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Uber Faces Familiar Hurdles In Burlington

Vermont Public | By Mitch Wertlieb,

Published October 27, 2014 at 3:12 PM EDT

After launching in a number of cities, including Las Vegas, Uber is now in Burlington.

Earlier this month, the rideshare service Uber appeared in Burlington. Uber is an app-based service that allows passengers to use mobile and other devices to call for a ride when they need one.

But last week, Burlington’s city attorney announced that Uber and its drivers were in violation of city law. That’s not new for Uber, which has faced regulatory challenges nearly everywhere it operates.

Mike Isaac, technology reporter for the New York Times, spoke with Vermont Edition about the roadblocks Uber has faced in other markets.

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Mitch Wertlieb

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.

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