April 2023 - FTC-I

Apr

28

2023

How Faster Internet Helps Businesses

Faster internet helps businesses by increasing productivity, improving cloud capabilities, allowing for better videoconferencing, enabling quicker data backups, supporting scalability and boosting profits. In a long list of 21st century workplaces, there are few tasks on the daily to-do list that are not aided in at least some way by a faster internet connection. From business-critical activities like communications, research and customer service to vital tasks like marketing, supply procurement and order fulfillment, along with plenty of key areas in between, productivity can take a major hit when the internet slows down. How Does Internet Speed Affect Business? As more...

Apr

27

2023

FTC Television, Wireless and Home Phone Services for Customers With Disabilities

With a coverage area of 3,000 square miles, FTC has been committed to providing cutting-edge communications technology to the residents of Clarendon, lower Florence, Lee, Sumter and Williamsburg counties for more than 70 years. Offering television, wireless and home phone services for customers with disabilities, the cooperative’s dedication to service access extends to all area residents, no matter what type of special assistance they need in accessing. FTC offers a range of accessibility services geared specifically toward customers with disabilities. Home phone, wireless and television services for people with disabilities include Alert Line, Closed Captioning, Speed Dialing, TTY and Video...

Apr

24

2023

What Tools Are Needed for Telecommuting?

The world learned to telecommute on a whole new level in 2020, when many desk jobs moved to home offices. Although the number of people working remotely exploded, many did not have the tools needed to perform their jobs as easily or efficiently as they did at the workplace. Employees who telecommute require the same tools they would need in an office setting, but not all businesses ensure that their work-from-home employees are properly equipped. What Resources Are Needed to Work Remotely? A remote workforce requires broadband; email; a phone line; software for videoconferencing, chat, project management, and time tracking;...