Tag: next practices
Many energy companies and their regulators are worried about maintaining service and affordability during the pandemic. Because these are uncharted waters, no one has best practices. But what are people trying? What are their experiences? These questions were the subject of Next Practices Live with Silvia Alvarado de Córdoba. She is the founder of Energy [...]
Many telecommunications companies and their regulators wonder whether we can afford everything we are asking companies to do. Companies are adding customers and keeping existing customers connected even when they don't pay, adding network capacity to accommodate increased traffic, and altering service parameters to facilitate working from home and distance learning. And they are making [...]
Wouldn't you know it: Just when your organization and your country need your leadership the most, you are in lockdown. How can you communicate and listen when you can't be present? PURC welcomed Tim Ward of Intermedia Communications to our Next Practices Live session on April 8th. Tim and his team have taught communications to [...]
Commissioner Michael O’Rielly of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was our guest for the fifth Next Practices Live. We at PURC are grateful that he took time out of his overly busy schedule to share what the FCC is doing and learning during this unprecedented pandemic. In addition to describing the FCC’s responses to [...]
Sharing insights across sectors and countries will be critical to our success in dealing with COVID-19. Our fourth session featured Jose Rene Gregory D. Almendras, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manila Water, one of the world’s most respected water utilities. Mr. Almendras and I discussed how he is providing leadership for his organization during [...]