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Opportunity Fund or Off Track? A ViodiTV Conversation with NTCA’s Mike Romano about RDOF
On December 7th, 2020, the FCC released the names of the winners of its Phase 1, reverse auction, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Two days later, Free Press and ViodiTV’s sister publication, the Viodi View, both reported that significant sums of RDOF support appear headed towards urban locations, potentially siphoning off funding from the target,…
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Future-Proofing the Network to Remain Competitive #WEC20
“Our members are future-proofing their networks by either upgrading DOCSIS or fiber to the home (FTTH),” says NCTC CFO, Lisa Hood. Hood was reflecting on Frank Louthan’s recommendations that NCTC members continue their investments in their respective networks. According to Louthan, Managing Director, Telecommunications Services at Raymond James at WEC2020, this continued investment will keep…