Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Looking to the New Generation for Answers
Broadband and community were two recurring threads of a panel conversation at the 2011 Independent Show regarding ways that family run cable businesses can set themselves apart and remain relevant in the 21st century. Three of the four panelists were 2nd or 3rd generation leaders and brought a younger generation’s perspective to the challenges that…
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Viodi View – 08/31/11
With August coming to a close and the Labor day weekend upon us, summer vacations will soon be distant memories. September will usher in the hectic pace of trade shows and conferences. Time is not only running down on summer, but the FCC’s clock regarding the deadline for approving the AT&T-T-Mobile merger is ticking…
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Everyone Is a Journalist
The power of low-cost video and image capture coupled with the distribution power of social networks is literally changing the face of government across the world. An important ruling this week from the U.S 1st Circuit Court of Appeals provides legal reinforcement for the idea that the lines between a journalist and a private citizen…
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Viodi View – 08/17/11
Alan Weissberger may have said it best when he suggested that the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility is representative of what has become a sort of patent mania these days. At approximately $734k per existing patent or $500k if pending patents are included, this is a good deal compared to the $750k per patent that…
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Viodi View – 08/03/11
There has been plenty of analysis so far of the America’s Broadband Connectivity Plan (the ABC Plan) for modifying Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation. I especially like the nice summary table that Joan Engebretson put together at Telecompetitor. Dave Burstein has several interesting posts including one suggesting that there is a “Billion Dollar Incentive…
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More Personal Stories of Communications
The latest installment of the Save Rural Broadband video series from the WTA/NTCA/OPASTCO alliance tells the story of why broadband is important to folks served by Volcano Communications Group. While professional and instilled with excellent production techniques, it only tells one slice of what could be many stories; probably the most important being that without…