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Ronnie Dedman, president of AT&T Arkansas
Business Services / Public Companies

Ronnie Dedman Nears End of the Line at AT&T ArkansasLock Icon

After more than 45 years with the company, Dedman is ready to call it a career. read more >
Education / Government & Politics

Arkansas School Districts Leaning Into TechnologyLock Icon

Technology was already a part of the educational system, to be sure, whether through interactive videos in the classroom or computer tablets students were given to use during the school day. The coronavirus pandemic has forced that technological reliance to the forefront. read more >
Nathan Smith, who  oversees the Arkansas State Broadband Office, decries the state’s ranking in broadband access.
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Digital Divide: Virus Spotlights Arkansas’ Broadband DeficitLock Icon

The coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed much of daily living online, highlights Arkansas’ status as a laggard in broadband deployment and illustrates the digital divide between broadband haves and have-nots. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

Counties Fight AT&T, Dispute Phone Fees

In 2017, Clark County challenged routine fees that appeared on its AT&T phone bills and received class-action certification for other counties in Arkansas that used AT&T. read more >
Mark Cayce is the general manager of Ouachita Electric Cooperative in Camden. OEC and South Arkansas Telephone company have teamed up to help provide high-speed internet in rural south Arkansas were in many places, dial-up is the only option.
Construction / Energy / Nonprofits

Six Arkansas Electric Co-Ops Stringing Broadband

Six electric cooperatives in Arkansas are bringing high-speed broadband internet access to thousands of their members and plan to offer it to all of their members within the next four to six years. read more >
Ronnie Dedman

AT&T Names New Arkansas President

AT&T announced Monday that Ronald (Ronnie) Dedman has been named president of AT&T Arkansas. He will lead all of the company's external, government and public affairs efforts in the state. read more >
Government & Politics

60 Percent of Arkansas Households Now Wireless OnlyLock Icon

In 2015, the government estimated that 59.8 percent of Arkansas households had no landlines and relied only on wireless phones. read more >

Fewer Arkansans Holding Household TelephonesLock Icon

AT&T Arkansas hints in a report filed with the PSC that the number of traditional phone lines in the state is still dropping like a rock. read more >
Mark Lundy of South Arkansas Telephone Co. and Mark Cayce of Ouachita Electric Cooperative have teamed up to offer broadband to customers in their market.
Business Services / Construction / Energy

Arkansas Cooperatives Apply Rural Electrification Model to Internet Access

Ouachita Electric in Camden, North Arkansas Electric in Salem (Fulton County) and Ozarks Electric in Fayetteville plan to deliver internet via fiber optic cable to their members in the next few months. read more >
Ed Drilling, the president of AT&T Arkansas, says “everybody is wanting more and more bandwidth.”
Construction / Media & Marketing / Small Business

Internet In Northwest Arkansas Feeling Stress

No one is complaining about the population and economic growth in northwest Arkansas, but all that growth is putting strains on the area’s infrastructure. read more >
Public Companies

AT&T Plans New Broadband Product, Touts $1B Investment Since 2012

AT&T of Dallas says it has invested more than $1 billion in Arkansas wireless and wireless networks since 2012 and plans to introduce a new product, fixed wireless broadband. read more >
Justin Yancey of St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro | Allyson Weedn Moulton of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith.
Education / Health Care

St. Bernards Adds Justin Yancey to Medical Team (Movers & Shakers)

Dr. Justin Yancey has joined the medical staff of St. Bernards Healthcare as a pediatric hospitalist. read more >

Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Technology & Telecom

A technology and telecom resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Ronald Dedman (center), director of external affairs for AT&T Arkansas, presented the symbolic check to EAST students with Innovation Hub director Warwick Sabin (far left) and EAST president and CEO Matt Dozier. 
Business Services / Education / Media & Marketing

AT&T Gives $35,000 for EAST Initiative Partnership with Innovation Hub

AT&T on Wednesday announced a $35,000 donation to the EAST Initiative as part of its partnership with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. read more >
Retail

AT&T Adding 50 to Arkansas Workforce

AT&T announces job openings for more than 50 positions in Arkansas. read more >
Business Services / Media & Marketing / Tourism

Internet Bandwidth Needs Rise at Hotels, Motels

Hotel and hospitality Wi-Fi is becoming a booming business for large telecom providers. It’s a booming business for large telecom providers. A spokeswoman for AT&T said in 2012 the company saw its data traffic in hospitality venues explode with around 255 million connections, representing a growth of 170 percent year-over-year. read more >
From pro sports to prep sports, fan use of technology during games is on the rise.
Business Services / Education / Media & Marketing

Sports Venues Confront Fans’ Use of Wireless

Use of wireless devices is increasing in sports venues where customers are sharing photos of their experience with their friends, searching for statistics and, in essence, giving a digital high-five to others at the venue. read more >
Ed DrillingAT&T ArkansasChairman of the Board, State Chamber of Commerce

From the State Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board Ed Drilling

I would like to salute all of the graduates of the 2011 Leadership Arkansas program. It gives me great pleasure to know that there are so many Arkansans who are dedicated to ensuring that Arkansas is a great place to live and work. Your commitment to public service, leadership and economic development should be applauded. read more >