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Customer Appreciation Day at Lakeland Communications
My favorite professional activity is visiting my independent telco friends in the area they serve. I am not certain what it is that appeals to me Is it the low-cost of living – free parking. inexpensive accommodations and simple food? Is it the people – who are authentic and probably more creative than folks from…
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100 Years of Minnesota Telecommunications
A video from our MTA Convention coverage that was very special to me is my interview with Ron Laqua of Halstad Telephone. Ron chaired the MTA Centennial committee. In this interview, I was struck with how we were part of a living history that in some way might be part of a 200th anniversary. I…
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Unique Economic Developments
Economic development requires leadership. Spring Grove Communications provide an excellent example of leadership, as they worked with their community to build a new library, 24 hour fitness center and digital cinema/public meeting place that can be used for much more than movies. ViodiTV caught up with Craig Otterness, the General Manager of Spring Grove Communications,…
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The Romeo’s – MN telecom in the 50’s
The Romeos: Nine retired telco men talk of transitional time. The Romeo's is a 9 minute documentary on MN telecom in the 50's. The interviews are with retired telephone men describing a time of transition for telecommunications. They started at $16 at per week, climbed iron wire poles, converted crank phones to dial…
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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+…
