[1st-mile-nm] CenturyLink to Acquire Level3

[Richard Lowenberg]

Makes me curious about a Zayo purchase next?
Grabbing the backhaul.
RL

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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
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On 2016-10-31 11:26, Christopher Mitchell wrote:
> I think this means that those competing with CL will have a problem in
> coming years if they used to depend on Level 3 for backhaul. This
> could introduce a major bottleneck in communities as CL could strangle
> some of the few competitors it has.
> 
> Christopher Mitchell
> Director, Community Broadband Networks
> Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Does this mean CL will become business oriented, with less focus on
>> residential?
>> 
>> -- Owen
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Richard Lowenberg
>> <rl at 1st-mile.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> This story is all over the news.
>>> Here's one link.
>>> Significant.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> http://www.wsj.com/articles/centurylink-to-buy-level-3-communications-for-25-billion-1477911639?mod=djemalertTECH
>>> [1]
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