Communities Dont Need Vendors, They Need Broadband Partners!

Published: Nov. 5, 2021, 6 p.m.

b'Today\\u2019s Gigabit Nation helps you build winning partnerships for the long-haul.\\xa0\\xa0Whether it\\u2019s a wireless infrastructure covering miles or digital inclusion projects involving anchors institutions, communities are best served by suppliers who view the relationship has a partnership not a \\u201cget it and go\\u201d transaction.\\n\\nWhat question has you stumped? How do you find partnerships that are right for your community? Ask the right questions from the beginning. How do you know if it\\u2019s time to \\u201ccut bait\\u201d and move on? Understand why a pilot project can be the best thing for communities and suppliers.\\xa0\\n\\nAre digital warriors for today are:\\n\\nJJ McGrath is CEO (\\u201cChief Everything Officer\\u201d) of TekWav, a wireless ISP (WISP). He has has more than 20 years of experience in Information Technology. TexWav has deep roots in the community and operates under the philosophy of, offer the quality of a larger company and deliver personalized service and support of a locally-owned business.\\n\\nDiane Connery is Director of the Pottsboro Public Library and who\\u2019s motto is, \\u201cOpportunity Out of Adversity.\\u201d Connery raised grant money to build one of the first library telehealth centers. She and the community started a community garden, got cargo bicycles so patrons could get to the grocery store and started 100 individual garden beds.\\n\\n--------------------\\n\\nGet info about telehealth deployservices\\xa0that\\xa0help save lives, reduce cost, and improve efficiency of public health.'