FREDONIA, N.Y. - TelAve -- For the first time in their 124-year history DFT Communications is providing a live local video service for customers in western New York and parts of Pennsylvania.

The 200+ channel streaming service is powered by the Innovative Systems MG-TV solution and the content delivery is hosted on the MVS network. The journey for DFT entering the video business started way back in the mid-1990s but finding a business model that would work based on the cost of the technology needed for deployment just wasn't there, according to Dave Pihl, VP of Operations at the company. Pihl said the advancement of video streaming technology over the past few years offered a more favorable business model for DFT, particularly with the ability to receive hosted content delivered from a national head end. While some companies are looking at video exit strategies, Pihl says competition dictates your approach to the telecommunications business, and video is needed to compete. As has been reported in the past, it is difficult to unbundle video customers for a broadband only service, and for DFT they have strong competition that offers bundled video, broadband, and voice services. "Honestly I don't think we would have gotten into video without the hosted model from Innovative and MVS," according to Pihl.

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DFT includes one IS-5041W STB from Innovative Systems with every subscription to their video service, which allows customers to use a full-size remote control and closely resembles an IPTV or Cable TV experience but using unicast live streaming delivery. DFT also allows their video customers access to the service with their consumer streaming devices including Roku and Amazon.

About DFT
Dunkirk and Fredonia Telephone Company, Cassadaga Telephone Corporation and DFT Local Service are part of DFT Communications, a 124-year-old company offering Fiber Optic Internet Services, Digital Phone Service, Security Services, Network Solutions, Wireless Solutions, and "V" In-home Video Streaming  services.   Visit their website,  https://dftcommunications.com/

About MVS
MVS offers MPEG4 IPTV, streaming, transport, middleware management, content, encoding, network monitoring and other advanced services to companies throughout the United States, and overseas including the US Air Force in Japan. Visit their website at, www.midwestvideosolutions.com

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About Innovative Systems
Provider of solutions for North American communications and utility providers with over eight hundred deployed systems. eLation™, our BSS/OSS solution, includes integrated billing, provisioning, mobile apps, financials, and mapping. MG-TV is our one-platform approach to video solutions such as Middleware, VOD, Cloud DVR, Restart TV, HLS Live Streaming, Conditional Access, and set-top boxes. The APMAX™ platform provides enhanced voice and hosted business solutions. The Innovative Systems Print Division is a full-service printing company specializing in print services for the telecommunications and utilities industries. For more information, visit, www.innovysy.com