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Working from Home Summary – Part 5
“There are no real boundaries here,” says Dave Fridley in the above video in the final part of his presentation given at the Beyond Fiber and Into the Data Center event. He is commenting on the fact that independent broadband providers have the capacity with today’s IP services and networks to offer applications and services…
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A Teacher Teaching Tech to Telecom
Telecom cooperative director, mother of young children, entrepreneur, technologist and educator are adjectives that could describe Carissa Swenson of TechTECS. It is this last adjective, educator, that is the common thread that binds her numerous activities. Prior to starting her own business, Swenson was a teacher with the state of North Dakota, which led to helping schools…
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From Social Media to Shelbots
The @Viodi Twitter handle is supposed to be for industry-relevant items, but sometimes it is used for things that are seemingly a bit off-topic. Traveling home from MTA and inspired by Rosie Berg of Pinnacle, I figured that Twitter might be the easiest way to draw attention to what looked to be a potential log-jam…
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Local Operator Driving Global Telework Opportunities
Establishing a model for other operators is what Park Region Mutual Telephone Company is doing with the Minnesota Telecom Association with its telework program. Interviewed at last year’s 2011 MTA, Park Region’s General Manager, Dave Bickett, provides an update on their telework program, how they have worked with other local businesses and how they have had…
