FirstLight Fiber to pay VTel $1.2M in lawsuit
Published: Oct. 13, 2023 at 8:18 PM EDT
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A million dollar jury verdict this week in a dispute between two telecom companies doing business in our region.
A jury in New Hampshire ordered FirstLight Fiber to pay Vermont Telephone Company $1.2 million dollars for breach of contract.
The case dates back to 2019 when FirstLight abruptly canceled a lease deal with V-Tel. The cancellation stemmed from a dispute over FirstLight’s use of a Chinese company’s equipment, which state contractors -- like FirstLight -- were prohibited from using due to security concerns.
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