Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos – The Report

    The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos – The Report Viodi’s report, The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos provides results to a survey of independent telcos and their business case for video. Most of the telcos that responded to the survey have figured out a way to deploy video services. This survey provides insight…

  • Quit Battering My Self Esteem!

    Quit Battering My Self Esteem!

    As the hourglass on my laptop continues to slowly tick away, I am forced to revert to pen and paper to start this article. It seems like I experience at least one time-sink a week, whereby something that should take five minutes lasts five hours. The bad news is that I am not alone in my…

  • Network PVR Survey Results

    The Network Personal Video Recorder, in its ultimate form, could provide any customer the opportunity to view any piece of content broadcast and watch it whenever they want. In short, the Network PVR offers the promise of the end of appointment television. It is a matter of time before this type of approach becomes the…

  • Radical Idea to Restructure USF Funding

    Radical Idea to Restructure USF Funding

    [12/02/15 – Note: this article was published on August 18th, 2004. The original HTML is not working, so it has been reposted] [Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Mr. David Irwin, Managing Partner, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, PC and Director of the Institute for Communications Law Studies at the Catholic University Law School, for his insight…

  • USF Overview

    USF Overview

    [12/02/15 – Note: this article was published on August 18th, 2004. The original HTML page no longer appears in a Chrome browser, so it has been reposted here] [Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Mr. David Irwin, Managing Partner, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, PC and Director of the Institute for Communications Law Studies at the Catholic University Law…

  • TelcoTV’s Terrific Turn-out

    TelcoTV’s Terrific Turn-out

    It has been awhile since I have heard anyone in the telecom vendor community express positive feelings about the attendance at a conference.  I repeatedly heard from many vendors, however, what a great turn-out for this first annual conference regarding telephone companies that are providing or are planning on providing video services. As with video, the…