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  • Telecom Enables International Business in the Heartland

    Logistics Health Incorporated (LHI) is an example of how modern telecom levels the playing field, and enables international business in the Heartland. Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, now president of LHI describes how a world wide business can thrive in La Crosse, Wisconsin as well as…

  • Competition Spurs Telecom Choices

    A unique partnership between several independent telephone companies and a municipal entity spurred competition in a rural Minnesota burg. In this video interview, filmed at the 2010 MTA Annual Convention, Representative Al Juhnke of Minnesota discusses this success case and how Minnesota’s high-speed infrastructure enables the creation of jobs in rural areas of the state.…

  • The Torch Continues

    The Torch Continues

    ViodiTV at MTA interviews Bob Eddy on several topics from; moving on from chairperson of the MTA, to the state of the industry (with comment from Randy Young president of MTA) to Broadband and to his continued involvement with the telecom industry. Program sponsored by MTA Associate Members and HEM Productions.

  • Living in a Fiber World

    Given all of the hype and expectations surrounding the FCC broadband plan and talk of 100 Mb/s to 100 million households by 2015, it delightful to catch up with someone who has brought fiber to the home to everyone of the residences his companies serves.  Kevin Beyer wears two hats as General Manager of Federated…

  • Looking for a Level Playing Field

    Robert Eddy, an industry icon and chairman of NECA and, at the time of this video interview chairman of MTA, suggests the importance of a level regulatory playing field.  Randy Young of MTA discusses some of the legislative and regulatory issues that rural telecoms face.   Eddy makes no predictions about the upcoming FCC broadband plan,…

  • Electric Grid Powering Broadband

    Talking about and understanding needs of utilities will be critical in order for telecom companies to be able to serve utilities in developing the so-called smart-grid. In this video interview, Randy Young, the Minnesota Telecom Alliance president, suggests that it is incumbent on telephone companies and their associations to proactively open discussions with electric utilities…