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Open Video Rules Make BB a Reality for the Unserved
The market demand in a densely populated, urban environment will support multiple broadband infrastructures. In extremely rural areas, however, it is sometimes impossible to support even one broadband wired infrastructure, particularly with the costs of local regulations and franchising fees. In the above video, Gary Johnson, CEO/General Manager of Paul Bunyan Communications, explains some of the nuances…
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100 Jurisdictions – Without a Statewide Franchise Law
The 2007 RICA/RTG conference featured cutting-edge rural independent operators discussing their experience as competitive providers.In the case of Paul Bunyan Communications, Paul Freude discusses how this 100-year-old telco has grown by more than 250% this decade. With systems in over 100 jurisdictions, they probably have more networks implementing the little-used FCC rules for Open Video…
