Tag: ACA Connects
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Bridging the Access and Adoption Gaps
Access to and adoption of broadband isn’t an academic issue for Patty Boyers, Chair of ACA Connects. As president and co-founder of Boycom, a Missouri-based Internet Service Provider, broadband, as Boyers says, is personal for her. Given that she is on the front lines trying to connect people to the greater world through broadband, her…
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TIS20 – Infrastructure and Customer Relationships Are the Keys
Infrastructure and customer relationships are the keys to maintaining the competitive advantage that NCTC and ACA members have, is one of NCTC CFO Lisa Hood’s takeaway’s from Spencer Kern’s presentation on the opening day of the 2020 Independent Show. Hood’s comments encapsulate the fast-paced presentations and commentary from operator executives, telecommunication law experts, and a…
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Viodi View – 05/04/20
A sort of continuing education for the host is one way to describe the ViodiTV Real-Time conversations. This ongoing weekly experiment brings together experts in technology, rural broadband, telecommunications, and mobility to uncover gems of knowledge about these topics and more. It is also having the side effect of documenting the shutdown from the perspectives…
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Viodi View – 02/25/20
Articles, videos, and webinars are great for imparting knowledge, but, a good conference creates connections and conversations that spark ideas and actions. Last week’s NCTC Winter Educational Conference, WEC20, was on target and may have even illuminated a missing link that ties together a communications and mobility network. More on that, in a future post.…
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Viodi View – 09/06/19
Listen to this post at https://soundcloud.com/viodi/viodi-view-september-6th-2019 From Broadband to Preserving Wilderness & Wetlands One of the joys of reporting on the rural broadband industry is getting to know the people who are bringing the Internet to their neighbors. A common trait of these people is that they are so much more than their job and,…
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Viodi View – 05/07/19
Moderating a panel is an amazing honor and incredible learning opportunity, as it provides a direct conduit to a group of experts on a particular topic. I had this privilege at the recent NTCA Business & Tech conference (stay tuned for a future ViodiTV interview summarizing that panel). Equally, it is a huge honor to…