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Access to communications technology is critical infrastructure
I am writing this as my company is in the middle of a state of emergency here in northern California, right up against the Oregon border, where we are seeing a serious loss of homes, infrastructure, and lives. There is no one to blame, it is part of the risks…
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Oregon Broadband Advisory Council Welcomes New Members
The Oregon Broadband Office (OBAC) welcomes nine new members to the Broadband Advisory Council. The council consists of 13 members, 11 of which are appointed by Governor Kate Brown, along with one representative each from the state House of Representatives and the state Senate. OBAC’s mission is to encourage coordination…
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Oregon’s once-in-a-lifetime broadband opportunity by Representative Pam Marsh
The COVID crisis demonstrated beyond doubt that broadband is vital for our social, economic, emotional and physical health. Individuals and families who lacked access to broadband over the past two years missed out on public health information, remote work opportunities, online learning, health appointments, digital grocery deliveries, live-streamed religious services,…
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Is Fiber Internet Worth Having in Your home?
Internet providers around the nation are racing to build or upgrade their networks to fiber-optic technology, but many consumers are still asking if fiber is worth having in their homes. From families to gamers, streamers to online workers, fiber provides the fastest, most reliable internet to keep every household connected.…
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Broadband Is Just One Piece of the Bigger Digital Equity Puzzle
During the pandemic, we saw a lot of temporary solutions to digital inequities, from quickly distributing hotspots to free access to broadband for school-aged children, to handing out tablets to older adults. Unfortunately, too many of these one-off tactics end up being wasted investments. Why? We need more than available…
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It’s Time: Security as a Critical Component of Essential Broadband Infrastructure
It’s time to treat security as a mission critical component of our essential broadband infrastructure. It’s time to have security lead everything we do; versus being overlaid as a reactive patch for problems and processes our current business and networks were never designed to manage. Security isn’t just a network…
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As PEAK Internet Expands Its Investment in Fiber Broadband, It Continues to Grow Opportunities for Its Communities
Oregon is an amazing place to live as we are blessed with beautiful natural surroundings like forests, lakes, and mountains. The flip side, however, is that it can be challenging to get access to the same services enjoyed by people living in more urban areas. During the pandemic, few services…
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Bringing High-Speed Fiber Where No One Else Will Go
History sometimes repeats itself. In 1939, Ivan Laird could not get electricity to his farm in Sitkum, a small town 45 miles east of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast. Like millions of rural Americans, Laird was living a far different life than those in cities. It was a tale…
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Local Internet Edge Network (LIEN) Modernizing the current internet infrastructure with the State Of Oregon
David Hand has been involved in the Oregon Telecommunications business as long as I have, well over 25 years. Over the years he has built a successful ISP (Mighty.Net) with his partners, as well as a data center in Southern Oregon (Data Center West) with Co-Lo operations in Ashland, Medford,…
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SOU’s launch of new operating platform to save $750K annually
Southern Oregon University has begun a phased launch of a new operational software platform that is expected to eventually save the university more than $750,000 in recurring costs each year. It will improve user experiences and modernize processes for both students and employees. SOU’s shift to the Workday platform – which will…
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Maintain Your Margins to Maintain Your Viability
In business vocabulary, the term ‘margin’ is a fairly important word to know, as it is connected with several concepts that speak to profitability. Understanding your margins and maintaining them in inflationary times is key to remaining in business. Understanding what ‘at the margin’ means is useful for informing your…
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Vets Can Help
Finding the Best is a collaboration between Roslyn Donald and Marta Tarantsey Businesses throughout the US are facing a tight labor market, and small businesses in southern Oregon are experiencing it acutely as well. Focusing on specific job seeker groups year-round or from quarter to quarter can help diversify your…
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