Company Profile: Citizens Telephone Cooperative

Providing IPTV service since: 4th quarter 2005

Challenges faced in deploying IPTV: The biggest challenge has been the expense of deploying IPTV. Being a small company and not having the deep pockets to afford leading edge technology has been the biggest challenge, as well as the buying power of ordering large quantities of set top boxes. At the same time, working through the uncharted territories, experimenting with unproven technology and trying to figure out what works with the company’s network has also been a major challenge related to IPTV.

Number of IPTV subscribers: 740

IPTV equipment sourced from:
Set-top box: Amino
Middleware: Minerva
Encoder: Optibase

Advice to the upcoming IPTV service providers: Go with the proven technology. Don’t try short cuts. Make sure your telephone plant is clean.

Growth expected in IPTV over the next 12 months: 30% to 40%

Achievements: Utilizing existing telephone facilities without building new plant. Being able to extend video services to larger areas of company’s service territory.

Company URL: www.citizens.coop

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