February's always been dead here. My sales in Februrary have generally been nil. Not this year. I've several for the month.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McDowell" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Sarcasm Alert] Yippee! Sprint "owns" the NTIA > 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 > <[email protected]>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" <[email protected]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> 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 >> > <[email protected]>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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> 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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