Rural Telecommunications 1993: Vol 12 Index

3 Pages·1993·0.96 MB·English

1993 Rural Telecommunications
Index of Articles
__.. “Building Consensus: NECA’s
B Bruce Baldwin.” INDUSTRY INNO- C
Barnes, Fred and Eleanor Clift, mod- VATOR. (March/April, pg. 54). Cheney, Tom. “A Technology to
erated by Michael E. Brunner. “The Build On.” TECH TALK. (March/
New Political Scene: Point-Counter- ___.. “Two Ruhls for Success.” IN- April, pg. 43).
point,” from the 1993 NTCA Annual DUSTRY INNOVATORS. (Septem-
Meeting & EXPO in Las Vegas.” ber/October, pg. 40). Cosson, Dave. “Zen and the Art of
(May/June, pg. 40). Talking to Yourself.” A philosophical
Brown, Patrick J. “A Quarter-Cen-
look at the changing playing field of
Bergland, Bob. “What’s Ahead for tury of Service—Exhibitor Focus on telecommunications and what it all
REA and Rural America” from North Central Data Cooperative,” means for small and rural telcos.
Speaker Highlights of the 1993 from the 1993 NTCA Annual Meet-
NTCA Annual Meeting & EXPO in ing & EXPO in Las Vegas.” (May/
Curran, Steve. “Marketing Enhanced
Las Vegas.” (May/June, pg. 56). June, pg. 51).
Services in Rural Markets.” TAP-
PING YOUR MARKETS. (Septem-
Blackburn, Claire E. “Are You Cov- Brunner, Michael E. “Highlights of
ber/October, pg. 44).
ered?” RISKY BUSINESS. (July/Au- 1992.” EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINT.
gust, pg. 53). (January/February, pg. 62).
D
Blakely, Doc. “The Gift of Laughter,” __.. “Message to New Policymak-
from Speaker Highlights of the 1993 ers: REA’s Mission Fits With Your Dickens, Jr., Benjamin H. “Local
NTCA Annual Meeting & EXPO in Goals.” EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINT. Competition Prompts a Fresh Look
Las Vegas.” (May/June, pg. 59). (March/April, pg. 62). at Strategic Planning.” Recent acqui-
sitions combined with FCC rulings
Bloomfield, Shirley. “Mandate for __. “The State of the Association,” mean that competition is slowly trick-
Change: A ‘New’ Kind of Democrat from the 1993 NTCA Annual Meet- ling down to the local loop. Before
and a New Look for Congress.” Last ing & EXPO in Las Vegas. (May/ panic sets in, rural telcos should con-
November, voters opted for new lead- June, pg. 30). sider some of the strategies suggested
here. July/August, pg. 16).
ers — both in the White House and in
Congress, particularly in the House of __.. “The Competitive Challenge
Representatives. Here’s the A list of Continues.” EXECUTIVE VIEW- Douglass, Karen A. “The Video Di-
who’s in and who's out, and what POINT. Quly/August, pg. 62). altone Opportunity.” A new world of
their arrival in Washington will business markets has opened since
mean to rural development and rural ___. “Mandated Competition Would the release of a recent FCC order al-
needs. (January/February, pg. 41). Hurt Rural Areas.” EXECUTIVE lowing telcos to provide video-dial-
VIEWPOINT. (September/October, tone services. (March/April, pg. 31).
__.. “Bringing Democracy Home.” pg. 62).
FEDERAL FORUM. (July/August,
pg. 43). __. “Investing in the Future: Facing F
the Tough Decisions.” NTCA’S exec- Feiter, Jim. “Fighting the Flood: A
Bolton, David. “Teleport’s Robert utive vice president offers his view on Small Town Struggles to Survive.”
Annunziata: Agent of Change.” IN- how independent telcos might meet The mighty Mississippi proved how it
DUSTRY INNOVATOR. (January/ their future challenges. (November/ got its name—all summer long, while
February, pg. 24). December, pg. 26). the Far West experienced drought, tor-
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rential rains in the Midwest rose the panic across the country. (March/
G
river’s waters to flood levels, almost April, pg. 24).
sweeping away little towns along its Gill, Charles B. “Financing Update,”
___. “From State of Survival to State-
banks. This photographic essay brings from Speaker Highlights of the 1993
of-the Art: The Life and Times of Tri-
you a bird’s- eye view of this disaster NTCA Annual Meeting & EXPO in
County Telephone Membership Cor-
and explains how one NTCA member Las Vegas.” (May/June, pg. 54).
poration.” The same determination
maintained telephone service through-
that helped this NTCA member in the
out the ordeal. (September/October, H Southeast get started is still working
pg. 18).
Hans, Mick. “Smoking: It’s Never today to move the co-op forward into a
Too Late to Quit.” RISKY BUSINESS. diverse telecommunications provider
Fink, Leigh Ann. “Why Legislators (September/October, pg. 51). for the next century. (November/De-
Are Scrutinizing Campaign Finance cember, pg. 14).
Reform.” FEDERAL FORUM. (No- Hansberry, Alan. “Keeping Sub-
vember/December, pg. 49). scribers on Your Side.” Customer Long, Jill. “Congressional Address,”
surveys are a sure-fire way to let your from the 1993 NTCA Annual Meet-
subscribers know you care about what ing & EXPO in Las Vegas. (May/
they think and value their business. June, pg 37).
July/August, pg. 32).
M
Herring, Leonard S. “From Applica-
tion to Audit: Administering Your Moffat, Dan. “Standing on Steady
Telco’s Property-Casualty Insurance Ground.” TAPPING YOUR MAR-
Program.” RISKY BUSINESS. (No- KETS. Quly/August, pg. 49).
vember/December, pg. 52). Murphin, Tom. “SONET: The Link
Huff, James B. “REA Address from You've Been Looking For.” A new
Speaker Highlights of the 1993 optical standard will ensure a variety
NTCA Annual Meeting & EXPO in of transmission equipment can ‘talk’
Las Vegas.” (May/June, pg. 57). to each other and also create an infra-
structure to support broadband ser-
L vices. July/August, pg. 38).
Lasota, Linda. “Two Telcos Take
Telemarketing to the Top.” TAP-
PING YOUR MARKETS. (March/
April, pg. 37).
Lehner, J. Christopher. “Will the
Flanigan, Joe and J. Christopher ‘Quiet Life’ Suffer a Noisy Death?
Lehner, editor. “Today’s Indepen- CAPs and the Specter of Local Ser-
dent Telco Environment: A Regula- vice Competition.” Just as long-dis-
tion and Technology Update.” Ex- tance fell open to competition in the
cerpted from Chapter 3, “Employment 1980s, local exchange carriers face
Patterns,” of NTCA’s 1993 edition of the prospect of losing their monopoly
Compensation and Benefits in the in the 1990s. Competitive local access
Independent Telephone Industry, and cellular technology providers
this comprehensive review explains in have gone from spectators in the
clear terms what’s afoot for rural tel- grandstand to players on the field.
cos. (September/October, pg. 30). Will your customers become free
agents shopping for service? (Janu-
Francis, Kristin. “Branching Out Be- ary/February, pg. 14).
yond POTS.” Diversification offers __.. “Panic Attack: Anatomy of a
telcos opportunities to grow, to pro- Media Scare.” Even as the cellular
vide needed services, and to prepare industry scored unrivaled success in
for any impending competition. the marketplace, the media’s fascina-
HMALIBPAAYANLOT UMDLR R IURIS(LIEMTTS aROOrANNcT hI/O NSAp ril, pg. 14). tion with tragedy unleashed emotional Riazzi, Patrick J. “Using VEBA Trusts
52 RURAL TELECOMMUNIC*A JATN/IFEOB N1S99 4
to Fund Retiree Health-Care Liabili- Field of Dreams? from Speaker years ago. Small and rural telcos
ties.” Rising health-care costs and a Highlights of the 1993 NTCA Annual must begin now to develop long-term
new accounting standard put the pres- Meeting & EXPO in Las Vegas.” business strategies and to position
sure on small companies to look for (May/June, pg. 55). themselves to offer these services. (Jan-
ways to cover the cost of retiree bene- uary/February, pg. 29).
Shotwell, Jo. “Pricing CLASS Ser-
fits. A VEBA trust may be the answer.
vices.” New and expanded service of-
(July/August, pg. 36). ferings, such as CLASS, are expected T
to bring in revenues of $2.35 billion Thompson, Roger. “Workers’ Com-
S during the next four years as telcos en- pensation Costs Growing Out of Con-
Samuelson, Orion. “Is There Still a ter competitive markets unheard of 10 trol.” RISKY BUSINESS. (January/
February, pg. 49).
W
Wacker, Tom. “REA Restructured: A
Seasoned Program Strengthened.”
NTCA’s government affairs represen-
tative discusses the year’s events, ex-
plaining how the small telephone in-
dustry worked with the administra-
tion and Congress to revamp the
Rural Electrification Administration
Capital
telephone loan program into a viable
funding source for the Information
Age. (November/December, pg. 22).
Y
Access
Yedwab, David. “800 Portability: The
Benefits of Competition or Another
Rural ‘Telephone Finance Cooperative
Complication?” As of May 1, long-dis-
Accessing the financial markets to provide our members with the tance customers will be able to ‘own’
their 800 numbers, as the FCC-man-
lowest possible cost of capital is our number one goal.
dated 800-number portability goes
RTFC is the member’s connection to the capital markets. A into effect. The result may be some ini-
progressive, responsive, not-for-profit cooperative, RTFC exists tial complications for local exchange
only to provide the nation’s rural telcos with flexible, affordable carriers, but the new ‘owners’ of 800-
financing. EAT-FISH or 800-RENT-CAR are
bound to be happier. (January/Feb-
To find out more about how R'TFC can help your business when ruary, pg. 35).
you need access to capital, call Charles Zinsner or Larry Zawalick
at 800-346-7095. STAFF AUTHORED:
“Which Way for Small Switches?”
RTF C—Helping to Enhance Rural America’s
(May/June, pg. 16).
Telecommunications Revolution
“Cellular Switching: The Evolution
Continues.” (May/June, pg. 20).
ae ae
“Software Tools for Telcos.” (May/
a ee June, pg. 26).
woulenadened 1993 Achievement Award Winners
(May/June, pg. 60).
eee RTFC
1993 Annual Meeting Resolutions
(May/June), pg. 61).