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Women’s History Month: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Rural Broadband Association

Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929. Jumping forward a few years, we have Mildred Foster , the matriarch of Twin Valley Telephone (Miltonvale, Kan.). De Lamb and her husband Bill purchased Dubois Telephone Exchange in 1958, when it only had 140 subscribers.

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Anchorage Update: Lessons from the Frontier State

Broadband Breakfast

She emphasized the critical role of funding, noting that financing occurs about twice a year to support staff and the challenges faced by smaller indigenous communities in ensuring sustainability.

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Playing the long game in the fiber gold rush: Large investor owned provider overbuilding publicly owned network in small town that didn't initially pencil for private investment.

EldoTelecom

Consolidated Communications, Fidium’s parent, owns many of the telephone poles in town. “It came as some surprise when all of a sudden we started seeing, essentially, a duplicated system being built on top of ours,” he said. “If If it wasn’t actually happening, it would be laughable.” This is the dynamic driving the fiber gold rush.

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What is Fax over IP (FoIP)?

VoIP MS

For industries such as finance, legal, insurance and manufacturing, faxing remains a crucial method for ensuring secure and efficient real-time document transmission. 38, you first need to connect your traditional fax machine to an Analog Telephone Adapter, which serves as a bridge between your fax machine and the online fax service.

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Mobile Bundling Built For Rural Providers

Rural Broadband Association

Under this arrangement, NTCA members have exclusive access to special financing for devices, an activation credit for new mobile subscribers and marketing support to promote their bundled offering and help drive subscribers. Last year, we collaborated on a special mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) solution exclusively for NTCA members.

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Digital Defenses Raised as Global Tensions Raise Threat of Cyberwarfare

Broadband Breakfast

” Digital life means more targets for hackers Vulnerabilities have grown as people and businesses use  connected devices  to count steps, manage finances and operate facilities such as water plants and ports. “We need to stop playing defense — it’s time to make them play defense.”

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How to send a fax online

VoIP MS

If you work in finance, you know what we mean! Options include using an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) connected to a VoIP system or a dedicated internet-based fax service, allowing businesses to fax without needing a traditional machine. In todays digital world, faxing remains a necessity in many industries.