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

[Christopher Mitchell]

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> 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-commu
>> nications-for-25-billion-1477911639?mod=djemalertTECH
>>
>>
>>
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