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Making the Community Smart and Attractive
One of the bigger challenges for rural communities is creating career opportunities for young people; particularly those who leave for college, as many times never come back to their hometown. Clint Carter, Director | New Technology and Service Introduction for North Central Telephone Cooperative (NCTC) lived this reality as his options when he started his career were away…
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Leveraging Existing Assets to Bring Fiber to the Bunker
With over 2,000 miles of fiber, Finger Lakes Technology Group, Inc (FLTG)., has transformed from a 90+ year-old, independent last mile provider to a provider of mid-mile connectivity in western New York and northern Pennsylvania. In the above interview, FLTG’s president, Paul Griswold, explains their approach to building out a fiber network with the help of anchor tenants.…
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Fiber to an Unusual Place
Technology is seeping its way into all the nooks and crannies of everyday life, going well beyond the consumer-driven applications that often are in the spotlight. Machine to Machine (M2M) communications, facilitated by broadband, is a big driver for disrupting and changing the way the physical world works. In the above interview, Will Helmly, president…
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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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Operational Savings and New Revenue – Part 1 of 4
Kevin Larson, GM & CEO of CTC in Minnesota, provides insight on ways independent rural broadband operators can stay competitive in ever more challenging times. He discusses the importance of a fiber to the home network infrastructure in reducing ongoing operational and maintenance costs, while providing a more reliable network for the end customers. He…
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A World Class Mid-Mile
“We were way behind when it came to telecommunications,” said Michael Manilowski of Executive Director Ontario County (N.Y.) Office of Economic Development. Manilowski explained the fragmented broadband network his county had when they evaluated how their region compared to other areas. As a result, they constructed an open access, mid-mile network that telecommunications’ providers, such as cable…
