Hawaiian Telcom's $460M reorganization gets OK Nov 15, 2009
King picked the stand-alone plan ahead of a competing, $400 million offer by rural telecommunications provider Sandwich Isles Communications Inc.. "I'm satisfied the plan is fair and is equitable and there is no unfair discrimination," King said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
ViaSat to buy Colorado's WildBlue Communications Oct 3, 2009
WildBlue s other shareholders include Intelsat, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. ViaSat technology helps power the WildBlue service already, and the two companies have worked together for more than a decade. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
ViaSat To Acquire WildBlue For $568 Million Oct 2, 2009
WildBlue provides service using ViaSat's SurfBeam networking system to more than 400,000 consumers and small business subscribers in areas "unserved and underserved" by cable modem or DSL services in the contiguous U.S. Wild Blue's service is resold by DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative ... Other WildBlue investors -- Intelsat, Tennenbaum Capital Partners, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers -- are... (Multichannel News)
Poverty grips millions in India Jul 31, 2009
When we talk about rural roads, irrigation, rural telecommunications, we really need to carry those through much, much faster than we are doing now. Pronab Sen, chief statistician. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Rathgeber represents Oklahoma in D.C. Jul 18, 2009
While in Washington, the YLC members will gain a broader understanding of cooperatives through their discussions with Glenn English, CEO of NRECA; Sheldon Peterson, Governor of the National Rural Cooperative Finance Corporation; and Bob Phillips, CEO of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. This is what it s all about, said Ron Shafer of Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc., located in Cherokee. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Hearing on telecom bid today Jul 2, 2009
Since 1995, Sandwich Isles has received more than $400 million in low-cost loans from the federal government to fund its rural telecommunications systems ... According to Hee, the federal government has funded rural telecommunications programs for the past 70 years but his company was the first in Hawai'i to successfully take advantage of it. (Honolulu Advertiser)
READ: What Verizon says May 14, 2009
has a highly successful track record of acquiring, operating and investing in rural telecommunications properties, including landline assets purchased from Verizon between 1993 and 2000. Frontier currently has approximately 2. (USA Today -- Money)
Attorneys for Ohio drum satellite providers May 8, 2009
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative told the court that, before the arrival of satellite TV in rural Ohio in 1994, modes of communication viewed as essential to everyday life were absent from much of the state. "Cable companies have concluded both in Ohio and elsewhere that it is simply not worth the cost to lay the infrastructure necessary to deliver their television programming to less populated rural areas," their brief said. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
FCC's Jonathan Adelstein asked to lead rural utility push Mar 24, 2009
"His focus on improving rural telecommunications and broadband as a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission will be particularly critical as we seek to enhance services available in rural communities in South Dakota and across the country.". The president did not say who would replace Adelstein, a Democrat, at the FCC. The commission normally has five members but currently has three. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Commissioners React To State Senator's Ultimatum Feb 15, 2009
Rural Telecommunications Committee, $1,000; Sept. 29, 2008; and. ATouri Employees PAC, $750, Oct. 9, 2008. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Business News Feb 8, 2009
The cable industry has an ally in the Rural Telecommunications Alliance when it comes to where. Posted: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:47:18 GMT. (Multichannel News)
