Episode Category The StoryConnect Podcast
What Can Data Do For You?
What You’ll Learn Even in rural areas, information like income and credit scores can help you find your ideal customer and allow you to target your marketing efforts. Website: Guest Speaker Tiffani Rossi
What Can Disney Teach
What You’ll Learn John Formica, the keynote speaker for StoryConnect 2017, shares lessons he learned from his time at Disney and how they can be applied to rural utilities. Website: Guest Speaker John Formica
The Ins & Outs of Broadband Only
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Is there a demand for broadband-only service at your telco? Listen to Matt Pearce discuss the particulars of this approach in light of USF reform. Website: Guest…
The Value of Telling Your Story
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting PRTC, serving the Eastern Kentucky counties Jackson and Owsley, has received a great deal of state and national attention for the work its has done to deploy a…
Electric/Telco Partnerships in Broadband Delivery
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Jasper Schneider discusses partnership opportunities between rural telcos and electric providers. For six years, Schneider ran a federal agency at both a state and national level, leading USDA’s…
The Importance of Rural Broadband
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Hilda Legg served under President George W. Bush as administrator of the Rural Utilities Service. Today she is a consultant, as well as vice chairman of Broadband Communities…
Small Business & Information Technology
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Diane St. Onge represents District 63 in the Kentucky House of Representatives, where she chairs a new committee on Small Business and Information Technology. In this episode she…
Harvesting Solar to Feed Your Network Devices
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Powering fiber services for customers during extended power outages is a challenge. And what about those who live “off the grid” but still want internet access? Chris Wacker,…
How Are Federal Changes Impacting Local Telecommunications Customers?
What You’ll Learn Live from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting Changes in Washington have an impact on the way telecommunications companies provide service. In this episode, recorded live at the Kentucky Telecom Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting, Brian Ford…
2017 KTA Annual Meeting
What You’ll Learn The Kentucky Telecom Association is planning its 2017 Annual Meeting, set for May 24-26 in Lexington. Executive Director Tyler Campbell discusses the great lineup of sessions that will equip attendees with new ideas and legislative updates. Website:…