Some of you may remember last winter in Maine. We talked about the versatility of hosted phones and how they can keep the wheels of progress rolling, even when the wheels of your car are stopped by the weather. On one particular day, there were several of us working from home while seamlessly connected to our offices via hosted phones and the Internet. Maybe it’s best not to think of that right now, so what… Read more »
They say there are three seasons in New England: winter, mud, and road construction. While those road crews slow your commute to make much needed improvements to our transportation infrastructure, our crews will be working on building broadband infrastructure – and not just in New England. OTELCO is also building fiber to the home in our southern service areas in rural Alabama and Missouri. We’re bringing LightWave Fiber Internet connections of up to 150 Megabits… Read more »
That is what Maine Senator Shenna Bellows is proposing to do with LD 1610. The bipartisan legislation will essentially redo what the FCC has recently undone and establish rules for Internet privacy in Maine. Last November we shared information about the FCC taking steps to ensure consumer privacy on the Internet. Last month we told you about the FCC repealing those rules before they were enacted. Now along with several other states, several members of… Read more »
People are working to get broadband access to rural areas in companies like OTELCO and at town halls, state houses and Federal agencies across the country. The latter two groups are focused on two different vehicles for promoting broadband. First, they set policies to promote broadband expansion and the construction of new networks. Second, they distribute state and Federal monies in the form of grants to subsidize construction of networks where there isn’t necessarily a… Read more »
We have talked at length about hosted phone systems for businesses of all sizes, how they can save money, streamline incoming calls, benefit call centers, and free up IT staff. An installation we’re currently working on illustrates a whole new set of benefits to be achieved from a hosted phone system deployment. OTELCO is in the process of designing and deploying several different types of hosted phone systems at multiple Cumberland County, Maine facilities. Although… Read more »
The Internet has changed so many aspects of day-to-day life, not to mention... More »
It is frustrating to feel like you aren’t getting the most out of... More »
OTELCO created this educational video for the Arab community to explain the... More »
