Service Providers Videos

This tutorial provides information on how to file FCC Form 498 (Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Information Form) to service providers participating in the federal Universal Service Fund using USAC's E-File System. Form 498 is used by service providers to provide contact and remittance information for USF payments for each of the programs they participate in (High Cost, Low Income, Rural Health Care, Schools & Libraries).

The future of IT is a networked model. Value creation and innovation is found in content that flows freely throughout networks. Cloud computing, Web 2.0, mobile applications, unified communications, video on-demand, social networking, etc are the result of the networked IT model. But IT and networks can be more tightly integrated with an applications enablement layer offered by service providers, which provide Over the Top suppliers with reliability, privacy, billing and security services. To link and simplify IT and networks in the most complex environments the industry needs a Network Integrator. I talk with Avedis Menechian, Chief Marketing Officer for Alcatel-Lucent about Alcatel-Lucentâs role as the Network Integrator of Choice.

There are many facts that point to continuing growth in branch office deployments, and the realization that application delivery has become data-center and branch office focused. Delivering business innovation to branch office locations has always been challenging with few, if any, IT personal on site, in-consistent application and service delivery among branches and employee demands for higher levels of business services that are available at headquarter facilities. In the current difficult macro economic scenario managed services offers the favorable trade-off of capital plus salary cost for facilities cost; lowering operational spend. Joel Conover Sr. Manager, Network Systems Marketing at Cisco Systems joins me to discuss IT leaderâs options to accelerate business innovation while lowering operational spend through managed services delivered by service providers harnessing the power of Ciscoâs Empowered Branch solution. If you are looking for a new model to deliver branch office innovation and cut capital costs, then you have to listen to this podcast

That is the question a lot of people are asking about coming out of this year s most recent HostingCon.  Paul Hirsch of the AIHSP stopped by to answer a few common questions we all have about this new association of internet and hosting service providers. Download the Web Hosting Show, Episode 162! Running Time: 8 minutes | File Size: 3.03 MB Here is how the Association of Internet and Hosting Service Providers is described from the official web site s front page: We represent an innovative collaboration of industry providers, from small Web hosting proprietors to major software vendors and consultants. We aim to instill a spirit of cooperation within hosting and related industries and achieve meaningful representation for our shared interests in the public sphere. After listening, if you are interested in learning more, check these links out: AIHSP Membership Section AIHSP Community Forums AIHSP - 14 Long-term Goals Personally, I am fully behind any organization that promotes the success of the hosting industry as a whole.  The AIHSP looks to be on the right track. Free Download: Download Your Free Copy of My Best of the Web Hosting Show Guides eBook! Mitch Keeler - like this? visit Mitchelaneous.com | FirefoxFacts.com | WebHostingShow.com

Brief video report of Laborfair.com at the San Francisco Home Show on January 18-20, 2008.

Jenna Raby, founder and CEO of Laborfair.com, talks about Laborfair with Steven Tse of eBay during the 2008 San Francisco Home Show. Learn about what Laborfair.com is, its free service to consumers, the type of service providers you find and how it differentiates from other online marketplaces in this video report.

Many are considering the Millennials as being the next big market for communications services. In this podcast, Jay Peterson, VP of Global Market Development for user-centric services for Alcatel-Lucent, talks about who the Millennials are, why they should matter to service providers and how Alcatel-Lucent can help service providers address this particular market segment.