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Welcome to OTMR #TIS18
OTMR – One Touch Make-Ready will soon be the rule of the land; at least in the thirty states governed by the FCC’s latest rules on pole attachments. This ruling, which largely follows the BDAC (Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee) recommendations, applies only to investor-owned utilities and telephone companies and not coop or municipal-owned poles. Although…
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Nurturing Innovation – #NCTCWEC
Expanding internationally has given CableLabs both scale and the opportunity to find innovation from around the world, according to CableLabs’ COO, Chris Lammer. CableLabs’s Upramp program is another way they are nurturing innovation. Upramp matches young companies that are fresh from accelerators with mentors from the CableTV industry to help them develop products that meet…
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Continual Broadband Investment Is Necessary – #TIS17
“You have to keep reinvesting in your network to assure performance,” says Bryan Lynch, Senior Vice President of Cable for Schurz Communications. For Schurz Communications, this has meant four major upgrades to their network in its 50+-year existence with the latest iteration being fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). Lynch points out that the investment has been substantial. He…
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Video Programming – Something Has Got to Give – #TIS17
“It is real now,” exclaims Todd Juenger, Vice President, Senior Analyst, US Media, for Sanford C. Bernstein. Speaking at the 2017 Independent Show, Juenger explains that by 2023 that, on average, video programming will be a zero-margin business and that this is already a reality in some cases for smaller operators. He suggests that this…
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Clean Restrooms = Happy Customers
It all starts with clean restrooms, indicates Business Growth Speaker, Meridith Elliot Powell. Powell was referring to Buc-ee’s, the iconic Texas-based gas station chain, and how the founders realized that a clean restroom was the most important feature for road-weary travelers looking for a brief rest. By focusing on a feature that other gas stations…
