The Independent: September 2008
EDITOR'S LETTER
Leading Verizon down the primrose path
If you want to get something done that requires the involvement of the FCC, it seems your best bet is to hope for a big merger....
UPFRONT
Universal Service oversight under fire
The FCC found a new detractor this summer when the Government Accountability Office recommended that the commission strengthen its oversight...
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DSL devotee
Perhaps the Best Way to describe Dave Wittwer, CEO of TDS Telecom, is to call him a DSL devotee....
A new kind of muni FTTH network
Municipal fiber-to-the-home networks, particularly in smaller cities and towns and even rural areas, are once again on the rise...
INDY DOSSIER
Rhonda Armstrong
YEAR FOUNDED: 1911, NUMBER OF LINES: 9900, EMPLOYEES: 169, OWNED BY: The Sebastian family since 1946...
ARTICLES
Broadband For All
The wireless industry is no stranger to controversy, but M2Z Networks attracts far more than the average share....
A New Muni Broadband Model
The role of municipalities in the broadband game has been hotly debated for years, but a new type of player now may have the chance to test another model...
Video gets personal
It is a foregone conclusion among Independent telcos that traditional transport-and-connection services will never be enough to stay afloat....
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