The Independent: April 2008
COVER STORY
Beyond local access
As Independents roll out IPTV services, they are finding that producing their own television programs can help them stand out from the competition ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Post-auction pandering
Scan the list of A and B Block winners in the recent 700 MHz auction and you’ll see a lot of familiar names from the Independent telecom industry...
UPFRONT
BUYER'S REMORSE STRIKES IPTV PIONEER
PTCI is so frustrated with equipment cost and performance that it's overbuilding with HFC...
Independents embrace Ethernet demarcation devices
A single solution helps to provide out-of-footprint connectivity and monitoring...
FairPoint: Now what?
With the merger finally closed, the real work begins...
Serving the 'rural, white-collar' crowd
One Vermont telco is using copper and fiber options to improve services for its eclectic customer base...
An idea worth cloning
One mobile learning program is serving rural students with extra long commutes...
Broadband loan program progresses
The Rural Utilities Service's broadband loan program is beginning to see results, and its impact should be greater within the next few years...
FEATURES
Fiber beat still pulses at Bristol
The Virginia town fought to get fiber, and its influence has spread -- including to Bristol, Tenn....
WiMAX to the rescue
Independent telcos with CLEC arms are some of the earliest WiMAX adopters -- the reason has more to do with regulations than technology...
INDY DOSSIER
Indy Dossier: John Klatt
Management Achievement Award winner from the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association...
