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The Blender Theory Driving Fiber Deployment
A hybrid model of fiber deployment that takes advantage of the density of urban pockets to help spread the costs to serve rural communities is altafiber’s approach to solving the digital divide. In the above interview, altafiber’s Director of Government Affairs and Business Development, Rob Shema, describes this so-called blender theory as a way to…
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Independents Fiber & More at The Independent Show – #TIS22
The first statewide fiber network that brings together the fiber of independent local exchange carriers and electric cooperatives is how Rob Shema, CEO of CNI, describes Hoosier Net. Independents Fiber Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNI, is one of the members. Hoosier Net is modeled on Ohio-based Independents Fiber Network in that it will…
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Passing the Baton – From Rob to John #WEC20
This video will have to take the place of the passing of the figurative baton from Rob Shema to John Higginbotham that was to occur this week at the ACA Connects Summit. Shema has been a pillar at ACA Connects for more than a decade. Rob’s new challenge is as CEO of Com Net, Inc.,…
