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Fiber to the Island(s)
The FCC's announcement last week of the Office of Native Affairs and Policy points to the increasing importance of ensuring that broadband networks are available to native homelands. In this video interview from the OPASTCO 2010 Summer Convention, Al Pedersen discusses fiber network that Sandwich Isles Communications created to serve the Hawaiian Home Lands. In…
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Transitioning to an IP Association
The world of voice, video, data, and overall communications has changed to a world of applications over IP. OPASTCO is keeping with the times and representing their members by transitioning to an IP Association. Watch this video to learn more. Video made possible by OmniTel Communications, produced by ViodiTV, editing Roger Bindl, photos from NASA.org,…
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Is 4 Mbs a Dead End Rural Road?
A 25:1 ratio is what John Rose, president of OPASTCO, points out is the difference between what the National Broadband Plan calls for between urban and rural areas. The objective for 2020 is to have at least 100 million homes at 100 Mb/s. Rose points out that the other 15 to 30 million rural homes…
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OPASTCO 2010 Summer Conference
Highlights from the OPASTCO 2010 Summer Conference in Seattle: Is 4Mbs enough, Beating the Competition, Is the Sky Really Falling, Interview with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Catherine Moyer, Bob Debroux, Sandwich Isle Telecom, FRED highlights with Steve Meltzer and George Henny, and more… ViodiTV at OPASTCO 2010 was brought to you by Cronin Communications, Extreme…
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About FRED
Highlights from the FRED event at the Seattle Museum of Flight with comments from Steve Meltzer, JSI, about FRED, and from George Henny, FiberCloud, on recipients of FRED scholarships. Also see promotional video for this event.
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Importance of Rural Broadband – An Interview with the FCC’s Genachowski
A highlight of the OPASTCO 2010 Summer Convention was the keynote speech of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. ViodiTV caught up with Chairman Genachowski after his speech and he elaborated on the importance of a robust broadband infrastructure to creating a vibrant rural economy, which in turn benefits the urban economy. We also briefly discussed the…
