The Independent: June 2008
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A trend-setting deal
It's always fun to interview someone who has a good answer to every question and Steve Oldham, CEO of Sacramento-based SureWest Communications, provided...
UPFRONT
TWC'S VoIP flap
Time Warner Cable is taking a North Carolina co-op regulator to court...
IBM advocates community networks
As a partner in IBM's Global Business Services Communications Sector, P.K. Prasanna works with telco clients to develop new revenue streams...
VoIP on the verge, FTTP spending strong
Although Independent telcos that have deployed voice over IP are in the minority today, that won't be true much longer...
Rural telecom's original investment
BEK Communications provides local content delivery with a flair all its own...
Pushing fiber into field and future
Twin Lakes Co-op brings fiber into the mix for upcoming services...
Insight into the future
After Time Warner Telecom and others invaded its turf, a new financial reporting and budgeting system helped Texas-based GVTC's executive team improve customer service and compete...
FEATURES
Broadband expansionist
SureWest CEO Steve Oldham is sold on the triple play -- and buying other carriers has given him a head start...
Right-sizing IPTV middleware
The unique requirements of small telcos have driven a flurry of new software development...
The SezMi option
SezMi, the company formerly known as Building B, is aggressively pursuing Independent telcos that are offering broadband services with a unique video solution that includes everything but broadband...
INDY DOSSIER
Dossier: Rice Belt Telephone's Robert C. Pierson
I worked for an accounting firm that specialized in telecom, and Rice Belt was one of my accounts. The original owner, Roy Wiles Jr., had nobody to take over the company, and one day he said, "Why don't you buy the company?"...
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