sights to business sights, in tourism sight"
    • no
    • give us money
    • don't know
    • no
    • no
    • more wide spread internet usage in lower populated areas
    • good reports of where hits are coming from
    • no
    • no
    • tourism people promote more on internet
    • promoting local businesses
    • vermont businesses supported together in a large pool linked together on the web
    • educate the businesses
    • more search engines
    • no
    • support it more
    • no
    • no
    • promote how safe itis
    • no
    • involve the dept of tourism and marketting in advertising on the internet
    • "just better high speed lines, isdn t1 &t3"
    • "somehow rate the servers, the people in the business, so we'd know their reputations, their level of quality"
    • no
    • "they might encourage the creation of a web sitter, a center that was connected to a sufficient server to take on the volume of smaller local businesses"
    • no
    • internet businerss dir
    • spend some money on tourism. the mom and pop industries in terrms of inns or crafts are the backbone of our state economy.
    • persuade the big guys the banks to help w/ customer confidence creating better technologies for telephone line service
    • They can find a way to let people know that these things exist
    • Having more business listings on the net
    • no response
    • Some state regulations are made without considering the ramifications toward the average person.
    • no response
    • Reduce taxes ingeneral
    • Spending more money on tourism and lowering taxes
    • "Work on the phone lines to get more data transmission, to enable more businesses to get together to sell on the net."
    • Get rid Act 60
    • would like to see more than a hyper-link
    • Establish a Vt. business web site for people in other states
    • Watching out for frauldulent activities
    • No opinion
    • lower taxes
    • gENERAL SUPPORT
    • "The legislature should bring additional infrastructure to the state, and bringin digital phone lines"
    • Not unless they get involed in direct mechanics
    • uniformity in regulations(state taxes).
    • Continue to open avenue through information
    • no
    • Cost-effective measures towards expanding internet usage
    • is pleased with things
    • Training sessions sponsored by the govt
    • an internet directory
    • no
    • promote businesses doing internet sales
    • no
    • no
    • educational courses offered to growing businesses and software tutorials for both businesses and consumers
    • promote tourism web page indexes or directory
    • no
    • no
    • "training programs, rental software, workshops, confront the fear of buyers by education, distribution of software, small tax incentives. "
    • not legislate it
    • subsidize major internet connections in the state of vermont/ help to see that online directories are as complete as the yellow pages
    • no
    • they might seek links with the various state sales people
    • provide assistance as far as advertising and change the eimage of vt as
    • a more high tech state
    • educating the public as to the benefits of the internet
    • helping with the infrastructure/access to high speed lines and redundant
    • back ups
    • no national tax
    • no
    • some type of network or organization in vt liasonning between people in the backwoods and technical experts to educate the customers.
    • I don't have much faith in the state government to help me get business.
    • "create a link to the different Vermont web pages, search engine of VT. sites, Like a YAHOO of VT. companies."
    • fund ISDN lines!
    • I'd rather they didn't get involved- more controls and taxes with their
    • involvment
    • NO
    • dont know
    • STATE HAD A DESCENT WEBSITE AND LIFT ON ALL RESORTS IN THE STATE
    • CONSUMER EDUCATION
    • "MAKE IT MORE PUBLIC WHAT STATE PAGES COULD HAVE ACCESS TO OUR SITE,
    • ADVERTISING BUSINESSES"
    • DONT KNOW
    • NO
    • NO
    • STAY OUT OF IT
    • STAY OUT OF IT
    • NO
    • NO
    • NO
    • NO
    • no
    • "we don't do alot of in-state business, I'm not sure we ned toi be identified with the state as much as New England"
    • facilitate getting the fiber optics in every home and office in the state.
    • VT.web site online. Book that addresses the way the new economy will work - book BLUR by Stan Davis & Christopher Meyer- a lot of insight.
    • no
    • links to his site
    • host website for vt
    • "no state involved in business, they ruin it for you"
    • no
    • instate phone rates
    • no
    • decrease productivity cost
    • no
    • exellerating high speed access for smaller companies
    • increase competition lower prices
    • financial opportunities for companies to branch
    • provide inexpensive servers to the state of vt
    • help in advertising
    • no
    • get rid of spam
    • no
    • lobby for phone companies to provide adsl phone lines in state of
    • vermont
    • no
    • subsidize inexpensive activity
    • no
    • stay out of it
    • maybe establish a website of strictly Vermont products.
    • no
    • no
    • regulation on local phone calls in vt.
    • no
    • she dosnt no
    • no
    • no
    • give free subscriptions to web space
    • have a site promoting vt products with links to the individual sites
    • LEAVE IT ALONE
    • no
    • promote internet awareness
    • no
    • put money into it
    • no
    • increas budget travle tourism
    • REDUCE REDICULAS MEALS & ROOMS TAX
    • state does poor job promoting tourism; 9% of everyone that stays does not go to promoting tourism oprah says vt is not on the way to anywhere but worth the trip
    • repeal act60 making things more expensive for internet and taking away
    • needed funds
    • dont know wouldnt want gov envolved
    • no
    • no
    • keep them out of it
    • ripoff of 1.50 per account on dvd
    • none
    • no
    • dont now right now
    • higher speed connections
    • no
    • no
    • do not know much about it
    • not known
    • stay out of it

    Q28c - Training programs

    • internet development seminars
    • together net and microsoft web design
    • conferences/technology
    • don't know something organized by a local organziation
    • local colllege class
    • seminars from professional consultant
    • small biz deve smeinars
    • seminars
    • seminar for search engine placement
    • chamber seminars
    • independent PC training companies
    • individual self study
    • "MacWorld, Internet world"
    • through National Tour Association & UVM
    • Community College Courses
    • "Community college,seminars in area"
    • "ONLINE COARCES, CD NET"
    • MANUFACTURERS TRAIN
    • SEMINARS
    • MICRSOFT
    • seminars
    • microsoft training
    • mail-order classes
    • Cobalt Group instruction
    • champlain college graphics seminars
    • microsoft
    • Seminars offered by Symquest on applications development.
    • Marketing seminars.
    • edi courses
    • Isp con
    • seminars training programs
    • SELF TRAINF SEMINARS
    • "vendors, Dog River Business Solutions"
    • clinic in Burlington
    • How to construct HTML
    • at&t business assist
    • micro soft seminars local seminars
    • classes
    • going to Internet shows
    • went to one that had a few good tips
    • in Rutland there is one that trains on search engines
    • private enterprise classes
    • trade shows
    • microsoft
    • dont know
    • offered individually
    • intro to internet
    • corporate information seminars micrsoft
    • THRU CHAMBER OF COMMERSE
    • "LOCAL PROGRAMS OFFERED, AND SOME DISTANT"
    • "ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES, TRAINING VIDEOS"
    • technical training-out of state
    • Boston Expos-Vendors
    • various seminars
    • "Seminars, activity groups"
    • "in school, getting her Masters in Computers"
    • Vermont Business Expo at the Sheraton
    • Seminar or workshop aval.
    • seminars
    • trade shows
    • "Vt. Tech. programs,"
    • provided by vendors
    • internet courses
    • internet professionals of st. johnsbury
    • autoweb and cobalt
    • "CD ROM, INTERNET COURSES"
    • "CD ROM, BOOKS, CLASS"
    • "seminars, center, classes, formal"
    • "class,"
    • "classes, seminars"
    • classes
    • Pat Leahy backed seminars
    • "AT7T SEMINARS, TRAINING SEMINARS"
    • classes
    • seminar
    • "MS training classes, seminars"
    • classes through SBDC
    • one on one training by consultant
    • classes @ community college
    • offered thru new hamshire marketying group workshops offered in area
    • "micrsoft training, intel"
    • "doing business on the web, introduction"
    • finding what you need
    • typical stuff
    • seminars
    • manufacturers
    • html
    • website dev
    • how to use internet & computer course
    • better utilize tools on web page
    • champlain college how to use internet
    • "computer user tech info, micro soft traing"
    • "internal, republications"
    • zd university
    • seminars or workshops on website design
    • "product seminars,"
    • consultant(bock interactive) helps explore possibilities
    • courses in tech
    • trade shows
    • self teaching books
    • web design
    • workshops on web design utilization of web
    • web design
    • search engine clinic
    • programs like web design hosted by the strong support mechanism off the inn industry
    • a seminar on how to find web sites
    • Management course
    • Seminar on computers with a demo.
    • college courses
    • College courses
    • seminar
    • trade shows
    • seminars
    • seminars
    • uvm
    • microsoft/netscape/htp writers guild
    • web design
    • web design
    • microsoft developper
    • internet world
    • "SEMINARS OR EXPOS, LOCAL INTERNET SICIETY"
    • VERMONT NEW HAMSHIRE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOTIATIONA
    • american institute of architechs
    • seminars
    • seminars from microsoft
    • Workshops
    • realitors assossiations local school systems
    • company programs
    • local seminars
    • what ever he can get a hold of
    • reading\
    • technology fairs and free seminars
    • seminars
    • electronic
    • online services
    • seminats
    • book
    • online courses
    • marketing direct organization
    • trade show on manufacturing dietary supplements
    • nama national agri-marketers assoc.

    Q31 - #1 selling item on Internet

    • web development services
    • t shirt
    • engineering design services
    • web design
    • outdoor services
    • ip telephoning
    • website design/implimentation and hosting
    • rooms we are a b&b
    • bifix recovery drink
    • progres 3012 dogital camera
    • CD-Roms
    • granite building archite4ct
    • garden bench
    • machine tools specifications
    • catalogues
    • vacation rentals/longterm rental
    • "allcontroller, airdatamouse"
    • Subscriptoion to the newsletter
    • "medical goods, filters for microscopy"
    • ticket sales
    • dont know
    • fish
    • web design and programming
    • Manufacture of Composite Structures
    • Packaged Group Travel
    • web hosting
    • Display stands
    • Homes
    • Web page design
    • book
    • PERRINIAL PLANTS
    • GARDENING TOOLS
    • CONSULTING SERVICES
    • WEB DEVELOPEMENT
    • GAMES
    • TRAVEL
    • PC'S
    • PRINTING
    • CONSULTING
    • E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS SPECIALIZED FOR BUSONESSES
    • CONSULTING/NETWORKING
    • bowties
    • transportation
    • Firetrucks
    • microsoft netwroking
    • sheet music
    • roofing and insulation contracting
    • reservations for b & b
    • business cards
    • Phone Cards
    • used pianos
    • legal services
    • sails for sailboats
    • computer service
    • cars
    • vehicles
    • books
    • used stuff
    • marketing plans
    • framed photographs
    • Resident camp experience
    • books
    • furniture
    • magazines
    • Business Technology Consulting
    • portable keyboards
    • technical videos
    • wire cable
    • advice
    • shock wave movies
    • table lamps
    • dont
    • dairy free mac & cheese
    • consulting service
    • Books
    • Toyota truck parts
    • Electronic capacitors
    • Used cars.
    • Residential leasing.
    • recycling equipment
    • rooms
    • outside plant telephone cable
    • slides computer generated
    • antiques
    • Web site design
    • Myself
    • Hand painted Pet Creamnationers
    • Custom programing
    • THe internet
    • Computers
    • International berry farm training program
    • outdoor trips
    • jazz internet service e-mail
    • MEDICAL PATIENT MONITERS
    • TWACHING SUPPLYS
    • SUPPLIMENTS(VITAMONS)
    • LODGING
    • ELECTRIC VIOLINS
    • LODGING
    • GRAPHIC DESIGN OR WEB DESIGN
    • editorial services
    • Internet service
    • natquery
    • only markets legal services
    • true line drumsticks
    • financial consultant
    • lodging
    • patterns for weaving
    • wool
    • state parks system
    • membership to an organization- sports
    • bicycles
    • Fly rods
    • generic service-home and industrial monitoring
    • ski hats
    • computer softwar
    • advertisin;g
    • prints (poster type)
    • milling tools
    • seeds
    • rooms
    • rooms
    • reamer high precision industrial products
    • boat parts
    • security fire alarm systems
    • staffing services
    • inspection service
    • information
    • art graphics
    • Intellectual property or art
    • wooden rattles
    • printed circuit boards
    • selling books
    • lodging
    • vacations
    • ourselves - as lawyers
    • interactive web site
    • developing web sites
    • pepperspray
    • promotional packages
    • sweaters
    • consulting
    • lodging
    • websites
    • consulting
    • RETAIL EDGE
    • LODGING
    • SOFTWARE
    • GUIDES TO UNIVERSITYS AND COLLEGES
    • INTERNET ACCESS
    • Personal Auto Insurance
    • education
    • kid's clothing
    • Web hosting
    • not apllicable
    • Antique clocks
    • Book Design
    • Baskets
    • furniture
    • Smart Jacket Checkbook covers
    • bedrooms
    • bedrooms
    • Web development and design
    • Cottage Rentals
    • Fine glassware and china
    • hard-to-find auto parts
    • "Journal, Professional"
    • Roofing Slate
    • Advertising
    • Dont know
    • Artutecual Services
    • Lopdginh
    • The internet service
    • credit cards
    • direct marketing
    • business suplies
    • childrens video tapes
    • ham radio equipment
    • pre employment screening
    • computer games
    • pewter hollow ware
    • custom wood windows & doors
    • service
    • 1998 formula1 race cars
    • pest control
    • embroidered clothing
    • tshirts
    • organic cotton sheets
    • printed envelopes
    • dial up and web page hosting
    • consulting services
    • dont sell-children's clothing
    • music
    • beads
    • service-wood machining
    • web space
    • internet commerce services
    • genetics and cheese
    • ford trucks
    • edge welded bellows
    • promotion
    • art
    • Books
    • LODGING
    • maps
    • vitamins/nutritional supplements
    • vacation rentals
    • periodicals
    • homes
    • lodging
    • VIDEOCONFERENCING
    • homes
    • Insurance
    • consulting
    • honey
    • Paddling adapter to the concept II roller
    • CONTRACT MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONICS
    • Photography
    • dj service
    • r & d
    • alpaca goods
    • motion tracking
    • skis & snowboards
    • not sure
    • lodging
    • project management services & workshops
    • gourmet foods
    • machine service
    • seasonal skiing
    • tights & flags
    • paintings
    • books
    • literature
    • hospitality/lodging
    • lodging
    • Lamp changers
    • lodging
    • maple cream
    • technical writing
    • GRAPHICS SOFTWARE
    • lodging
    • lodging
    • website development
    • scoba charters
    • theatrical lighting fictures
    • websites
    • lodging
    • gift baskets and coffee
    • books
    • lure coursing equipment
    • services
    • clothing
    • auto parts
    • green mtn bhdl piler
    • 3rd party administrators
    • computer items
    • gifts
    • subscription
    • software
    • web design
    • labels
    • harps
    • disposable ekg electrodes
    • new auto mobiles
    • picture frame moulding
    • maple products
    • automotive product
    • washer
    • bed & breakfast
    • clothing
    • evil clown spinner
    • seminar
    • meat
    • maple syrup
    • services
    • vidios
    • snow mobile helmets
    • web design
    • hand made crafts
    • Web design
    • "Bicycles, and backpacking"
    • too early to tel
    • new york miami express
    • long distance band withs
    • webpage design
    • x tendr
    • employment
    • likra spandex costumes
    • the inn
    • custom paper call services
    • timber frames
    • bags
    • medical radiological equipment
    • websites
    • tapes and cds
    • "themselves, internet services"
    • antiques- american
    • internet consulting/design services
    • books
    • computers and software
    • consulting services
    • rooms
    • rooms
    • "many different products, audio equipment"
    • import performance car parts and vt made products
    • computer trouble shooting
    • vermont outdoor thermometer
    • rooms
    • internet access
    • rooms
    • tshirts
    • residencies
    • houses vacation lodgeing
    • books
    • teddy bears
    • wall paper cutouts
    • resumes
    • start up of power facilities service
    • paintings
    • web design
    • baby back pack
    • advertising
    • photographic prints
    • lodging
    • memberships in ski club
    • cd's (music)
    • cheddar cheese
    • cactus
    • author appearances
    • rooms
    • toys
    • Comic books
    • Consulting services
    • Consulting services
    • Real Estate service
    • Guide service
    • Travel services
    • fly fishing schooling
    • Booking rooms for a hotel
    • selling Real estate
    • furniture
    • Photography
    • network installing for computers
    • Books
    • Children's records
    • Usage for contacting
    • Web Site Design
    • Wedding photography
    • Internet servicce itself
    • selling barns
    • Environmental consulting
    • Real estate rentals
    • Reservations for an inn
    • Yarn
    • advertising real estate listings
    • books
    • child carrier back packs
    • rooms
    • rooms
    • realestate
    • environmental consult
    • cassettes
    • spa parts
    • gardening supplies
    • memberships
    • computer hardware
    • web design software
    • lighting fixtures
    • industrial product design
    • internet solutions/ search engines
    • web site development
    • windsurfing equipment
    • videos and video production
    • sporting goods
    • team building services
    • framed art prints
    • books
    • structural insulated panels
    • LODGING
    • lodging
    • PACKAGES LODGING
    • COFFEE
    • SOFTWARE PACKAGES
    • 3D MODELING
    • LODGING
    • SOFTWARE AND INTERRELATED BOOKS
    • NATURAL ODER CONTROL
    • PARTS
    • E-MAIL PAGING
    • T-SHIRTS
    • INSURANCE
    • PATENT ILLISTRATIONS
    • adbertising
    • summer children's camps
    • workshops- structural thinking for business and personal growth
    • financial newsletter
    • video tapes
    • architechtural
    • hemp
    • dont know
    • alpacas
    • magazine sub
    • chip & waffer carrier recovery & washer services
    • on line mall for antic dealers
    • books
    • toys (cat & dog)
    • home design
    • rooms
    • realistate
    • jewerely
    • advertising
    • consulting
    • education
    • books
    • real estate
    • web hosting
    • rooms for rent
    • hockey puck clock
    • snowmobile tours
    • web pages
    • guitar parts
    • wiring cable
    • gingerbread houses
    • internet access
    • mineral supplements
    • books
    • sun-dried tomatoe blend
    • GUITARS
    • musical instraments accessories
    • holtoric seminars
    • guided cannoe trips
    • weddings & guest rooms
    • import export
    • lodging
    • vacation
    • lodging
    • loddging
    • web design & matinence
    • memory
    • software comstomerization
    • houses
    • answwering service
    • consulting
    • digital graphics
    • publication
    • hockey leagues and equiptment
    • personnel recutment
    • sporting collectables
    • anbrostenedione
    • on line pedigrees
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