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FTTB – Fiber to the Buffalo
[Note: this video and associated text was originally published on Revver in 2006. It was republished on ViodiTV on 4/18/2011]. I would like to say the Viodi View scooped the Wall Street Journal in the previous issue of the Viodi View, as, last week, they ran a nice op-ed piece touting the benefits to living…
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Lots of Opportunities
Frank Gallagher, Managing Director of Stifel-Nicolas led a diverse group of independent telco leaders in a discussion regarding the future of independent telcos. Joining him on the panel were Steven Sorapar, also of Stifel-Nicolas, Michael Coltrane, CEO of CT Communications, Thomas Foley of Chickasaw Holding Company (an Oklahoma telco), Larry Sterrs of Unitel (a Maine independent Telco) and Michael Weaver of Otelco Telephone (a holding company of telcos…
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From Net Neutrality to Human Interest– An Exclusive Interview with Dee Dee Myers
Of course, when just about any topic reaches Washington it turns into politics. Dee Dee Myers gave an insider’s view of White House politics in her keynote speech at the OPASTCO 2006 Summer Convention. She lamented the rise of extremes and the loss of middle ground, which she doesn’t see improving. She also pointed to the role…
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Give the Customers Control
John Rose, President of OPASTCO, provided a strong argument as to why independent telcos should not block or discriminate with regards to Internet access. I caught up with Mr. Rose in this 4 minute interview that appeared first on ViodiTV at the Convention. In this video interview he pointed out that telcos need to put the customer in…
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May 2006 Local Content Workshop Overview and Content Pavilion Award
The May 2006 Local Content Workshop in Eden Prairie, MN was great fun, as Adobe spoke about the prevalence of Flash as a tool for enabling Internet video. The highlight of this abbreviated workshop had to be the presentation made by the team of Adam Saltmarsh and Shalon Wilber of diversiCOM. It was a great…
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Local Content Survey Results and More
This video was produced in March 2006 and provides an overview of a survey regarding local content among independent broadband service providers. This was originally part of a 20 minutes webinar. The above video has been compressed to provide the same information in only 4 minutes; an 80% bandwidth reduction! As you watch the video,…
