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How Cable Operators Are Investing in the Career Trajectories of Their Employees

Every day, millions of Americans reach for their tablet, laptop or TV, and every day, millions of cable industry employees help them make the most of their internet service. Whether they are installing a wireless service in a farmhouse or troubleshooting a TV Everywhere app, the broadband technicians and customer service representatives at cable operators nationwide have to be equipped
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How Does a Fixed Wireless Network…Work?

Diverse geography and terrain, coupled with the sheer size of the United States pose significant challenges to delivering high-speed internet to every corner of our country. In places where miles of wilderness and farmland separate neighbors, the challenges to deploying a fiber network can be prohibitive. However, two ISPs are finding new solutions to connect even the most remote Americans.
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Seniors and Parents Say the Internet Has a Positive Effect on Their Lives

Today's families are enjoying a surge of transformative services, apps, and technologies that are making their lives easier in so many ways. Internet speeds have never been faster, and as people demand more bandwidth to handle each household member's online interests and the multiple tablets, phones, laptops, and other IoT devices they use to connect, America's robust broadband networks have
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How the FCC Can Remove Local Barriers to Faster Broadband Deployment

Cities and small towns throughout the U.S. are thriving on high-speed internet. The ultrafast connectivity deployed by America's broadband providers is transforming economies, businesses, education, healthcare, and entertainment, and strengthening relationships through online interactions. The gigabit era has arrived, and thanks to cable's investment in infrastructure, 74 percent of its footprint now has gigabit service available. Each year, the speeds
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Veterans Thrive in the Cable Industry

In preparation for Veterans Day this weekend, there's no better time to recognize and reflect on the contributions of the industry's veteran population—both in their service to our country and in the work they do every day to connect Americans through internet and television. Cable operators and programmers make efforts year-round to recruit, hire and train these men and women
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Cable TV and FX's Pose Lead in LGBTQ Representation

As Transgender Awareness Month kicks off, the recent release of GLAAD's annual "Where We Are on TV" report gives audiences all the more reason to celebrate the transgender community, LGBTQ people and diversity across the spectrum. According to the report, TV is airing more LGBTQ stories than ever before, with the number of LGBTQ characters at its highest in several
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This Election Day, the C-SPAN Bus Celebrates 25 Years of Civic Outreach

It's been 25 years since C-SPAN launched its traveling C-SPAN Bus Program, and to celebrate the occasion the network sent its award-winning state-of-the art motor coach on a "50 Capitals Tour" which started last year. Throughout the tour, teachers, students, elected officials and others climb aboard to learn about the network's multi-platform public service resources. This anniversary is a timely
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Charging Into the Gigabit Future

Five years ago, the notion that much of America would have access to blazing fast gigabit internet service seemed like a fantasy. In fact, only four percent of U.S. homes had access to gigabit speeds at the end of 2016. But in just 18 months, cable operators across the country have increased gigabit availability by almost 16 times. Today, fantasy
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A CableLabs Engineer Discusses Today's Trends in Cybersecurity

As October and Cybersecurity Month wrap up, NCTA caught up with Steve Goeringer, principal security architect at CableLabs®, to delve a little deeper into the work that is going on behind the scenes to secure the networks and user experiences of today and to prepare for the emerging technologies of tomorrow. Goeringer, whose background includes engineering stints in the U.S.
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Parents Find TV Ratings Valuable

In today's vibrant TV marketplace, every viewer--children included--can find content tailored to their unique tastes and preferences. But more importantly, cable programmers and content creators know how important it is for kids to grow up watching shows that are not only educational, stimulating and fun, but age appropriate as well. The TV Parental Guidelines, which are labels shown in the
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