2 DECEMBER 2025 connections BUSINESS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER We’re focused on service upgrades and upward progress. As we finish out 2025 and look forward to 2026, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) believes things are looking up for our local business communities. There’s so much we can achieve together! For starters, you can Let Our Team Give Your Team More Phone Flexibility, which is the topic of page 3. WCVT’s Hosted IP Phone Service makes an excellent upgrade for an outdated phone system and provides all the tools and flexibility necessary for remote workers to function as a fully integrated part of your team. On pages 4 and 5, you’ll find a Business Spotlight on Aegis Renewable Energy, a Vermont-based solar installer for commercial, design-build energy projects. This company demonstrates that for upward progress, we need to look up—meaning we need to utilize the power of the sun. Aegis also believes in other technology upgrades, including a move to WCVT’s Hosted IP Phone Service. Tech Talk With Richard Pitonyak appears on page 6. Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, which means there will be no more free security updates, bug fixes, or technical support for Windows 10. This is a call to action to transition to Windows 11 if you haven’t made this upgrade already. We wrap up this issue on page 7 with WCVT in the Community. In it, we showcase some recent examples of how we’re showing up, giving back, and making a difference. Whatever your business has planned for 2026, WCVT is ready to help. Let me be the first to wish you a happy holiday season and successful new year. Sincerely, Eric Haskin President & CEO Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom OFFICE LOCATIONS: Waitsfield Business Office 3898 Main Street, Waitsfield Hinesburg Branch Office 14 Thorn Bush Rd, Hinesburg BUSINESS HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Lobby closes at 4:30.) BUSINESS TEAM: Kris Merchant, Sales Manager 802-496-8554, kmerchant@corp.wcvt.com Kurt Gruendling V.P. Marketing and Business Development 802-496-8305, kgruendling@corp.wcvt.com Business Connections is a publication of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, electronic, photocopying, recording, mechanical, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom. All rights are reserved. Editorial and Circulation Contact: Kurt Gruendling, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, PO Box 9, Waitsfield, VT 05673, 802-496-8305, kgruendling@corp.wcvt.com All brand names and product names used in this publication are trade names, service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Additional issues are available on a limited basis while supplies last. Please contact Kurt Gruendling. Copyright© 2025 by Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom and Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc. Postmaster send changes to: Lorraine Keener Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom PO Box 9 Waitsfield, VT 05673
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