Doug Wenzlaff of Solarus, a Wisconsin-based Independent Telecom provider, talks about the the "cool factor" at the 2008 IP Possibilities conference in Chicago. The long-term implications of Wenzlaff’s comments are that independent telcos will need to concern themselves with style as much as substance. This is a preview of the type of programming that will be seen as we bring ViodiTV to next week’s WSTA conference in the Dells.
Services, such as Caller ID on the TV and local content, that are addictive are what independent telcos need to provide if they want to gain and retain broadband subscribers. Horizon Telecom’s Ed McKell talks of these services in this brief video interview. McKell, who spoke at the IP Possibilities Conference, discusses how partnerships have helped them provide new and better services to their
Steve Fritzinger talks about Microsoft, the Independent Telco’s, homeshoring, and working together.
James Kovaly of Cisco gives a new prospective on the 80/20 rule… the significance of attending NTCA and OPASTCO conferences like IP Possibilities.
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