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Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide

Broadband Breakfast

The FCC’s USF Fund was initially designed as a ratepayer cross-subsidy program to ensure all Americans had access to telephone service. The USF Fund contributed significantly to increasing telephone service coverage from less than 50% of occupied housing units in the 1940s, to 78.3% in 1960, to 90.5% in 1970, to 92.9%

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What are VoIP codecs, and how do they affect call quality?

VoIP MS

They have a critical role in balancing call quality, bandwidth efficiency, and overall performance. What Are VoIP Codecs? A VoIP codec is a core technology that impacts the audio quality, bandwidth efficiency, and compression level of VoIP phone calls. This step reduces the bandwidth needed for transmission.

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Central Arkansas Telephone Co-Op, inc

Rural Broadband Association

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What is Fax over IP (FoIP)?

VoIP MS

The process involves: Fax Machine or Online Fax Service : A fax machine connected via an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) or an online fax platform is used to send and receive faxes. You can fax as long as you are online, there’s no need for a phone number or telephone lines.

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Citizen's Mutual Telephone Cooperative

Rural Broadband Association

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What is an IP Phone and when to use it 

VoIP MS

What is an IP Phone? As previously discussed, an IP phone is a business telephone that uses Voice over Internet Protocol technology to make phone calls over the internet. The bottom line is: with proper internet bandwidth, VoIP delivers equal or better call quality than landline phones. Learn more about Analog Telephone Adapters.

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Do Not Originate (DNO) List: What It Is and Why VoIP Resellers Should Care  

VoIP MS

A Do Not Originate (DNO) registry is essentially an “outbound-calling blacklist”; a list of telephone numbers that should never originate calls. It reduces wasted bandwidth and termination costs by eliminating obvious spam calls early. Let’s get started! What is a Do Not Originate (DNO) List?