Randy Sukow

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Writer and Editor at Telecompetitor

Writer and Editor at National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC)

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CFC Advises “Flexibility and Adaptability” to Deal with Data Centers

1 week ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

CFC released a brief video earlier this week, giving electric cooperatives its take on the growing demand for electricity as internet data centers appear in rural America. It is difficult to predict what will happen, said Chris Whittle an energy industry analyst for CFC Utility Research & Policy, but cooperatives will have to remain aware and be ready to make strategic decisions to meet future demand.
Enhanced Customer Experience Begins with a Customer-driven Culture

2 weeks ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

Rural telcos and ISPs have long prided themselves on customer service, especially when compared with large, national carriers. But customer service has expanded to include the concept of customer experience (CX). It is important to understand how the customer perceives the company when ordering and receiving service.
NRTC Sharing the Power of Mobile Communications Through NTCA Partnership

2 weeks ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

A growing number of rural ISPs are choosing to add mobile to their broadband services through the NTCA-NRTC Mobile Virtual Network Collaboration. NRTC Mobile Solutions exclusively offers members of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association easy entry into the mobile voice and data business through its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service.
A Data Center Middle-Mile Solution Could Also Serve Rural Broadband Providers

3 weeks ago | benton.org | Randy Sukow

The middle mile has been a problem for rural broadband service providers since early DSL services in the 1990s. Even today, the distance between a rural BSP’s service area to the nearest connection to the core network could be hundreds of miles. Establishing a fiber link to the core network is costly, and, with the distances involved, latency will creep into the service no matter how fast the last-mile, fiber-to-the-home speeds might be.
A Data Center Middle-Mile Solution Could Also Serve Rural Broadband Providers

3 weeks ago | telecompetitor.com | Randy Sukow

The middle mile has been a problem for rural broadband service providers (BSPs) since early DSL services in the 1990s. Even today, the distance between a rural BSP’s service area to the nearest connection to the core network could be hundreds of miles. Establishing a fiber link to the core network is costly, and, with the distances involved, latency will creep into the service no matter how fast the last-mile, fiber-to-the-home speeds might be.
IXPs Could Prove to Be Cure for Rural Middle-Mile Latency

3 weeks ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

The middle mile has been a problem for rural broadband providers since early DSL services in the 1990s. Even today, the distance between an NRTC member’s service area to the nearest connection to the core network could be hundreds of miles. Establishing a fiber link to the core network is costly and with the distances involved, latency will creep into the service no matter how fast the last-mile, fiber-to-the-home speeds might be.
Nuclear-Powered Data Centers Could Lead to Competition for Rural Electrics

4 weeks ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

A vision of the future shared by some investors and government policymakers has internet data centers located in rural areas to take advantage of lower real estate prices. The task of meeting the enormous energy needs for data centers will lead the facility owners to bypass local, heavily regulated utilities, which will not be agile enough to provide power on the data center owners’ timelines. Instead, data center owners will collocate their own electric power generation with the data center.
Communications Industry Posts Wish List of Regs to Delete

1 month ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

It was a rare opportunity. The FCC asked the entities that it regulates to list all of the “unnecessary regulatory burdens” the Commission currently requires in a docket titled, “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete.” Hundreds of individuals and associations found plenty of suggestions to offer. Historically, rural telcos have asked the FCC to consider their comparatively their small staff sizes and budgets compared to larger telecommunications companies when writing new regulations.
Supreme Court Takes a Close Look at USF Contributions

1 month ago | benton.org | Randy Sukow

It was to be one hour of oral arguments about the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Universal Service Fund (USF) program, considering whether Congress delegated too much of its authority when it created the program in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Supreme Court Takes Extra Time to Scrutinize USF Constitutionality

1 month ago | nrtc.coop | Randy Sukow

t was to be one hour of Wednesday morning oral arguments about the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) program, considering whether Congress delegated too much of its authority when it created the program in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.