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Quick Jump Menu to this Month’s Articles A New Mug in Town Seven Degrees of Separation Between Motorola and Iraqi Freedom NLC User’s Group Take-Aways Another Subtle Technique for Promoting Video Services Small Really Can Be Beautiful Call for materials from Telcos involved with FRED <\/p>\n
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April, 2003 Issue <\/b><\/p>\n
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In this Issue: 7 Degrees of Separation, NLC Users Group, Video Promotion and More…<\/em> <\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0 <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n A New MUG in Town<\/strong> <\/p>\n A foggy cold day by the water. No, it\u2019s not San Francisco in July, like our OPASTCO friends experienced last year, it was Myrtle Beach in April. People generally were not complaining, as they wanted to learn about the latest developments with the Next Level product and how it can be applied to iTV and VOD applications. <\/p>\n And it was very active, as there was a mix of telcos considering the deployment of and those who have already deployed cable television services. This conference, which almost doubled its attendance compared to last August\u2019s meeting, provides further evidence of the seriousness of telcos and their plan for adding advanced, interactive digital television services. <\/p>\n This may be the last User\u2019s Group meeting with the NLC moniker, as the era of the Motorola Users\u2019 Group (MUG?) could be on the horizon. I came away from the conference believing that Motorola’s acquisition of Next Level has several significant implications including:<\/p>\n In my view, it will be critical for other players in the industry to quickly pull together integrated solutions that work and address the challenges faced by the independent telcos or else Motorola will be the dominant player in this segment for a long time. <\/p>\n Next Article<\/a><\/p>\n Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n Last Month’s Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Please forward this free publication to anyone you know who is involved in some way with independent telephone companies. <\/p>\n Mission of the Viodi View:<\/p>\n In this on-line publication, we share our analysis, opinions and direction on the interactive television news and views that we believe will be of interest and use to our friends associated directly or indirectly with independent telephone companies. For more information on Viodi’s efforts to unite the independent telephone company’s interactive television efforts, please send an email to vodalliance@viodi.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n Disclaimer:<\/p>\n The Viodi View [Viodi, LLC] and its associates used their best efforts in collecting and preparing the information published herein. However, the Viodi View [Viodi, LLC] does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any and all liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions resulted from negligence, accident, or other causes.<\/p>\n Click Here to Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/newsletter\/logos\/proceedings.gif\")
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