tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569030980713760292012-02-01T14:55:58.350-06:00Foundation Telecommunications, Inc.Bringing internet to Rural and Remote America!Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-58119951498018482842012-02-01T14:53:00.000-06:002012-02-01T14:55:58.361-06:00Foundation Telecommunications, Inc. (FTI) Rural Satellite Broadband Tapped to Help Schools, University, Libraries, and Agencies Close Digital Divide Foundation Telecommunications, Inc. (FTI) Rural Satellite Broadband Tapped to Help Schools, University, Libraries, and Agencies Close Digital Divide TIPS/TAPS Purchasing Coop Makes FTI Internet and VoIP Services Available Across 45 States OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 30, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foundation Telecommunications, Inc. (FTI) announced that the TIPS/TAPS purchasing consortium hasFoundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0Rogers, AR 72756, USA36.3058572 -93.967437136.101123699999995 -94.28329409999999 36.5105907 -93.6515801tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-89982171190631831292012-01-10T10:56:00.003-06:002012-01-12T11:26:46.620-06:00FTI provides High Speed Internet Services to Private Islands Hurricane proof internet and phone anywhere!! See our ad displayed in Private Islands Magazine Your own private internet/wifi and VoIP service.  Systems already established in Samoa and Tonga. Now offering Voice Over IP Telephone services! Bring the internet home, no matter where home may be.  As the oldest continuously operating satellite based Internet Service Provider in theFoundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-5871983534467472512011-10-14T15:37:00.000-05:002011-10-14T15:37:21.744-05:00Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery OptionsDisasters can strike in countless ways, but despite the damage to your network - FTI has a disaster recovery solution designed to restore communications between your critical locations in seconds — using satellite technology. Backup Satellite Internet for Business Continuity       Virtually every company today depends on Internet connectivity to conduct its normal operations.Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-24840154931845380992010-08-20T13:56:00.000-05:002010-08-20T13:56:19.034-05:00Word from the President of FTI:How many of us have occupied hours trying to find the one Christmas tree light in the string that caused the entire string of lights to go dark? How many of us have lost our cable service because of a failure of a piece of equipment located miles away? How many small rural small communities have lost their 9-1-1 or telephone service because of a prairie fire, flood or other natural disaster in Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-23314345928245465552010-08-17T13:33:00.000-05:002010-08-17T13:33:02.279-05:00Grassroots Efforts Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Kentucky—One Community’s StoryIn Greenup County, Kentucky, Melinda Spears and her two teenage daughters have never had an opportunity to connect to affordable high-speed Internet. “I have a daughter in high school and, well have you tried to do anything on the computer via dialup lately?” Spears wrote to ConnectKentucky. “It's excruciatingly slow if it even works at all. Needless to say, she is unable to do any of her Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-89313828676945339152010-06-30T12:15:00.000-05:002010-06-30T12:15:15.186-05:00FTI & Disaster Recovery: We go hand in hand.Disasters can strike in countless ways, but despite the damage to your network - FTI has a disaster recovery solution designed to restore communications between your critical locations in seconds — using satellite technology. Backup Satellite Internet for Business Continuity       Virtually every company today depends on Internet connectivity to conduct its normal operations. But Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-2227591526399644132010-04-02T10:50:00.000-05:002010-04-02T10:50:05.433-05:00Using Satellite for Business ContinuityIf a disaster strikes, every minute counts when your network operations go down.  Planning for recovery of critical I.T. assets can make the difference between business interruption and strategic recuperation. Through experience and access to the latest satellite technology, FTI aids enterprises large and small to implement primary or network backup communications to help mitigate potential Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-23889034736163865302010-01-12T14:58:00.001-06:002010-01-12T14:59:07.745-06:00Product Spotlight: FTI Network Monitoring Service Available to customers for pennies a day, FTI’s NPM enables customers to quickly detect, diagnose, and resolve network outages and performance issues.  It offers at-a-glance insight into networks, ensuring access to critical information needed to keep the network in tip-top shape; and FTI’s NPM is the easiest product of its kind to use and maintain, meaning more time actually managing networks.Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-35067771867794379952009-12-21T09:01:00.000-06:002009-12-21T09:01:26.329-06:00Article from RFID Journal: Kentucky, West Virginia Mines Try RFID Combined With Telecommunications Kentucky, West Virginia Mines Try RFID Combined With Telecommunications To improve safety, the mines are adopting or testing systems that use Axcess International's active RFID tags and readers, integrated with communications technologies from Tunnel Radio or Foundation Telecommunications Inc. By Claire Swedberg Sept. 23, 2008—West Virginia and Kentucky mines are using or testing wireless Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-70252806188805107902009-12-08T14:27:00.000-06:002009-12-08T14:27:32.455-06:00FTI Newsletter Dec. 2009Quarterly newsletter printed by FTI showcasing our latest developments and accomplishments. See what new products and services we now provide and review our projects completed throughout the year. Vol. 3; Issue 6 FTI Newsletter Dec. 2009 Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-67740422529437733642009-12-04T12:30:00.003-06:002009-12-04T12:32:31.083-06:00SCOLA Announces Launch of 8th ChannelFTI is proud to announce the launch of the 8th SCOLA broadcast channel. Founded over twenty-three (23) years ago in 1986, SCOLA is a non-profit educational organization that receives and re-transmits digital television programming from around the world in native languages to an estimated 41 million viewers via satellite and has announced the launch of “SCOLA Eight Eurasia”. The eighth channel Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-80999184840353586722009-11-23T12:12:00.002-06:002009-11-23T12:12:53.129-06:00President's Corner:2009 is a benchmark year for Foundation Telecommunications, Inc. with much to look back on since its original incorporation in 1979. Thirty years of continuously providing telecommunications solutions through innovative applications of leading edge satellite and wireless technologies has served both the company and its clients well over the years. Some of those include: 15 years of continuous Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-55966822943871965602009-11-17T16:16:00.000-06:002009-11-17T16:16:12.583-06:00FTI Product Spotlight: PRI in the SKY!Foundation Telecommunications, Inc.announces the newest lineup in satellite services available to small and large companies alike. An addition to our satellite internet backup solutions, PRI in the SKY, a telephone system recovery service that restores your existing PRI service instantly in the event of a disaster or service interruption. After an outage occurs, PRI in the Sky™ enables your Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-71325942834999291722009-11-09T12:55:00.001-06:002009-11-09T12:55:45.459-06:00KS Recommends 22 Projects, FTI is one! http://ping.fm/RRPL2 btop bbstimFoundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-29419580068732830722009-11-05T11:47:00.001-06:002009-11-05T11:47:22.343-06:00Check out our used Equipment for Sale: http://ping.fm/5Kx7RFoundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-61788768914408971272009-11-02T09:27:00.000-06:002009-11-02T09:27:02.678-06:00Kentucky, West Virginia Mines Try RFID Combined With TelecommunicationsKentucky, West Virginia Mines Try RFID Combined With TelecommunicationsTo improve safety, the mines are adopting or testing systems that use Axcess International's active RFID tags and readers, integrated with communications technologies from Tunnel Radio or Foundation Telecommunications Inc. By Claire Swedberg Sept. 23, 2008—West Virginia and Kentucky mines are using or testing wireless Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-17203342428200332702009-10-29T14:51:00.000-05:002009-10-29T14:51:40.681-05:00Some Towns May Never Get Broadband Internet without Stimulus Funding: ApplicantSome Towns May Never Get Broadband Internet without Stimulus Funding: ApplicantFoundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-59938403135797408442009-10-26T15:58:00.001-05:002009-10-26T15:58:55.291-05:00FTI is opening the doors to a whole new world... check our blog @ http://ping.fm/WLTPR !Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-20534603261993752952009-10-26T14:32:00.002-05:002009-10-26T15:43:29.861-05:00Frequently Asked Questions......Frequently Asked Questions......FTI understands that our High-Speed Satellite Internet Solution is a new concept for many cable operators and poses some concern for others that have experience with other satellites solutions. Here are a few of the questions we hear most often from operators. If you would like more information on any of these topics or have more questions please contact the sales Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-63086323941849088172009-10-26T14:31:00.003-05:002009-10-26T15:44:32.288-05:00Profitable Internet in Small Cable SystemsProfitable Internet in Small Cable SystemsThere seems to be general industry agreement that broadband Internet services represent the greatest new revenue source since the three decade old introduction of Pay TV while presenting the cable subscriber a clear and favorable distinction between DBS and the local cable TV services. Systems that have introduced high-speed Internet services report Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-31938624047806797242009-10-26T14:30:00.001-05:002009-10-26T14:31:49.860-05:00Pushing Internet into Small Cable Systems: The Wireless “Last Mile”Pushing Internet into Small Cable Systems: The Wireless “Last Mile” The key to a successful implementation of high-speed Internet systems is no different than the proven formula for good cable television operations; large numbers of happy contented subscribers that receive reinforcement of the wisdom of their monthly purchase of services through good experiences with the technology. As in any Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156903098071376029.post-13071846594656944162009-10-26T14:29:00.003-05:002009-10-26T15:44:04.763-05:00How many subscribers can you afford to lose...How many subscribers can you afford to lose...Several months ago a small cable system owner in Montana asked the question, “How many subscribers can you afford to lose before you have to add high-speed Internet?” He had been observing basic cable losses to EchoStar and DirectTV for months with little sign of a reversing trend in either other cable systems or his own. With only a few hundred Foundation Telecommunicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04467535704093907893noreply@blogger.com0