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A Secret to the iPad’s Success
It seems like the Newton (remember from the John Sculley-led era of Apple) was just yesterday. Now, some 18 years later, this iPad ancestor is barely a footnote in our march through the progress of technology. The idea was the right one, but there were too many parts of the ecosystem that had yet to…
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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.…
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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.
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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,…
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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…
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MTA 2010 Conference Coverage
ViodiTV event coverage from Minnesota Telecom Alliance (MTA) 2010 Annual Convention. From Batter to Cliff to Video World we cover the MTA Associate Member's baseball theme with Cliff Albertson to Planning for an All Video World. In the middle are video copyright issues, similar in difference with ACA, Gadgets, Torches, Electric Grids, MoCA, political friends,…
