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  • Viodi View – 08/24/12

    Viodi View – 08/24/12

    Same stuff, different day is the cleaned up song title that comes to mind when reviewing some of our recent interviews with folks who bring a bit of an international flavor to this issue of the Viodi View. Whether it is access to content on terms that are comparable to what can be had by…

  • Viodi View – 08/10/12

    Viodi View – 08/10/12

    Call Me – You Might Have to Call Again If I Live in Rural America Trying to make a simple phone call last week presented a bit of a challenge in rural North Dakota. There was a delay – a long delay, like I was making an international call some 30 years ago.  There might…

  • Communications Needed on the Road Less Traveled

    Communications Needed on the Road Less Traveled

    The road less traveled is Highway 6, starting in eastern California and traversing the mid-section of Nevada.  Although its neighbor highway to the North, Highway 50, was deemed the “Loneliest Road in America,” the two-lane ribbon of seemingly endless asphalt that is Highway 6 really deserves that moniker.  The condition of the road is great,…

  • Viodi View – 05/30/12

    Viodi View – 05/30/12

    In the previous issue of the Viodi View, the topic of discovery through travel was explored.  In this issue, we look at a present day discovery that emulates those entrepreneurs who made Silicon Valley what it is. Home Energy Management as Content “The furnace and the air conditioner in the average home accounts for almost…

  • Viodi View – 05/04/12

    Viodi View – 05/04/12

    Donut Holes in the Land of Lincoln After the dust settles on the transition from a POTS-centric, USF/Intercarrier Compensation to a broadband-centric/Connect America Fund approach for rural telecom, will the traditional definition of an incumbent still be valid? That is, if an entity other than the incumbent telco is already supplying broadband to a given…

  • Viodi View – 04/20/12

    Viodi View – 04/20/12

    FUD – the old Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt phrase that normally describes the unsavory and morally questionable tactics used by a companies whose offering is inferior to the competition.  Using these tactics sometimes buys time for the inferior competitor to introduce a better product or buy their way out of their weak position. There is…