Rural Telecommunications articles from January 2006

Rural Telecommunications archives from January 2006

Greetings and Happy New Year!(FROMthe Editor)
January 1, 2006... As many of you may know, my face is new to grace these pages and the hallways of NTCA. I started as NTCA's publications manager in August and in this short time I already feel at home within our association. NTCA's staff and members have...

Detect your customer's emotions.(SHORTTakes)
January 1, 2006... Have you ever phoned your bank, Internet service provider or insurance company and let your anger get the best of you? With modern technology, your tone of voice could be red flagged for a manager's immediate review. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Spread the word.(SHORTTakes)
January 1, 2006... Consumers are 50% more likely to be influenced by word-of-mouth recommendations from their peers than by radio or TV advertisements, according to the 2005 Consumer-Generated Media (CGM) and Engagement Study conducted by Intelliseek. ...

SMS technology assists Netherlands police.(SHORTTakes)
January 1, 2006... In the past, local communities in an emergency sounded air raid sirens at schools, or broadcast alert sounds on radio and television stations. However, the Netherlands became the first to implement a new technologically savvy alert system in...

Safeguarding e-mail communications.(SHORTTakes)
January 1, 2006... As e-mail has increased in popularity, it has become a haven for hackers and for the spread of computer viruses. In an effort to address the pervasive technical threats and the changing needs of e-mail communications. PostX, a company that...

Litigation concerns.(SHORTTakes)(US Telecom Inc)(U.S. telecommunications Litigations.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... The average U.S. telecommunications or technology company currently faces 42 lawsuits at any given time during the year, and nearly one-third of them spend more than 2% of their gross revenue on legal expenses, according to a survey by law firm...

Competing with corporate marketers.(Perspective)
January 1, 2006... The corporate world spends literally billions of dollars every year in advertising and marketing their products and services. Many are spending to acquire your customers. In fact, the telecommunications industry spent just under $2 billion on...

What legislative action would be most important to your telco in 2006?(FIRSTPerson)
January 1, 2006... The beginning of a new calendar year provides an important opportunity for telcos to reflect on the industry and legislation that is needed to keep pace with technological innovation. Changes to our nation's laws, however, have the power to...

Senator Ted Stevens: leading the future for rural telecommunications; In any great debate, it is important to have a strong advocate, an ally who understands the complexity of the issue while possessing knowledge and experience about the people that the issue impacts. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) is one person who knows the issue and understands the impact of telecommunications policies on rural Americans.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2006... Stevens, a member of the Senate for 37 years, is the fourth most senior member and first among Senate Republicans. He holds the position of president pro tempore and is chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation....

Video franchising: the controversial race to offer IPTV.
January 1, 2006... Just as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) offered a new way to provide phone service. Internet protocol is offering a new means of delivering television service. Internet protocol television, or IPTV, will forever change the customer's...

Will the communications act rewrite receive a congressional busy signal?
January 1, 2006... For the past few years, policy-makers on Capitol Hill and many industry players have made public proclamations regarding their desire and the need for meaningful telecom reform. At the end of the 108th Congress, legislators touted the next...

Regulatory challenges: when old regulations meet new technologies.(Federal Communications Commission on its policy internet services and policy making)
January 1, 2006... Today's regulatory rules are ill suited for the emerging telecommunications world. Rules and regulations designed for a voice network are an impediment to the deployment of an integrated network that has voice, data, video and application...

Planning for tomorrow's leaders.(BUSINESSMatters)(Succession planning)
January 1, 2006... Many companies view succession planning in the narrowest of terms--the process for replacing the organization's top position. While every company should have a plan for the transition process, especially when the succession is necessary due to...

Inspire your employees, lead your industry.(EXECUTIVEViewpoint)
January 1, 2006... Traditional telephone service providers are in the fight of their lives. As you've read in this issue, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has become the target of some lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who have set their sights on reforming our...