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Independent Telco Local Content – A Brief Overview
Ken Pyle discusses the keys to local content success in this presentation that was given at OPASTCO’s 2008 Winter Convention. This video “compresses” a 25 minute live presentation into about 5 minutes. That’s part of the power of video. Thanks to ETC 3, SCTV19 and Ringgold Telephone for the use of their videos.
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Call for Community from Ben Stein
In this brief video interview after his keynote address at OPASTCO’s 2008 Winter Conference, Ben Stein laments the loss of community in present-day America. He suggests that urban America can learn a lesson from rural America, as well as the armed forces regarding the importance of community.
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"The Face of OPASTCO"
Brought to you by Innovative Systems In this brief video, John Rose discusses the importance of broadband to the members of OPASTCO and their customers. In his comments at the OPASTCO conference, Rose suggested that there probably would not be much near-term movement on USF and Inter-carrier Compensation policy. He emphasized the need for educating…
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Telecom = Self Determination
Telecom is as a basic a need these days as water and the air we breathe. Listen and watch this story of Gila River and how this Phoenix-area Tribal Community went from a “3rd-world” to a “world-class” infrastructure in less than 20 years. An inspiring story that needs to needs to be replicated another 500+…
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No More Horsing Around – A Fun Send Off for a Beloved Chairman
Roger Nishi of WCVT makes another memorable entrance to an OPASTCO meeting at this week’s 2008 Winter Conference in Phoenix. Nishi suggested that declining OPASTCO membership, due to consolidation, as well as the plethora of competing educational opportunities present challenges to OPASTCO. (continued below video window). He cited the web site improvements and the changes…
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Everyone Sells
Brought to you by Innovative Systems David Saxby of Measure-X discusses the importance of creating a culture whereby everyone in an independent telco feels comfortable “selling” the company’s offerings. He explains that selling is a learned skill that requires coaching and some form of extra compensation. Saxby is going to be speaking at OPASTCO’s 2008…
