That's awesome Marlon. We too are seeing a spike this year. 36 last month, Over 30 so far this month.
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com>wrote: > Most people around here understand this issue. They are putting service > ahead of that last couple of bucks. > > We added a net of almost 100 subs last year (much better than I thought it > would be due to the installation pace mid year). This year, in the midst > of > a ression I've put on 26 already! We're ahead of last years numbers, by a > high %. > > We can more easily cut costs than the big guys can. We don't have unions > to > deal with, we usually don't have large houses, planes, vehicle fleets etc. > etc. etc. > > This will be a good thing for us at the end of the day. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:27 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Sarcasm Alert] Yippee! Sprint "owns" the NTIA > > > > And THAT's what give capitalism a bad name. So, with the "C-word" > becoming > > a > > bad thing, the socialist will get their way - for now at least. What can > a > > WISP do in such an environment? > > -RickG > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Patrick Leary > > <ple...@apertonet.com>wrote: > > > >> Groan. Sigh. The following comment reflects a personal view... Would > >> have been nice if they could have tapped someone from a respected think > >> tank like Pew or non-profit like the New America Foundation. > >> > >> You'd think by now people would getting tired of bringing in big company > >> board room honchos to run these sorts of things. The temptation and > >> limited "big company" experience of these people just continues the > >> culture of influence peddling and mutual aggrandizing among their > >> well-heeled and boot-licking peers. After so many repeated stories of > >> abuse and fraud, all I can think of when I see this sort of appointment > >> of a major corporate figure is the image of cigar chomping, > >> back-slapping, bonus-happy banker-type culture. > >> > >> > >> Patrick Leary > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > >> Behalf Of John Scrivner > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:15 AM > >> To: WISPA General List > >> Subject: [WISPA] [Sarcasm Alert] Yippee! Sprint "owns" the NTIA > >> > >> Does anyone know the stock symbol for the company that makes KY Jelly? > >> I think that is where I will be moving my portfolio to. I'll just go > >> ahead now and predict that Sprint / Clearwire end up with a minimum of > >> $3B, likely more. > >> > >> > >> TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT... Former Sprint exec tapped as NTIA deputy director > >> > >> The Obama administration has named a former Sprint Nextel executive, > >> Anna Gomez, to serve as deputy director of the National > >> Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which will > >> handle as much as $6.65 billion in new stimulus wireless and broadband > >> grants that will be available to Sprint and its competitors. > >> > >> Gomez, former vice president of government affairs with Sprint, is > >> currently acting director of NTIA, which influences the president's > >> telecom policy within the Commerce Department. > >> > >> NTIA spokesman Bart Forbes said in an interview with the Wall Street > >> Journal that Gomez understands that the public has "every right to be > >> concerned about her role in a potential broadband grant program," > >> because of her history with Sprint. 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