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A Tool for Finding Energy Efficiency Improvements
Rory Jones compares what is happening in the utility business as to what happened to the telecommunications industry after the 1996 Telecommunications Act. In this context, Jones indicates that it is more important than ever for utilities to be able to reach out to consumers. Their tool allows the consumer to see a business case…
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Hopeful with Lots of Opportunity at the ACA Summit with Patty Boyers
“We have a lot of hope; we have a lot of opportunity,” is how Patty Boyers of Boycom Cablevision describes her outlook regarding her business and the community she serves. She points out that small operators are the best catalyst for bringing broadband to rural areas. Implicit in her comments is that the smaller operators…
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Management of the Home Metadata
We are online all the time and, yet, when we are away from home we don’t know what is going on with our largest investment is how David Bercovich of AlertMe characterizes the problem that his company is trying to solve. AlertMe is managing the metadata generated within the home from various services, such as…
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Ideas for More Efficient Regulation
“Do our rules help or hurt innovation,” said FCC Commissioner, Ajit Pai at the 2013 ACA Summit. Pai was talking about the dynamic nature of the telecommunications and video industry and how it is important that regulations stay current. He has a number of ideas the FCC can implement without Congressional action, including setting and…
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Rethinking Regulation With a Telecom Thought Leader
“It ain’t 1992 and it ain’t 1996,” said Paul Maxwell of MediaBiz at the America Cable Association’s 20th Anniversary Summit in Washington D.C. Maxwell was referring to a telecom environment that has changed from one of silos to one of a converged network with converged services. He suggests a two-tier regulatory environment, with different rules for…
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Lawyer In Your Pocket and On Demand
Using the cloud to connect clients with attorneys is what Rocket Lawyer enables. Rocket Lawyer was referenced yesterday in a Wall Street article about the rise of mobile apps that help clients find attorneys. ViodiTV caught up with Rocket Lawyer at the Eureka Innovation area of International CES, where they demonstrated the future of lawyer-client…
