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The Cool Factor
Doug Wenzlaff of Solarus, a Wisconsin-based Independent Telecom provider, talks about the the "cool factor" at the 2008 IP Possibilities conference in Chicago. The long-term implications of Wenzlaff’s comments are that independent telcos will need to concern themselves with style as much as substance. This is a preview of the type of programming that will…
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100 Jurisdictions – Without a Statewide Franchise Law
The 2007 RICA/RTG conference featured cutting-edge rural independent operators discussing their experience as competitive providers.In the case of Paul Bunyan Communications, Paul Freude discusses how this 100-year-old telco has grown by more than 250% this decade. With systems in over 100 jurisdictions, they probably have more networks implementing the little-used FCC rules for Open Video…
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Hyper-Local Content – An Interview with ACA’s Robert Shema
Rural cable operators and the independent telco probably have more in common with each other than they do with the larger urban MSOs and RBOCs (if that term still applies). Robert Shema, Chief Operating Officer for the American Cable Association, talks of the importance of local content and suggests that many small operators are providing…
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ViodiTV at RICA – DVD Sponsorship Opportunity
The following video is a fun commercial highlighting ViodiTV coverage of the informative and enlightening RICA/RTG Fall Forum.The ViodiTV DVD of the RICA/RTG 2007 Fall Forum is a great opportunity to support RICA/RTG and get your company in front of their members. Contact Paula Young at meetings at ricalliance.org or 217 527 8478 to learn…
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The Raven Exposed – or Explained
Roger and Ken explain what was behind "The Raven", or the good, the bad, and the ugly of artsy stuff. We received good and not so good comments, but enjoyed them all. 🙂 The full video is at hem.com. RICA/RTG Fall Forum Coverage Brought to you by RICA.
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Up, Up, Up and Away – An Uplifting Take On 700 MHz
New Local Content Workshops Are Forming Jim Wiesenberg of Space Date Corportation provides an "uplifting" take on how independent telcos might be able to quickly build-out their rural networks and serve their customers using a sort of floating tower. RICA/RTG Fall Forum Coverage Brought to you by RICA.
