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
Good morning. Last year was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record. This year, it could well be the coolest. The forecast is a largely dry one. After a bright start, more cloud develops, but i will have all the details coming up. Good morning. Its monday august 31st. Our top story labour is calling for next years gcse and a level exams to be delayed to give pupils more time to catch up on the work theyve missed during the pandemic. Teaching unions say the idea is worth considering, but warned that it could cause problems for University Admissions. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, has more. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got their final grades, but what to do about next yea rs grades, but what to do about next years exams grades, but what to do about next yea rs exams is grades, but what to do about next years exams is a question thats already testing politicians, and it is 1 dayer under pressure not to flunk. Labours answer, delay gcses and a lev
Women and children. And we are live in missouri awaiting the grand jurys decision on whether to indict the Police Officer who shot and killed michael brown. Well talk about how the community is bracing for the big news. Im shannon green, live from the nations capitol starts right now. We have turned to a preparation in case of a flood. We started doing this the past couple of days. That would be the second shoe that dropped. First shoe was seven feet of snow. Second shoe then becomes flooding if the weather conditions cause it. We begin with the fox news weather alert. New york governor speaking out this morning for thousands of americans bracing for the big melt as temperatures climb and the rain moves in. The buffalo area had been hardest hit with more than seven feet of snow. In my cases now crushing roofs and causing havoc on area roads for days. A Flood Warning currently in effect for the area as all the white stuff turns to water. Meteorologist very business monitoring it all. He