What does VTC stand for?

Rod Olson, general manager of Vernon Telephone Cooperative (Westby, Wis.

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Together, GENBAND and Allied Telesis have delivered IP Triple Play solutions to ten independent operating company (IOC) service providers including North Dakota Telephone Company, Twin Valley Telephone (Kansas), Vernon Telephone Cooperative (Wisconsin), Livingston Telephone (Texas), Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association (Minnesota), Wilkes Telecommunications (North Carolina), Star Telephone Membership Cooperative (North Carolina), United Telephone Company (Tennessee) and Dunbarton Telephone Company (New Hampshire).

IP-based video is a natural extension of our service portfolio that will give us far greater revenue leverage from our existing copper infrastructure while improving customer satisfaction," said Rod Olson, general manager of Vernon Telephone Cooperative, a member of the MWT consortium.

Video and data are going to be our lifeblood," said Kurt Hauge, plant manager for Vernon Telephone Cooperative, Inc.