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

[Douglas Dawson]

I agree with Chris. I have a lot of my clients that rely on Level3 carrier products and they would be badly damaged if those products disappeared in CenturyLink markets. Assuming that the FCC opens a docket on this I will likely file comments. I hope this is not considered small enough that it will just sail through without the FCC at least asking the public for comments.

Doug Dawson
President
CCG Consulting
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From: 1st-mile-nm [mailto:1st-mile-nm-bounces at mailman.dcn.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Mitchell
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 1:27 PM
To: Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net>
Cc: Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.org>; 1st-mile Nm <1st-mile-nm at mailman.dcn.org>
Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] CenturyLink to Acquire Level3

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

https://www.muninetworks.org<http://www.muninetworks.org>
@communitynets
612-276-3456 x209

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Owen Densmore <owen at backspaces.net<mailto: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<mailto: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




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