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September 3, 2010
Question: Hi Dave, love your site. Got a question for you..
If you could pick a management team – personnel gleaned from other telecoms – Who would your picks be? CEO, COO, CTO for instance. Who do you believe are the most dynamic and innovative of the current telecom execs? –Thanks!!
Dave: Your question [...]
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August 25, 2010
That famous line from the Wizard of Oz. You know, the man behind the curtain…
So here we are in Oz. A gentleman by the name of Tom Tauke from Verizon is all over the news with the proclamation that the Wicked “Network Neutrality” Witch is dead, and that the Verizon and Google proposal on [...]
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August 20, 2010
Friday, August 20th marks my 27th wedding anniversary which leads me to publish this yearly message.
Two years ago, on our 25th Wedding Anniversary, my wife received notice that she had breast cancer. It’s an anniversary we will never forget. She has gone through the treatments and even to this day, a certain amount [...]
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August 13, 2010
Thanks for the comments, Albert. I am not unique in my views on the tremendous assets Level 3 has accumulated, but has yet to take advantage of.
My personal philosophy, when a company is not firing on all 8-cylinders, is not to go down to the boiler room and scream at the people shoveling coal [...]
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August 12, 2010
Do I have a treat for everyone today! Tell your friends!
I am a friend of Dr. Andrew Odlyzko from the University of Minnesota. For as long as I can remember, Andrew’s focus has been on bandwidth growth, demand, capacity, etc. For years we have exchanged thoughts, data points, predictions, Wall Street analytics, research reports and–on [...]
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August 10, 2010
Over the past few years of this blog, you may have noticed just a slight splash of sarcasm or cynicism in my remarks.
Don’t get me wrong–once upon a time, I was Mr. “The Glass is 2/3 Full.” But a co-worker of mine, “Randy” was one of the most cynical persons I have ever known. [...]
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August 5, 2010
I am starting to wonder if members of Congress are reading this blog.
I haven’t noticed any dark SUV’s parked outside the office or my home, but what I have been reading today is scary. Maybe I am becoming a national treasure and don’t even know it—maybe I am the next Jimmy Hoffa!
If you are [...]
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August 5, 2010
Click here to read Stop the Dancing, Part 1.
So what do I read? A letter dated July 21st to the FCC; Re: In the Matter of Special Access for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers WC Docket no. 05-25.
The following is an excerpt by image from the letter:
Any idea what the data rate of a [...]
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August 3, 2010
For those of you that follow this blog regularly, I appreciate your loyalty.
To those that are new, read some of my past postings and you’ll see my Pro-America stance when it comes to making any decisions relative to US Telecommunications networks or Telecommunications Policy.
By my own admission, I am a fiber bigot and favor less–not [...]
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July 27, 2010
Perspective.
That is what I have after one year–perspective.
What you do for a living should not be want defines you as a person. If it does, or you allow it to, you are cheating yourself, your family, quality of life and humanity. You are more important and meaningful than a job. The power [...]
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