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OPASTCO 2008 Winter Conference
Brought to you by Innovative Systems A montage of highlights from the OPASTCO 2008 Winter Conference in Phoenix. Highlights include a passing of the gavel from Roger Nishi to Keith Oliver, interviews and sound bites from John Rose, Derek White, George Henny, Ron Riggle, Kristin Harris, Bill Trelease, Mark Levine, Ron Laudner, Randy Tyree, Linda…
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Keith Oliver at OPASTCO in Phoenix
Keith Oliver of Home Telephone and Incoming Chairman of OPASTCO talks about his background, Home Telephone, OPASTCO members’ contributions to community, services and family. He also discusses the challenges OPASTCO members face as they strive to bring advanced services to all of their customers, although they have to serve vastly different areas and demographics. And,…
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Call for Community from Ben Stein
In this brief video interview after his keynote address at OPASTCO’s 2008 Winter Conference, Ben Stein laments the loss of community in present-day America. He suggests that urban America can learn a lesson from rural America, as well as the armed forces regarding the importance of community.
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"The Face of OPASTCO"
Brought to you by Innovative Systems In this brief video, John Rose discusses the importance of broadband to the members of OPASTCO and their customers. In his comments at the OPASTCO conference, Rose suggested that there probably would not be much near-term movement on USF and Inter-carrier Compensation policy. He emphasized the need for educating…
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Telecom = Self Determination
Telecom is as a basic a need these days as water and the air we breathe. Listen and watch this story of Gila River and how this Phoenix-area Tribal Community went from a “3rd-world” to a “world-class” infrastructure in less than 20 years. An inspiring story that needs to needs to be replicated another 500+…
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No More Horsing Around – A Fun Send Off for a Beloved Chairman
Roger Nishi of WCVT makes another memorable entrance to an OPASTCO meeting at this week’s 2008 Winter Conference in Phoenix. Nishi suggested that declining OPASTCO membership, due to consolidation, as well as the plethora of competing educational opportunities present challenges to OPASTCO. (continued below video window). He cited the web site improvements and the changes…
