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American Cable – 25 Years of Bridging Red and Blue #Summit25
“This is really a celebration of our members,” exclaims Matt Polka, as he summarizes the 2018 American Cable Association’s Summit 25 in the above video. Brought together from the fallout of the 1992 Cable Act, the founding ACA members managed to unite an industry around the idea of telling their respective stories of serving communities…
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Inspired Questions from the WEC 2018 Regulatory Panel
The measure of success of a conference is often seen in the one or two takeaways or questions that inspire a change when one returns to the office routine. By that yardstick, the Washington update panel, moderated by Matt Polka, president and CEO of the American Cable Association, made NCTC’s WEC 18 well worth attending.…
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The Value Is From the Members #TIS17
“This really reminds me of what the cable industry used to be,” states Matt Polka, president and CEO of the American Cable Association in the above video. Polka’s comment points to a time when the cable television industry was young and consisted of thousands of small operators building networks from scratch. Conferences in those days…
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Navigating the Broadband Sea
“We have the ability to bring back some more balance to the laws and regulations to help smaller businesses to encourage them to invest more,” says Matt Polka, president and CEO of the American Cable Association. Speaking at NCTC’s Winter Education Conference, Polka is hopeful that the new administration and associated changes at the FCC will…
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Matt Polka’s Social Media Bet
“A fun way to communicate and a fun way to learn,” is how Matt Polka describes his social media efforts. He says that social media is a very effective way to build and maintain relationships. Social media help Polka eliminate the friction of distance and time in communicating with ACA members across the U.S.A., as well as regulators…
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Broadband, Broadband, Broadband – Keep On, Keeping On
“It’s always the same story, but this time to the nth degree”, said ACA president and CEO, Matt Polka. Speaking at the conclusion of the 2016 Independent Show, Polka explained how the regulatory environment has been particularly challenging this year as the FCC’s has been advancing new and changing regulations in a number of areas such…
