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Exede’s Average Broadband Speeds Rank With the Elite in the World
More times than not, Exede satellite broadband subscribers are finding that they have the fastest Internet connections available in their service areas. In a few cities, fiber and coaxial cable-based connections deliver up to 50 megabit per second (Mbps) in downstream throughput.
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Viewer Trends Show Video Should Be Part of Overall Broadband Strategy
Just look at the many ways American viewers consume video services today, says NRTC’s Madeleine Forrer. There is time shifting, both using a digital video recorder or on-demand services from multichannel providers. There are TV everywhere (TVE) and over-the-top video (OTT) services that migrate video content to various screens of all sizes. And there are the retail services, like NetFlix and iTunes, with increasing popularity among many consumers.
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Exede Is Best-in-Industry in Meeting Its Speed Promises, Says FCC Report
NRTC members offering the Exede satellite broadband solution claim that the service delivers “up to” 12 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream. According to a new Federal Communications Commission report, 2013 Measuring Broadband in America, Exede subscribers get what they pay for and significantly more.
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Short Wins District 7 Position on NRTC Board
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Feb. 18, 2013 – Robert "Dale" Short, general manager and CEO, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative Association, El Dorado, KS, was one of three electric cooperative leaders elected to the Board of Directors yesterday during the NRTC Annual Meeting yesterday in New Orleans. Short won an open position for voting District 7 (Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming).
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