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Diversity Programming Stands Out at the 2017 Emmys

Last night's 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards marked another year where innovative storytelling and unique talent came out on top. But this year’s victories stood out a little more this time around. As many have noted since last night, the 2017 Emmy award winners have never been more diverse. Whether it was a lead actor or director from a minority
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Diversity Week Is Right Around the Corner

Once a year in September, organizations, business leaders and thousands of executives gather in New York City to not only recognize the programming and initiatives taking place to advance diversity in the internet and television industry, but to put their heads together and participate in serious discussions about effecting change in this area. This year is no different, and with
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Sjoberg's: How a Small Internet Provider is Transforming Rural Minnesota

If you took a road trip out through rural Minnesota, you probably wouldn’t expect much could be going on in the tiny, wood-surrounded homes in the distance, or in the small farmhouses with the quartermile driveways. But as Dick Sjoberg knows, this is far from the truth. As the president of Sjoberg’s, the small, family-owned, internet, TV and phone provider
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New Report Says Fixed Broadband in the U.S. is Fast and Getting Faster

In their latest Speedtest Market Report, independent internet testing group Ookla reveals that the average download speed of fixed wired internet in the United States has increased from 47.1 Mbps to 64.2 Mbps over the last year. Average upload speeds have also increased over the same period of time, from 15.4 Mbps to 22.8 Mbps. In the report, credit for
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Premium TV is Serving Up Choice, Value, and a Side of Fries

Today, you can watch TV wherever you are and on whatever device you want. But more than just being flexible and fun, premium TV is also available in a number of different packages, from a la carte to full suite bundles, which means there’s a way to watch for every budget. The graphic below highlights the many ways to access
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Television’s Role in Supporting Diversity

Like most things that make American culture rich, the success of premium television rides on the diverse voices and perspectives that come together behind the scenes and on the screen. Directors, producers, showrunners and cast members are hard at work looking for the best ways to represent America's array of viewers, and most importantly, to encourage acceptance and understanding of
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Home Internet Equipment is Becoming More Energy Efficient

We have reached a point of digital ubiquity. We expect fast, reliable internet access, be it wired broadband, Wi-Fi, or cellular, wherever we go and whenever we want. But this phase of hyper-connectivity requires networking equipment working behind the scenes to keep us connected, and this equipment uses energy. That’s why in 2015 NCTA and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
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Independent Audit Finds that More than 98 Percent of New Consumer Broadband Equipment Met Energy Efficiency Standards in 2016

The energy efficiency of small network equipment increased sharply when accounting for increased functionality Washington, DC, September 6, 2017 – More than 98 percent of internet modems, routers and other consumer broadband equipment purchased and sold in 2016 for use by U.S. residential broadband subscribers met the energy-efficiency standards of the landmark Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy
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Introducing NCTA’s New Website

If you’ve noticed that something’s different at www.ncta.com, you are correct! This week, we’ve launched a new website that we invite you to explore. The new site is still chock full of information about the industry’s economic impact on America, stats and data about the internet and television marketplace plus background on a wide range of policy issues. However, there
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Taking a Moment to Celebrate America’s Workforce

Next week, Americans across the country will celebrate Labor Day, honoring the work, dedication, and contribution that each of us makes every day to move ourselves, our communities and our economy forward. As an industry, cable companies are prouder of few things more than their contribution to the American work force. In connecting the majority of American homes to high-speed
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