Bill King to Discuss Need for Scale at NTCA's Telecom Executive Forum

December 18, 2014 | Manchester, NH - Bill King, president and managing principal of JSI Capital Advisors, LLC, will present "How to Scale the Right Way" during the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association's Telecom Executive Forum on December 9, 2015 at the Westin Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Mr. King will co-present with Denny Law, ceo and general manager of Golden West Telecommunications of Wall, South Dakota.  Mr. King and Mr. Law will discuss creative and sustainable ways for rural and independent communications providers to achieve scale in their operations and how operating costs can be brought down in real and measurable ways.

"The erosion of traditional regulatory support mechanisms coupled with the rapid advance and evolution of communications technologies and competition are making it increasingly important for rural and independent communications providers to enhance their focus on financial and operational efficiencies," said Mr. King.  "Small providers need to address internal cost inefficiencies while at the same time looking for opportunities to dilute unavoidable costs over additional products and services."

Mr. King and Mr. Law will discuss the principal areas rural providers can realize cost savings, examples of how small communications companies are working to achieve increased scale, and obstacles often encountered in trying to acheive scale and operational efficiencies.  Mr. King and Mr. Law will also discuss existing and emerging efforts to make small communications look bigger through partnerships, affiliations and alternative financial structures.

Staurulakis and King to Present at NTCA Winter Convention in Dallas

February 9, 2010 | Manchester, NH – Leo Staurulakis, chairman, and Bill King, president and managing principal, of JSI Capital Advisors, LLC will present “RLEC Mergers and Other Solutions – Is It Time?” at the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association’s Winter Convention being held February 13 – 16, 2011 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.  The session will focus on the changing regulatory, competitive and technological landscape effecting rural and independent telecommunications providers and explore cooperative mergers, acquisitions and federations as a strategy for gaining scale and sustaining viability. 

 “Telephone cooperatives need to consider horizontal and vertical mergers, acquisitions and federations as a way of gaining scale and expanding core competencies,” said Staurulakis.  “Advocating or even discussing cooperative mergers has, in the past, been considered all but sacrilegious by many in the industry.  But the pace of change and the enormity of the challenge facing the industry elevate the need to have an open and frank discussion of the need for industry consolidation to sustain our future.”

“The owners and management of small telephone companies need to understand how market forces are dramatically changing the communications industry from every direction.  Over the next few years, the NTCA and other industry advocates will be working to coordinate efforts and sustain and protect the industry’s sources of regulatory support,” said King.  “But even the most optimistic advocates acknowledge future regulatory support will decline.  That, coupled with the likelihood that competitive and technological changes will further erode the customer base of traditional telephone companies, underscore the threat facing those who fail to adequately anticipate and prepare for what is coming.”

Participating as guest speakers during the session, which will be presented on Sunday, February 13 at 9:30 – 11:30am and on Monday, February 14 at 2:00 – 4:00pm, will be Levoy Knowles and Tim Hills.  Knowles is the president and ceo of Telecom Management Services, an innovative management services venture between Ben Lomand Rural Telephone Cooperative and West Kentucky & Tennessee Rural Telephone Cooperative.  Hills oversaw the recent merger of Central Indiana Power and Hancock Telecom and serves as the president and ceo of combined entity.  Knowles and Hills will share with the audience their insight and the reasons behind their cooperatives’ recent acquisition efforts.      

JSI Capital Advisors Launches The Daily Monitor

February 1, 2011 | Manchester, NH - JSI Capital Advisors today announced the launch of The Daily Monitor, a free communications and information technology focused e-newsletter summarizing significant industry news and developments.  The Daily Monitor provides concise summaries of daily posts to JSI Capital Advisors' new industry research blog, The Monitor.  Subscribers seeking additional information can "click-through" to a more detailed Monitor post or to the original company press release or announcement.  Over the coming months, JSI Capital Advisors plans to further integrate The Daily Monitor and The Monitor with the firm's soon-to-be-launched "Advisor" blogs, on-line versions of JSI Capital Advisors popular industry newsletters.  Additionally, a series of "Sector Monitors" will be launched, providing tailored news summaries covering such matters as communications deals, broadband developments, wireless developments, regulatory developments and industry insiders.

JSI Capital Advisors Launches The Monitor On-Line Research Blog

February 1, 2011 | Manchester, NH - JSI Capital Advisors today announced the launch of its new industry blog – The Monitor.  The Monitor is a free research blog providing users a focused and extensive compilation of communications and information technology industry press releases, news and announcements.  The research team at JSI Capital Advisors has populated The Monitor with historical communications industry news and announcements and will continue to populate The Monitor with current industry news as it occurs.  JSI Capital also intends to integrate The Monitor with its soon to be launched “Advisor” blogs – on-line versions of JSI Capital Advisor's popular communications industry newsletters including The Deal Advisor, Phone Numbers and The ILEC Advisor.

Richelle Elberg to Moderate Panel at TelcoTV

September 15, 2010 | Manchester, NH -- Richelle Elberg, Director and Senior Financial Analyst at JSI Capital Advisors, will moderate a panel entitled "New Revenue Opportunities - Personilizing Content" at the upcoming TelcoTV 2010 to be held November 9 - 11, 2010 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Richelle will moderate a panel that will include Paul Connelly, Vice President and Director of Business Development for Cisco Systems, and John Reister, Vice President of Advanced Technology for Big Band Networks.    

Given the flood of available content, consumers often feel overwhelmed by choices. By enabling content personalization, service providers enable consumers to take control of their video viewing time and habits. More focused and personalized content also creates the opportunity for new revenue through more targeted advertising that is contextually relevant to viewers. The "New Revenue Opportunities - Personilizing Content"session will discuss the opportunities to monetize IPTV with personalized video and targeted ad delivery services. It will discuss key insights and takeaways from deployments and trials of personalized video services and advanced advertising for a high-quality, compelling viewer experience.