A little artistic license was involved. But to answer John's question, yes we are an ILEC. But the RBOCS beat us up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Tennessee
> BORC > > Chuck McCown wrote: >> Now that is something I can agree with, RBOC spelled another way is BORG. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Tennessee >> >> >> >>> I think WISPs should start looking less at ILECs as being an enemy and >>> realize that in 99% of the cases it is the RBOCs who are the real >>> problem. I work with some of the ILECs around me and most are great >>> people who are running a business just like the rest of us. Many ILECs >>> are WISPs these days too. Like it or not the ILECs are part of our >>> culture now. If I remember right you are actually an ILEC aren't you >>> Chuck? :-) >>> Scriv >>> >>> >>> On Jan 31, 2008 3:19 PM, Chuck McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> But, but, but... we LOVE small rural ILECs... >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:07 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Tennessee >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> There is a growing controversy centered on the "Connected Nation" >>>>> (Connect Kentucky, Connect Ohio, Connected Tennessee etc.) >>>>> political-business efforts. >>>>> >>>>> The reason is that it appears that the primary beneficiaries are the >>>>> ILEC phone companies and their drive to extend their power, influence >>>>> and business dominance. This occurs (of course) at the expense of >>>>> WISPs >>>>> and small non-ILEC broadband providers. >>>>> >>>>> Here are some links so you can read up on it. >>>>> >>>>> (Commentary) >>>>> http://www.drewclark.com/connect-kentucky-article-raises-bell-lobby-specter/ >>>>> >>>>> (Original Art Brodsky article) >>>>> http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1334 >>>>> >>>>> jack >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> George Rogato wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://www.connectedtennessee.org/mapping_&_research/availability_maps/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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