| Books and Periodicals
BOOKS Federal Funding Options for Broadband Deployment, prepared for APPA, June 2003. Overview of Federal grant, loan, and loan guarantee programs that public power companies can access to support community broadband projects. Clearly outlines opportunities and issues. Utilities Telecommunications Checklist: A Practical Guide for Your Community, prepared for APPA, October 2001.
Lists and timelines for communities interested in understanding what's involved in becoming a provider of CATV or Internet services-- from legal and regulatory issues, business planning up to and including implementation and ongoing operations.
Handbook: Creating Telecom Services, prepared for electric utility technical personnel, June 1998.
New business/product development guide includes theory and practice of strategic fit assessment, optimal organizational design, role of product management and cross-functional teams, business model development. Telecom industry examples. Buy it! Request Order Form
PERIODICAL ARTICLES
“Municipals Tackle Telecom,” Utility Business, April 2000
“Philadelphia Gas Works Weaves a Tangled Web,” Utility Business, February, 1999
"Reflections on Water," interview with James Barr, CEO of American Water Works Company, Utility Business, December, 1998
"Putting the Pieces Together: Electric Association Chief Looks Into the Future," interview with Thomas Kuhn, President of Edison Electric Institute, Utility Business, September, 1998
"Should Utilities Become ISPs? The Jury's Still Out," Electrical World, September, 1998
"So, You Want to Be an ISP?" Information Technology for Utilities/IT, September/October, 1998.
"Creating a New World: Rural Electrics Prepare to Invade New Markets," Utility Business, July/August, 1998
"OASIS: Too Much of a Good Thing?" Electrical World, July, 1998
"Utilities: Unsung Pioneers of Internet Commerce," Electrical World, May, 1998
"You Can Get Ready for Competition, Too," Small Business News, Energy and Environment Guide, April, 1998
Interviewed for, cited, and quoted in, "An Exercise in Utility," Rachel King, Tele.Com, March, 1998
"Running Water," interview with Chairman of Philadelphia Suburban Water, Utility Business, January/February, 1998
"Comparing Electric Utility/Telephone Deregulation: An Eyewitness' Perspective." Prepared for Reddy Corporation International's Sourcebook, July, 1996
Serve as subject matter expert and resource to national publication such as: The New York Times, ABCNews.com, UT Digest, Tele.com, Transmission and Distribution, The Industry Standard and Inter@ctive Week. Creator of the UT Digest Stock Index. Inquiries |
