As November approaches, believe it or not, the 2021 holiday season is upon us! Here at OTELCO, the year has flown by as our engineers and outside plant teams are building new fiber infrastructure as fast as they can. As excited as we are to be bringing high-speed fiber Internet to more people every day, we are even more excited to give back to the communities we serve. This year, OTELCO will support two different… Read more »
February is Book Lovers’ Month, and there’s no better time to curl up with a hot drink, your favorite blankie, and a good read from a virtual-library. Whether you’re practicing social distancing, or you simply prefer listening or reading books electronically, taking advantage of your library’s access to downloadable e-books and audiobooks is for you! Unlike Amazon, Audible, iTunes, etc. downloading from your virtual-library is free. If you’re new to downloading books, here are a… Read more »
Can you believe 2020 is halfway done? The OTELCO Blog has covered a lot in the last six months, from answering your COVID questions to announcing our DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade. Here is a roundup of our most popular blogs to date. 5. Evolution: Digital – A New Podcast from OTELCO In 2020 OTELCO started a podcast called Evolution: Digital. Evolution: Digital explores how different industries have adapted to compete in today’s digital marketplace. It puts… Read more »
In an effort to continuously provide the best service possible, OTELCO is upgrading our coaxial cable network in Blount County using new DOCSIS 3.1 technology. This upgrade will allow us to offer speeds as high as 1 Gbps and increase our existing coaxial customer’s bandwidth at no extra cost to them. An Important Update for Cable Customers We have gotten a lot of questions about this upgrade from our customers, so we wanted to use… Read more »
By Tracy Scheckel, Marketing and Public Relations Manager If people aren’t talking about the pandemic from a medical perspective, they’re talking about how shelter in place and social distancing have changed our world today, and how some of those changes are likely to stay with us forever. One significant realization has resonated everywhere: Access to Reliable High-Speed Internet is Not a Luxury, It’s a Necessity. This, as you might guess, is music to the ears… Read more »
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