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A Look Back and Forward – Our Interviews with John Rose
?? Next week’s Rural Telecom Industry Meeting and Expo is significant, particularly if the expected NTCA/OPASTCO unification is approved by their respective members. Although unification points to an end of an era, another era will be ending with the retirement of John Rose, president of OPASTCO. Rose has done as much as anyone to unite…
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A New Venue For OPASTCO – 2011 Summer Conference
Ken Pyle takes a walk with Ron Laudner, OmniTel, to talk about OPASTCO's new venue for the 2011 Summer Conference, its focus on education and the importance of getting involved. As Chairman of OPASTCO, Laudner reflects the rapid change in the industry and this interview serves as a bit of a metaphor for that pace…
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Being the Local Technology Leader
Ron Laudner of OmniTel and Chairman of OPASTCO discusses the challenges and opportunities of serving the networked home. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the questions and the needs of the customers. It starts with the simple things, like ease-of-use. He emphasizes that the operator has to be recognized as the technology leader. Education and…
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John Rose at IP Possibilities 2011
As a prelude to the general session panel he moderated at IP Possibilities 2011, John Rose of OPASTCO discusses what he believes makes for better broadband.
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Insight on the NBP
The National Broadband Plan was the topic of a panel led by Carol Wilson at TelcoTV 2010. Catherine Moyer, OPASTCO Chairperson, contributed insightful comments to that panel on the regulatory and financial impacts of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan. In case you missed her at last week’s event, watch this interview with Moyer from OPASTCO's…
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8 Points to Consider Regarding Rural Broadband
Douglas Meredith of JSI outlines eight concerns he has with the National Broadband Plan in this video interview filmed at the OPASTCO 2010 Conference. Citing FTTH Council figures, he suggests that the cost figures for getting to the “unserved” may not be as big investment as indicated in the plan. He recommends that the FCC…