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FEATURED TOPICDigital Transition -The term "Digital Transition" describes the process all organizations must go through in the 21st Century, as they leverage new technologies that provide new options for Applications, Equipment, Processes, and Networks that make them more effective. In contrast, the term "Municipal Wireless" is limiting. It puts the network technology ahead of the application and process changes that drive the business case. ORIENTATION |
« Utah: Utopia - 10 Mbs for $40/month | Weblog | Louisiana: Lafayette Fiber Shows How a Muni Initiative is Won » Public v. Private v. Public/PrivatePublic Versus Private Cable System Ownership: A Tilted Playing Field? In this fascinating interview/article, two former industry execs, now on the public side, share their perspectives on the debate. Read this and decide where you fall on the public/private/public-private partnership continuum. This article may hold some surprises for you - I found a lot of truth in it, based on their first-hand experiences. Private telecommunication companies often claim the playing field has tilted away from them toward municipal providers. Two industry executives in Iowa - Darrel Wenzel and Dave Fyffe - have been on both sides of the public-private ownership equation. Their professional experiences lend perspective to a subject that has garnered a fair share of editorials and headlines in the past year. Wenzel, manager of Independence, Iowa, Light and Power, worked for incumbent TCI in Independence until 1998. Fyffe, manager of communications at Muscatine Power and Water, worked for Cablevision, managing three different regions in the south. Subsequently both men worked as consultants and helped build municipal telecommunications systems. Once the municipal systems were functioning, each was asked to join the municipal utility staff as managers.
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