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

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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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NCTA Urges Caution in SES, Intelsat Transaction

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NCTA, The Internet and Television Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday regarding the planned merger between the satellite operators. NCTA also asserted the importance of the C-Band in critical areas such as telephone and internet services for remote areas. WASHINGTON, Oct.

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'Cyber Incident' Forces Arkansas Fiber ISP to Shut Down Linear Video Service

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OzarksGo, a telecommunications subsidiary of Ozarks Electric Cooperative, said it services include high-speed internet and premium television and telephone services to northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma using an all-fiber-optic network. The company had no details about the source or duration of the cyber incident.

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Update on bills SF0883 and SF0735: taxation exemption for broadband providers

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If its TV or telephone, they provider are exemption for taxes (for some equipment). If you take out the work primarily, it would only cover telephone or television based services. (To But in our world, we need to provide telephone service but what people ask for is broadband. If its something else, they are not.

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OPPORTUNITY: Arvig essay contest where winner earns a trip to Washington DC to learn about rural broadband

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The student must also be receiving Arvig internet, telephone and/or television services at their residence. Students in the Arvig service area are invited to submit an essay that answers the question, “How is Arvig-Connected Technology useful to you?” Essays can be submitted to Josie.Winkels@arvig.com.

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SATT Seeks $1.8M RDOF Transfer to Avoid FCC Default Penalties

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A recent example involved Southwest Arkansas Telephone and Television (SATT), which is seeking to transfer its awarded broadband project under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to another ISP - South Central Connect in Arkansas. More and more ISPs in a jam are going with the latter option.

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Consumer Groups Support EchoStar’s 5G Construction Extension

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is a small, family-owned telecommunications company that provide residential, small business and enterprise consumers with fiber-optic Internet, telephone and television services across 14 rural Vermont villages. VTel, based in Springfield, Vt.,