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Insights from a 700 MHz Winner
Rob Riordan Executive Vice President of Nsight Telservices talks about the recent 700 MHz auction and some of the implications. Nsight Telservices was a license winner. For more information on the auction and the conundrum the FCC faces with the two big auction winners, please this article by Alan J. Weissberger. http://viodi.com/2008/04/11/fcc-700-mhz-auction/ IP Possibilities…
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Using Video to Promote Jack Rabbit; The NAB Connection
The previous issue of the Viodi View referenced Sheri Cooper and the selection of her husband as a finalist in the Children’s Category in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. To get to the finals, they had to pass through a panel of judges that included the likes of noted musicians, such as Al Jarreau…
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Web 2.0 in Real Time – Part 2
Jay Cuthrell of fudge.org is broadcasting live from IP Possibilities using the ustream.tv service. The cool thing is the panel he is part of is all about social media and using broadband to connect people. Through extension, Viodi is broadcasting live from IP Possibilities. In fact, I am going to send sent out an email…
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Universal Broadband
In this brief interview given at the IP Possibilities Conference & Expo, John Rose, President of OPASTCO, talks of the concept of universal broadband. OPASTCO represents 500+ independent telecom operators, which primarily serve rural areas of the U.S. and Canada. Rose suggests that broadband is not a one-size-fits-all service and, as such, operators will have to…
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Bundling By a Thousand Cuts
Introductory pricing for telecom services has caused this author extreme frustration. Warren Lee, President and CEO of NeoNova, explains how one cable operator gradually gets their customers to pay more for services they might not have ordered in the first place. The operator has something like an 88% retention rate of its customers using this technique. Lee…
