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Lawyer In Your Pocket and On Demand
Using the cloud to connect clients with attorneys is what Rocket Lawyer enables. Rocket Lawyer was referenced yesterday in a Wall Street article about the rise of mobile apps that help clients find attorneys. ViodiTV caught up with Rocket Lawyer at the Eureka Innovation area of International CES, where they demonstrated the future of lawyer-client…
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North to Alaska – Broadband Around the 49th State
Alaska is a state like no other in terms of geographic size, topography, climate and low population density. Many of its communities are isolated and air or sea travel are sometimes the only ways to get to those locales. In this context of physical isolation, the communications infrastructure is especially critical. As pointed out by…
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Will Speedier Rivals Impact Cable Operators?
Are cable operators doomed by the limitations of the very same infrastructure that has given them the competitive edge in many urban markets? This question was posed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article, Speedier Internet Rivals Push Past Cable. This article highlighted operators that have fiber networks that can deliver more bandwidth than traditional cable architectures.…
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Community at the Broadband Communities 2012
Community is the recurring theme from the many interviews filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. It is clear from those who are leading the way, that broadband is more than a high-speed connection. The above video provides highlights from a sample of the dozens of speakers at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. These speakers…
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New Opportunities in a Changed World – Part 4 of 4
Kevin Larson, of CTC in rural northern Minnesota, suggests that communities may need to form their own broadband networks, much like cooperatives were formed decades ago to bring telephone service to rural areas. In the final segment of this 4-part interview, Larson suggests that this could be an opportunity for existing telecom operators to lend…
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Build Broadband in Rural America
In her keynote speech at TelcoTV, Shirley Bloomfield explained how rural broadband operators must shift their message to building broadband and not just saving broadband in rural areas. In the above interview, Bloomfield, president and CEO of NTCA, points out that the networks are, “living and breathing,” and require continual upgrades to stay current with…
