I'm fine with the wireline world being decimated. It's easier to get to competitive fiber (unless you're in Alaska) than it is to generate the market demand that sleepy incumbents provide.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <fai...@snappytelecom.net> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 9:40:27 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end While I realize that someone of you have an incredibly deep rooted 'hatred' for folks from the other party, I would strongly suggest you go back 12/18 years and see how the FCC has acted under different administrations. While you may not care too much for this, but the CLEC's business / Wireline business were decimated under then Republican FCC ...(WISP's were spared and actually picked up business from that carnage). At that time the larger ILEC's were focused on wire-line business... Some of you feel the pinch of this when you go looking for Fat Pipes for your Backhaul and get shafted by the only option available to you... That is not a random coincidence... Yes, I am simplifying this.....a lot happen when WISP's were 'sleeping'... Now, I cringe, to see what happens in the coming years, especially since the ILEC's have decided to focus on Wireless, in favor of the wire line... If I was to describe what happened in the wireline world, it would be like... The Republicans shot the small business isp/nsp/clec's in the back, and the Democrats double nailed the coffins so that there was pretty much no chance of possible revival. Non-the less life goes on.. Regards. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rory Conaway" <r...@triadwireless.net> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 1:29:01 PM Subject: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end <blockquote> http://www.forbes.com/sites/fredcampbell/2016/12/14/democratic-fcc-just-committed-trump-administration-to-no-bid-foreign-contract/#2d6d524b2471 Good to see our boy leaving a legacy that reflects what his leadership has been all about. I wonder who got paid back for this contract. Rory </blockquote>
