I remember reading about all of that when it happened. Some of the people who tried to put it together reorganized under a non-profit run by local church leaders - but from what I know - they got no where. Fiber is not cheap... :(
----- Original Message ----- From: Rory Conaway To: af@afmug.com Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama That’s the company. Here is the announcement when they got their funding. http://www.trillionusa.com/2010/09/15/trillion-communications-receives-59-million-broadband-grant-alabama/ here is when it got axed. http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2012/10/04/massive-broadband-project-axed/ Just wondered if they were able to get reinstatement. Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of CBB - Jay Fuller Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 11:29 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama must be a different company - this was trillion https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/1999/09/06/smallb1.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Jaime Solorza To: Animal Farm Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama Friend of mine from Austin worked for them for several years.. they used Nera (sic) licensed gear for point to point. I thought it was spelled Trillium? On Sep 11, 2017 9:46 AM, "Hardy, Tim" <tha...@comsearch.com> wrote: The previous Trillion licenses are now held by Affiniti LLC From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of CBB - Jay Fuller Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 10:34 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama I heard stories and even used to talk to a guy who worked there. Unfortunately a heart attack got him several years ago. The "public" story was "Trillion Texas" purchased them, I believe. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rory Conaway To: af@afmug.com Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 2:42 PM Subject: [AFMUG] What happened to Trillion in Alabama Trying to understand why they failed and lost their grant. There were allegations that they spent money on things not allowed and that they were supposed to bring in matching funds that never materialized. Just wanted to confirm that. Rory Conaway • Triad Wireless • CEO 4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040 602-426-0542 r...@triadwireless.net www.triadwireless.net “A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.” — Humphrey Bogart
