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Focus on Doing What Is Right
“Focus on doing what’s right,” says Colleen Abdoulah, CEO & chairwoman of Wide Open West (WOW!) and Chairwoman of the ACA. Putting the consumer first is Abdoulah’s message in the above video interview. She indicates that all parties, whether from industry or the legislative world need this focus to get past the issues that are ultimately…
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Organization Changing to Keep Up With the Industry
“The reasons to start it today are the same as they were 20 years ago,” said Jim Gleason of NewWave Communications. Gleason was referring to the motivations for starting the American Cable Association. Although things have changed from a technology standpoint, the challenges of content access and costs of that content remain the same. He…
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Billing for the Internet of Things
The first wave of Machine to Machine connectivity has been typically been associated with mobile carriers and their ability to make relatively low-cost, low bit-rate wireless connections. Sensing an opportunity, Cycle30 realized that in order for traditional landline carriers to compete in the M2M and commercial space, a new approach to billing would be necessary;…
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Embracing Over-The-Top
“If we embrace that [IP technology that drives Over-the-Top], we can do wonderful things,” said NCTC president Rich Fickle. He suggests that operators need to embrace OTT video, as that is a driver of high-speed data growth. Fickle indicates that the existing video business model will continue to be under pressure and that operators need to…
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A 360 Degree View at the ACA Summit
Janice Arouh of Entertainment Studios discusses the independent suite of networks that comprise ESN. What is different about ESN is they produce and distribute the content that populates their eight channels. By controlling the entire chain of copyright, they have the rights to provide the content to any screen; as Arouh says, “A 360 degree…
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A Cooperative Using Its Roots to Help Out with IPTV
Ubiquitous delivery of video via IP is what allows cable and telco operators to offer the multiscreen video services. In the above interview, Corey McCarthy of NCTC discusses their efforts to create a converged IPTV platform that could be used by any of its 400+ telco operator members as well as the hundreds of cable…
