Make The Internet Safe For Your Kids
As technology continues to find it’s way into all parts of our lives, including our children, it seems like the more we feel out of control about what our kids our watching. With the majority of households today having Internet access of some form, children seem to become fairly affluent with PCs by the age Continue Reading
ESPN3.com: Sports at the Click of a Mouse
ESPN3.com gives you access to live sports events in the US and around the globe right from your PC. Watch more than 3,500 LIVE sports events a year, including the biggest college, professional and international sports. The best part, IT’S FREE!!! If you are already a Duo County Telecom broadband Internet subscriber, all you need to Continue Reading
Quick Response Codes: What Are They?
Whether you’re looking through a magazine, walking through a restaurant or even driving, you may have noticed odd looking squares printed on billboards, brochures and advertisements. Although they look more like a Rorschach Tests, these Quick Response (QR) codes have actually become the new trend in advertisement. Continue Reading
Local Content and Replays
If you’ve tuned in to one of our local sports games recently, you may have noticed something new and exciting: Instant Replays! Since the start of the 2011 football season Duo County Telecom and its LIVE production crews have been bringing you the big plays of the game from a different angle. “Part of what Continue Reading
The Importance of Landline Telephones
With the popularity of mobile phones growing across the globe, we tend to forget the importance of our reliable landline phone service. While mobile phones are at the forefront of phone communication these days, landlines still play a very important role in telecommunications. Overall, local and long distance calls are cheaper. Security systems require landlines Continue Reading
Cumberland County resident named Lindsey Wilson Duo County scholar
Duo County Executive Vice President/CEO Tom Preston, left, presents the Lindsey Wilson College Duo County Scholarship to Taylor Danielle Watson of Burkesville. At right is Lindsey Wilson Fund Director Brady Button. Taylor Danielle Watson of Burkesville, Ky., has received the Lindsey Wilson Duo County Scholarship. She will attend the liberal arts college in the Continue Reading
Meet Tom Preston: Duo County’s New CEO
The Duo County Telephone Board of Directors has selected Tom Preston as its new chief executive officer. The decision came after the retirement of longtime CEO Bill Magruder. Mr. Preston has more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and prior to coming to Duo County served as the CEO for Foothills Continue Reading
National Telephone Discount Lifeline Awareness Week
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, telecommunications services provide a vital lifeline to emergency services, friends, and family. No American should be offline simply because they cannot afford such services. NARUC, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates are designating September 12-18 – the first week after Labor Day – Continue Reading
Fiber Optic Expansion
We are happy to announce that Jamestown’s Lightspeed Fiber Optic conversion is now complete. Not only are Jamestown residents’ homes future proof, they now have the ability to subscribe to unlimited video, Internet and voice features. There’s more good news if you already have Duo County Telecom Video and Internet services because we will be Continue Reading
