Georgette Lopez-Aguado

Traffic Shaping Isn’t the Villain. It’s a Responsibility.

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Traffic Shaping Isn’t the Villain. It’s a Responsibility.

Traffic shaping gets a bad rap. The phrase alone makes people tense up. It sounds like throttling. It sounds like manipulation. It sounds like an ISP quietly deciding who gets what. But when it’s done responsibly, traffic shaping is one of the...

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If You’re Accepting “Normal Install Confusion,” You’re Accepting Churn

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If You’re Accepting “Normal Install Confusion,” You’re Accepting Churn

There’s a phrase that came up in this episode that I just can’t get past. “Normal install confusion.” If your CSAT scores are slipping and someone on...

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Marketing Without Guesswork: What ISPs Get Wrong and How to Fix It

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Marketing Without Guesswork: What ISPs Get Wrong and How to Fix It

I hear this all the time from operators: “We’re spending money on marketing, but we have no idea what’s working.” No leads. No calls. No clear...

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From Chaos to Clarity: Why ISP Growth Starts in the Field, Not the Funnel

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From Chaos to Clarity: Why ISP Growth Starts in the Field, Not the Funnel

We hear a lot about growth in the ISP space. We hear about more subscribers, more installs, and more coverage. And all of that matters. But the truth...

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When a Competitor Moves Into Your Market: What Really Happens Inside Your ISP

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When a Competitor Moves Into Your Market: What Really Happens Inside Your ISP

If you’ve ever run an ISP, you know the moment it happens. A new competitor rolls into town, and suddenly your phone lines light up. Customers start...

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Outsourcing, Call Centers, and AI: Scaling Without Losing Your Identity

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Outsourcing, Call Centers, and AI: Scaling Without Losing Your Identity

When ISPs grow, they eventually face the same question: What do we keep in-house, and what do we hand off? Outsourcing can extend your reach, but it...

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When Culture Becomes a Punchline: Protecting Your ISP’s Values Through Growth

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When Culture Becomes a Punchline: Protecting Your ISP’s Values Through Growth

When you're in the early days of building an ISP, culture isn’t always top of mind. You’re focused on solving a connectivity gap, expanding your...

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Building Better Broadband Starts With Building Better Partnerships

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Building Better Broadband Starts With Building Better Partnerships

In broadband, we like to say we’re connecting communities—but what does that really mean if we’re not also connecting to each other? That was the...

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When the Infrastructure Breaks, So Do Communities. That’s Why We Show Up.

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When the Infrastructure Breaks, So Do Communities. That’s Why We Show Up.

It’s one thing to fix fiber. It’s another to show up for a community that’s just lived through crisis. Imagine losing your home, your internet, your...

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When the Internet Isn't Intuitive: What We Miss in the Digital Divide Conversation

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When the Internet Isn't Intuitive: What We Miss in the Digital Divide Conversation

There’s a moment that keeps sticking with me from our most recent episode of Bandwidth. It wasn’t about AI or policy deadlines or the billions tied...

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