Burlington is one of the most unusual fiber markets in the country. Burlington Telecom, the city-owned fiber network, covers most of the city. Comcast Business has the dominant cable footprint. Consolidated Communications has fiber in parts of the metro. T-Mobile fixed wireless coverage is improving.
The pricing problem in Burlington is paying Comcast prices when Burlington Telecom sits in the same building. Most small businesses default to the incumbent without checking the muni option.
How Burlington is different
Burlington's commercial activity sits in three places. The Church Street Marketplace is the dense pedestrian retail and small-business spine downtown. The Waterfront along Lake Champlain runs through mixed-use commercial and Class A office tenancy. The Pine Street corridor south of downtown holds the manufacturing-loft creative office and small-industrial cluster. The University of Vermont Medical Center and the University of Vermont together drive most of the enterprise telecom demand in the metro.
In December 2024, Burlington Telecom said it was expanding its fiber network, following a July 2024 fiber-to-the-unit partnership at Sunset House at Cambrian Rise. Burlington Telecom remains locally owned and markets straightforward fiber pricing with no contracts or promotional teaser rates, which is unusual compared with how Comcast or Consolidated package their commercial pricing in the rest of the state.
What you should be paying
These are dedicated internet ranges from current carrier wholesale data, marked up to typical retail.
Burlington dedicated internet, typical retail (mid 50%)
Monthly recurring charge, dedicated internet access (DIA). Numbers are derived from current carrier wholesale quotes. Shown as a metro-tier band where city-level data is thin.
| Speed | Typical retail (mid 50%) | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Mbps | $630 – $1,060/mo | n = 6 |
| 500 Mbps | $955 – $1,660/mo | n = 6 |
| 1 Gbps | $1,195 – $2,000/mo | n = 7 |
| 10 Gbps | $1,560 – $6,250/mo | n = 6 |
If your bill sits above the high end of the band, you are likely overpaying.
Analyze My Bill FreeFor Burlington Telecom Business at 1 Gbps, expect $100 to $160 a month for a single office, which is among the cheapest in the country. For Comcast Business coax at 600 Mbps, the fair price is $150 to $230 a month.
Carriers worth quoting in Burlington
Four carriers cover most addresses in the metro.
- Burlington Telecom. Municipal fiber, often the cheapest option in the city.
- Comcast Business. Coax everywhere, fiber in select buildings.
- Consolidated Communications. Fiber in parts of the metro.
- T-Mobile Business Internet. $85 a month for 200 to 300 Mbps where coverage is strong.
If you have not had three of these on a quote sheet, you have not run a real comparison.
What to do this week
- Pull your most recent invoice. Find the contract end date and the side fees.
- Get one quote from Burlington Telecom if they reach your address.
- Compare your base rate to the bands above. If you are 20 percent above the high end, the retention call is worth making.
See where your Burlington bill sits against current rates
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