Providers who actually started off as Telephone Companies in areas where the Large Companies chose not to provide service eesti and 100 years ago because it is rural, it is remote, hard to make a business case, so they built up Telephone Networks and have evolved Service Lines that are broadband providers. Half of our people do wireless. They are truly a onestop shop for Communication Service in Rural America, covering 3 of the land mass. They are close to literally live and work and raise their families in the communities where they provide Communication Service, and we represent them. We do everything from advocacy to education and training for them, to finding ways with synergy to bring Business Opportunities that is hard to do for small carriers. Host who are some of your Member Companies . Who do they represent . Shirley bloomfield i have carriers in various states. I have coops that are as large as 100 subscribers down to Community Health companies with 200 people in the middle o
Is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Host and this week on the communicators we want to introduce you to Shirley Bloomfield who runs an Organization Called the ntca, the Rural Broadband association. Ms. Bloomfield be, what is that group . Guest so thank you for asking, peter. It is a national organization. We represent about 850 communitybased communication providers who actually started off as Telephone Company in areas where the Large Companies chose not to provide service 50, 100 years ago because it is rural, it is remote, hard to make a Business Case for a large corporation. So these folks actually built up these Telephone Networks and have evolved service wise and are now, essentially, broadband providers. Weve got about twothirds of our membership that also do video, about half to a wireless play of some sort. So they are truly the onestop shop for Communication Service in Rural America. Cover about 40 of the land mass. They are folks who literally live a
Two 3rds do videos and half does other things. They cover about 40 of the land mass. They are folks who live, work and raise families in communities where they provide communication services. We do everything from training, education and finding ways to create synergy that is hard for small carriers. Host who are your Member Companies and who do they represent . Guest i have carriers in 46 states. I have Community Held companie in iowa. They are folks that provide service to again Rural Americans in general. I have folks who are dog Amazing Things because this is the community they live. As an example, i have a cooperative in eastern kentucky, one of the lowest income portions in the country. They are looking at ways to create broadband and growth and they partner with an entity to Bring Customer Service training. The broadband is provided by one Member Company and the folks are able to work from home and to do teleworking which requires traditional actees to do it. I have companies on
For monday, may 22nd, 2017, this is entertainment tonight. It was like time stood still as two legendary divas cher and celine. What they wore, what they performed. It was an incredible night. Big night for drake and our Cameron Mathison was backstage to capture all the excitement and the emotion. I think the big winner tonight for me is the crowd. As celine marked the 20th anniversary of her titanic love song, she actually thought something went wrong. I thought it was a drop in my sound and they said no, its because the people you had the biggest choir in the whole wide world. It was very touching. Did you see the performance of your mom out there . Yeah, it was awesome, very emotional. Special moment. Son rene charles watched from backstage where the nights big winner, fellow canadian drake, was bowing in awe of renes mom. Hard to believe rene charles is now 16. Look at you, man. Youre all grown up. Its incredible. Thank you. When are you going to start singing . I dont know about t
For monday, may 22nd, 2017, this is entertainment tonight. It was like time stood still as two legendary divas cher and celine. What they wore, what they performed. It was an incredible night. Big night for drake and our Cameron Mathison was backstage to capture all the excitement and the emotion. I think the big winner tonight for me is the crowd. As celine marked the 20th anniversary of her titanic love song, she actually thought something went wrong. I thought it was a drop in my sound and they said no, its because the people you had the biggest choir in the whole wide world. It was very touching. Did you see the performance of your mom out there . Yeah, it was awesome, very emotional. Special moment. Son rene charles watched from backstage where the nights big winner, fellow canadian drake, was bowing in awe of renes mom. Hard to believe rene charles is now 16. Look at you, man. Youre all grown up. Its incredible. Thank you. When are you going to start singing . I dont know about t