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  • The Invisible Factory Enabled by the PRTC FTTH Network – #SRCLIVE

    The Invisible Factory Enabled by the PRTC FTTH Network – #SRCLIVE

    Description: The focus of FOCUS is economic development in the five-county area that PRTC (The People’s Fiber Network) also serves with a state-of-the-art, all-fiber optic network. Thanks to that network, PRTC is recognized as an NTCA Smart Rural Community. This southeastern Kentucky-based non-profit and cooperative communications provider, respectively, “Envision Rural”, as FOCUS’ tagline indicates. That…

  • Broadband as an Enabler of More Efficient Government Services

    Broadband as an Enabler of More Efficient Government Services

    Video Summary: An All-of-Community Approach “One of the benefits of ubiquitous, affordable connectivity is that we can use it to improve citizens’ experience with government,” states Kathryn de Wit, Project Director of the Broadband Access Initiative for the Pew Charitable Trusts. Speaking at NTCA’s 2023 SRC Live, de Wit points to research from her Pew…

  • Connecting and Collaborating at SRC Live and Beyond

    Connecting and Collaborating at SRC Live and Beyond

    Video Summary “What we are trying to do here at this meeting [SRC Live] is to connect all the dots,” explains NTCA CEO, Shirley Bloomfield, in the above video. SRC Live is about communications, collaboration, and sharing best practices between NTCA Smart Community members. It is about learning how to maximize the value of the…

  • A Complete Rural Fiber Solution

    A Complete Rural Fiber Solution

    The Corning/NTCA announcement at the latter’s RTIME 2023 was more than a supply deal that includes more than 46 million feet of fiber optic cable. It was about supplying the right kind of products to help make fiber installations cost-effective for the unique requirements of rural America. In the above interview, Corning VP of Emerging…

  • Vantage Point – Helping Build Better Broadband & Better Lives in Rural Uganda

    Vantage Point – Helping Build Better Broadband & Better Lives in Rural Uganda

    What sets NTCA members apart is their commitment to service and to their communities. Mirroring its NTCA member customers, several of Vantage Point’s staff have undertaken Herculean efforts to bring connectivity to an area where reliable electricity is still a luxury.  A few of those staff members were at NTCA’s 2023 RTIME and provide an…

  • Business as Usual = Excellent 2023 ACA Connects Summit

    Business as Usual = Excellent 2023 ACA Connects Summit

    That it was business as usual may have been the biggest testament to the success of the 2023 ACA Connects Summit. After a pause of the live event for the past few years and a change in leadership, a hiccup or two wouldn’t have been surprising for this annual education event organized by ACA Connects.…