The ILECs are focusing on fiber for several reasons: 1) Dramatic loss of land line only customers due to cell phones. 2) Loss of DSL customers to WISP due to long and poor copper. 3) It is a good way to put more rate of return investment dollars in the ground.
From: Faisal Imtiaz Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end Yes, that is also true.... so here is the chicken or the egg question... Did the ILEC's focus on fiber (specifically Ethernet) when they were told by the FCC that they have to share, provide access to the TDM services (copper & fiber) on an regulated basis to other competitors, and there were not going to be able to dismantle that at any cost? or because there was a shift in technology ? Why 'Ethernet', specifically because during the 'deregulation' "forbearance" proceedings, the Telco's were able to do a technical contortion to define 'Fiber' & 'Ethernet' as not being subject to Regulation (having to provide them to their competitors on a regulated wholesale basis, but only via unregulated commercial agreements) :) 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: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 11:02:21 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end All the ILECs I know are focused on FTTH, not wireless. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] 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: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Rory Conaway" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 1:29:01 PM Subject: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end 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
