Rural Telecommunications articles from March 2008

Rural Telecommunications archives from March 2008

Rock the boat.(FROMthe Editor)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... My supervisor in the first position I held out of college was a special lady who rose through the ranks of a male-dominated industry and came to be admired and respected by her peers. Watching her work was a thing of magic. She was always...

Wi-Fi enabled communication devices.(SHORTTakes)
March 1, 2008... The explosion of Wi-Fi networks in public places has led to an onslaught of electronic devices available in the marketplace. Consumer electronic devices such as Zipit, iPod Touch and BUGmodules are just some of the devices that leverage the...

Death to analog.(SHORTTakes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... The transition in consumer electronics from analog to digital format is just one of many changes taking place in American life. The FCC set the deadline for analog television broadcasts to end in February 2009. As of January 2007, about 15.5...

Casting e-votes.(SHORTTakes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... In an Internet first, Americans abroad cast their e-votes in the Democratic primaries. Two weeks before the primaries, membership to Democrats Abroad doubled. The success of the voting experience is prompting hopes for e-votes to be...

Say you're sorry.(SHORTTakes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Remember when your mom told you how to apologize? From her tone, you learned the importance of how your actions, or lack there of, affect others. Owning up to mistakes is crucial to business relationships. When a business messes up, we expect...

Movie pirates defy the MPAA.(SHORTTakes)
March 1, 2008... Today's youth have turned the music industry topsy-turvy, as CDs sales plummet into obsolescence with the rise of digital music--at times pirated. Will the trend hold true for other entertainment media, such as video games, movies and TV shows?...

Whose invention was it?(SHORTTakes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Alexander Graham Bell unearthed one of the world's most important inventions and secured the most valuable U.S. patent ever issued--the telephone. Or did he? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the book, "The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander...

The positive power of partnerships.(Perspective)
March 1, 2008... A few years ago, the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) called to see if the Oregon Telecommunications Association (OTA) would like to host a group of FCC and congressional staff on a tour of Oregon. The idea was to educate these folks on just...

What local video content are you producing, and how are customers responding to it?(FIRSTPerson)
March 1, 2008... Across America, particularly in rural regions, community involvement is key to garnering customer respect. Small telcos rely on strong ties to the communities they serve, providing basic phone service and more advanced communications...

Convergence: learning to live with just a slice of the pie.(Cover story)
March 1, 2008... Five years ago, if someone said the words "apple" and "blackberry," chances are that pie varieties came to mind. Today, those words are synonymous with a company name and device that are at the forefront of the telecommunications convergence...

Tearing down the walls: using data integration to rethink telecom operations management.
March 1, 2008... "One person's time instead of two." For operations efficiency experts, those are sweet words to hear. In today's competitive telecom market, they have to be a mantra for general managers and anyone else charged with cutting costs while...

Mapping the future with broadband.
March 1, 2008... Broadband in America has become one of the country's most talked about telecommunications issues, drawing a high level of interest from the public sector at the local, state and federal levels. In 2007, the U.S. Congress held no fewer than four...

Bandwidth: how much is enough?
March 1, 2008... Rarely does a day go by without an article, blog post or podcast weighing in on the debate over how much bandwidth is enough. Most of these discussions follow the same general pattern: Get out a pencil and paper, add up the capacity required...

The new CPNI rules.(customer proprietary network information )
March 1, 2008... Most cooperatives and other rural telephone companies have a superb record and reputation for responsive customer service. In fact, as competition encroaches more and more upon rural areas, excellent customer service is likely to be a major...

NTCA Annual Meeting & EXPO.(National Telecommunications Cooperative Association )
March 1, 2008... NEW ORLEANS, LA. Lively music, world-class food and the unique personality of New Orleans' vibrant French Quarter provided the perfect backdrop for the dynamic educational and networking opportunities at NTCA's Annual Meeting & EXPO,...

NTCA's EXPO '08: the rural telecom solutions marketplace.(NTCA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO)
March 1, 2008... NTCA's EXPO '08, held February 12-13 in conjunction with the association's 2008 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La., was the perfect venue for NTCA members to gain the resources necessary to maintain their advanced telecommunications networks....

State of the association.(NTCA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO)(National Telephone Cooperative Association)
March 1, 2008... Good morning. Welcome to New Orleans, a town that has seen its share of challenges but also has contributed so much to American culture. It's a pleasure to be here, to experience again the Crescent City's music, food, architecture, history and...

Awards.(NTCA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO)(Hargray Communications inc.)(Awards list)
March 1, 2008... Public Relations Achievement Award Gerry Grayson, Vice President, Engineering, Hargray Communications, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hargray Communications offers voice, video, data and wireless services to residents and businesses in...

Return-to-work fundamentals.(RISKManager)
March 1, 2008... Workers' compensation insurance covers the cost of medical care, including death benefits, rehabilitation, lost wages, and temporary or permanent impairment ratings for an employee if an injury or illness occurs within the "course and scope" of...

What businesses can learn from the iPhone phenomenon.(MARKETINGMatters)
March 1, 2008... "If you're not a reviewer, chances are you won't even bother to look at the manual," wrote Time magazine reviewer Lev Grossman about the Apple iPhone. That's nothing less than a stunning comment about any cell phone, particularly one that...

A balanced business diet.(EXECUTIVEViewpoint)
March 1, 2008... True technology pioneers possess a unique talent for discerning the next life-changing "killer app." Among the greatest of these pioneers is Microsoft chief Bill Gates, considered one of the greatest tech minds of our time--and whose vision has...