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A Significant Talk
Roger Nishi, 2007 OPASTCO Chairman and Vice President of Industry Relations for Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, gave a heartfelt opening speech that touched upon the significance of OPASTCO and the significance of its members to their communities and to each other. Nishi had one of the most memorable entries of all time, as seen…
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Youth Are Our Present – Opening Comments
[note, these were the opening comments the roundtable panel Ken Pyle moderated at OPASTCO (see above video to watch the entire panel) – this post was opened up to the public in July 2011]. It is a great honor to be here today moderating this panel, Youth Are Our Present. The inspiration for this panel…
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Overview of OPASTCO U
Brought to you by Innovative Systems OPASTCO U As usual, experts covered a diverse set of topics that ranged from finance to marketing to technology. A take-away from these presentations is that independent telcos and their vendors are beginning to embrace the idea of Internet-delivered video.
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Pyle’s Perspective on IPTV Peer Perspectives
Brought to you by Innovative Systems Frustration, must-have and hope summarizes the peer perspective panel, “IPTV – Success Stories and Lessons Learned.” This very important panel provided a realistic view of the current state of IPTV.
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From Net Neutrality to Human Interest– An Exclusive Interview with Dee Dee Myers
Of course, when just about any topic reaches Washington it turns into politics. Dee Dee Myers gave an insider’s view of White House politics in her keynote speech at the OPASTCO 2006 Summer Convention. She lamented the rise of extremes and the loss of middle ground, which she doesn’t see improving. She also pointed to the role…
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Give the Customers Control
John Rose, President of OPASTCO, provided a strong argument as to why independent telcos should not block or discriminate with regards to Internet access. I caught up with Mr. Rose in this 4 minute interview that appeared first on ViodiTV at the Convention. In this video interview he pointed out that telcos need to put the customer in…
