Educate and share point of view, I can.... Change someone's point of view, I cannot...
Each one of us chooses to 'see' the history and the future in our own ways, and that is what makes each of us unique. :) 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: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 6:49:26 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end > I didn't miss the point, I rejected it. > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > Midwest Internet Exchange > The Brothers WISP > From: "Faisal Imtiaz" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 5:41:06 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end > I think you are missing the point here... > You know that Bandwidth Cost is heading down-wards .... > and Dark Fiber Cost is being manipulated to go-upwards ... > by (acquisition, and taking excess inventory off the table). > Net result is a changing economics where only a few are actively working on > cornering the price of fiber connectivity. > If you want to see a good example of this playing out... take a look at what > is > happening in the Caribbean Island connectivity. > The largest ISP's are the ones who are controlling the Undersea cable, thus > setting up the rules of the game, as they fold into each other, pitting them > against each other gets harder.... > I am not presenting this as doom and gloom, just saying that if you are okay > with this, don't be crying that one day you wake up to find out that the only > choice you have is between bad and worse .... :) > ------------------- > Where is this all leading to ? > Here is what we are seeing, I believe that both the Cable Co and the ILEC are > in > a race to make alternate technologies obsolete, raising the game for 'Gigabit > connectivity' (don't read this a 1g connection, anything over 300meg would > fall > in this category). > ATT is quietly converting all of their ME buildings into a nice GPON based > offering. > Comcast is doing a nice overbuild... > Keep in mind both of them are monopolies, when it comes to serving territory.. > So if this continues, the competitive offerings will get starved out, or be > severely marginalized by being limited in service area due to lack of viable > cost-effective backhaul. > You are going to see this in the Major Metro Areas first (starting in the next > couple of years, and building up to full steam pace in say 5 years).... and > then you will this spanning out to other areas. > Will you see this in your area ? I cannot say yes or no, but this is where > things seem to be headed. > ========= > 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: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 6:09:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end >> The more fiber companies bought, the more that start up. Not 1:1, but it's >> happening. Level 3 started buying up anyone selling dark... then Zayo comes >> along and overbuilds everything. >> I have confidence that VZ and AT&T couldn't keep up buying everyone. >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> Midwest Internet Exchange >> The Brothers WISP >> From: "Faisal Imtiaz" < [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, December 19 , 2016 11:43:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end >> Yes, Mike while this is a position one can choose to take, I would argue >> that it >> is a position is at best one of 'short term' which would lead to self >> destruction. >> for many reasons:- >> Telco's and ILEC's are working on a 20, 30 year out look, while you and I can >> barely see beyond a year or so. >> They are big enough to buy whom ever they want. So if you think that there >> is a >> lot of competitive fiber available, check again, and you will see that the >> amount of choices in the market place are shrinking due to acquisitions. >> Just look at who Folks such as Centurylink has gobbled up in the last 5-10 >> years. >> Look at the count of independent competitive providers by count 10 -15 years >> ago >> vs today . >> The larger they grow, the more in-significant we all become in the bigger >> picture. >> a >> 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: "Mike Hammett" < [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, December 19 , 2016 10:45:21 AM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end >>> 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 >>> 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
