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40 Years of Public Service #Summit26
“You are not spoon-fed what editors are saying,” says Susan Swain, co-president and co-CEO of C-SPAN. Swain explains how C-SPAN continues with its mission to provide an unfiltered view of Congressional and Senate proceedings. Swain and fellow C-SPAN co-president and co-CEO , Rob Kennedy, were at the ACA Connects Summit 26 to accept the…
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Purple Ties that Bind #Summit26
Bob Gessner Speaking at ACA Connects Summit 26 “We are a collaborative, cooperative organization and our goal is to find the right policy and not the right politics,” says America’s Communications Association Chairman Bob Gessner in the above interview filmed at the ACA Connects Summit. He explains that the choice of purple accouterments was intentional…
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From Standards to Training & More #Summit26
SCTE-ISBE is unique in its dual role as standards body and technology training and information hub for telecommunications’ professionals. As a grassroots organization built by members at the chapter-level, it brings a bottom-up, practical approach to standards. Still, SCTE-ISBE CEO and president, Mark Dzuban indicates, that about 10-years ago, they realized they needed to change…
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A Wide Swath of Opportunities #Summit26
“They have done the hard work….this is a wonderful association full of companies who have met consumer demand,” exclaimed FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly at ACA Connects Summit 26. O’Rielly was speaking of ACA Connects members and their construction of broadband networks in rural America. In the above interview, O’Rielly makes an impassioned defense of capitalism…
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Robocalls to the Human Highlight Film
A Brief Conversation with FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai No one can seemingly escape those annoying robocalls, not even the Chair of the FCC, Ajit Pai. In the above interview, Pai indicates that robocalls are his agency’s top consumer protection priority as indicated by the record fines levied against violators (e.g. this $120M fine). He also…
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ACA Connects – A New & More Accurate Name
Connecting people in various ways is what ACA Connects and its members have been doing for more than two decades. At its 26th Summit yesterday, Matt Polka announced the name change from the American Cable Association to America’s Communications Association (aka ACA Connects). In the above interview, Polka points out that they purposely kept technology…
