Construction on VTel's fiber-to-the-home project has begun. Crews have been working diligently ever since VTel received the final state and federal approvals that paved the way for VTel to begin construction on its Wireless Open World project. With grants from the Rural Utilities Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, VTel is transitioning all of its copper telephone network to the latest fiber technology.