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NGN Partners with Broadband Communities Magazine for the 2017 Economic Development Conference in Atlanta November 7 – 9
Conference Builds on Conversations from Last Year’s Georgia Gigabit Communities Summit Clarkesville, Ga. – October 17, 2017 – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in Georgia, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the upcoming Broadband Communities Magazine 2017 […]
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Integrating the Cloud into your Medical Practice
The “cloud.” It’s a buzzword in the health care industry that has changed the way many medical practices store vast amounts of data – from complete health histories to lab results and x-rays. The 2016 HIMSS Analytics Cloud Survey found that 84 percent of IT […]
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NGN Welcomes Paul Mitchum and Darren Taylor
NGN is happy to announce the hire of two new employees: Paul Mitchum Paul joins the Network Operations – Outside Plant Operations department as an Outside Plant Construction Technician. He has been added to the NGN team to install fiber in NGN Connect market areas […]
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Nora Mill Granary: Bridging Old Traditions with New Technologies
Established in 1876, Nora Mill Granary is an operational gristmill sitting alongside the Chattahoochee River at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Helen, Georgia. At Nora Mill, owners Rich and Joann Tarpley and their family utilize the original 1,500-pound French Burr stones to grind and produce a variety of […]
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The Benefits of Integrating a Telemedicine Program into Your Rural Healthcare Facility
Does your healthcare facility have a telemedicine program in place, or is your team considering one? Made possible by real-time videoconferencing and powered by high speed broadband, telehealth has grown rapidly in recent years – with the market projected to reach $9.35 billion by 2021[1]. […]
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Cutting the Cord: Are You Ready to Trade Traditional Cable TV for Streaming Services?
Over the past few years, social media has been abuzz with people talking about “cutting the cord”. Analysts from MoffettNathanson, an independent research firm that follows the trend closely, state that “the incremental number of cord-cutter and cord-never homes has grown to more than 6.5 […]
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NGN Welcomes Lindsey Dyches to the Market & Member Services Department
NGN is happy to announce that Lindsey Dyches has joined the Market & Member Services department as a Marketing Assistant. In this role, Lindsey will work with the Marketing team on NGN and NGN Connect’s traditional, digital and social media marketing, outreach campaigns and public relations efforts. […]
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NGN by the Numbers: We’ve come a long way in 10 years!
This year, NGN is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! That’s right, it has been a decade since community leaders and anchor institutions from Lumpkin, White, Union and Forsyth Counties and our EMC Members came together to build high-speed infrastructure across North Georgia and improve the region’s […]
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Mark Your Calendars for Broadband Communities’ Economic Development Conference in Atlanta
Since the inception of the NGN network, our team has been actively involved in supporting and educating economic developers on the benefits of gigabit connectivity. This passion for rural economic development led NGN to host the Georgia Gigabit Communities Summit last year. The Summit brought […]
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Fiber Network Owners Alliance 2017 Conference Highlights
The Fiber Network Owners Alliance (FNA) recently held its third annual conference at Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia. The event was a success, with attendance jumping to nearly double that of the year before. The strong attendance and overall success of the event are indicative of […]
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