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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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MN’s WCTA celebrates 75 years in business

Blandin on Broadband

The Wadena Pioneer Journal reports Since 1950, West Central Telephone Association (WCTA) has been a foundation for communication in rural communities, bridging the gap between neighbors and businesses. Today, WCTA expanded upon that same vision, solidifying its commitment to members by connecting them to not only each other but the world.

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Consolidated Telephone Company and Meeker Cooperative Light and Power launch MC Fiber

Blandin on Broadband

MC Fiber is a collaborative effort between Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Consolidated Telephone Company, based in Brainerd. Consolidated Telephone Company is a technology adviser and a full-service telecommunications company.

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Small Texas City Losing Cable TV, Keeping Internet after Network Sale

Broadband Breakfast

the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., while other systems in Seminole, Seagraves, and Denver City will be transferred to Poka Lambro Telecommunications Ltd.  "To my knowledge, the city was not made aware directly by either TDS or Big Bend Telephone Co." Both Poka Lambro and Big Bend Telephone Co.

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NCTA Urges Caution in SES, Intelsat Transaction

Broadband Breakfast

NCTA also asserted the importance of the C-Band in critical areas such as telephone and internet services for remote areas. The association specifically cited GCI in Alaska as relying “ exclusively on satellite technology for the provision of basic telephone service, medical service, and distance learning.”

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Women’s History Month: Today’s Trailblazers

Rural Broadband Association

Currently led by Chair Roxie Jorgenson , board secretary of MTA (Palmer, Alaska), the board also includes Central Region Cooperative Director Tonya Mayer , general manager/CEO of Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company and Mobius Communications (Hemingford, Neb.), Mosaic Technologies (Cameron, Wis.)

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Cohesive Technologies to Exhibit with Guardian Telecom at Convergence India 2024

Cohesive Global

New Delhi, India – Cohesive Technologies, a leading provider of unified communication solutions, is excited to announce its participation in Convergence India 2024 featuring Guardian Telecom, a global leader in industrial communication solutions. Cohesive Technologies and Guardian Telecom will be exhibiting at Hall No.