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Details: Published: 06 December 2011

As technology continues to find it’s way into all parts of our lives, including our children, it seems like the more we feel out of control about what our kids our watching.

With the majority of households today having Internet access of some form, children seem to become fairly affluent with PCs by the age of 5. This can cause concern for parents because like most media, the Internet is not filtered.

Details: Published: 06 December 2011

ESPN3.com gives you access to live sports events in the US and around the globe right from your PC. Watch more than 3,500 LIVE sports events a year, including the biggest college, professional and international sports. The best part, IT’S FREE!!!

If you are already a Duo County Telecom broadband Internet subscriber, all you need to do is select Duo County Telecom as the Internet Service provider in the drop down window on ESPN3.com.

Details: Published: 30 November 2011

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Whether you’re looking through a magazine, walking through a restaurant or even driving, you may have noticed odd looking squares printed on billboards, brochures and advertisements. Although they look more like a Rorschach Tests, these Quick Response (QR) codes have actually become the new trend in advertisement.

Details: Published: 30 November 2011

If you’ve tuned in to one of our local sports games recently, you may have noticed something new and exciting: Instant Replays! Since the start of the 2011 football season Duo County Telecom and its LIVE production crews have been bringing you the big plays of the game from a different angle.

“Part of what makes our broadcasts a success is innovation,” says Duo County’s Video Producer, Ramie Hutchison.

Details: Published: 30 November 2011

With the popularity of mobile phones growing across the globe, we tend to forget the importance of our reliable landline phone service.

While mobile phones are at the forefront of phone communication these days, landlines still play a very important role in telecommunications. Overall, local and long distance calls are cheaper. Security systems require landlines and they are more difficult to hack than mobile phones. Not to mention that if you dial 9-1-1 from a landline phone, the emergency responders can pinpoint your exact location unlike a mobile phone.

Details: Published: 19 October 2011

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Duo County Executive Vice President/CEO Tom Preston, left, presents the Lindsey Wilson College Duo County Scholarship to Taylor Danielle Watson of Burkesville. At right is Lindsey Wilson Fund Director Brady Button.

Taylor Danielle Watson of Burkesville, Ky., has received the Lindsey Wilson Duo County Scholarship. She will attend the liberal arts college in the fall.

The $3,000 tuition scholarship is given annually to a first-time, full-time Lindsey Wilson freshman from Duo County’s service area, which includes parts of Adair, Cumberland and Russell counties.