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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><br class="">Today's Topics:<br class=""><br class=""> 1. Re: Wyrred (Michael Harris)<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:16:38 -0700<br class="">From: Michael Harris <<a href="mailto:mharris@visgence.com" class="">mharris@visgence.com</a>><br class="">To: "<a href="mailto:1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org" class="">1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org" class="">1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org</a>><br class="">Subject: Re: [1st-mile-nm] Wyrred<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><<a href="mailto:CABhxMwYOYFtXLxFUBFLdizMhmLxkx5jBpKZb3NTtyaJsxNR-vg@mail.gmail.com" class="">CABhxMwYOYFtXLxFUBFLdizMhmLxkx5jBpKZb3NTtyaJsxNR-vg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><br class="">Their map is misleading. I live in North Carolina and they haven?t build<br class="">to any of the dots their map shows in NC.<br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">The dots appear to be where they *want* to build fiber:<br class="">[image: image.png]<br class="">[image: image.png]<br class=""><a href="https://www.wyyerd.com/place/Las%20Cruces%20city,%20New%20Mexico" class="">https://www.wyyerd.com/place/Las%20Cruces%20city,%20New%20Mexico</a><br class=""><br class="">For example, Las Cruces, NM is a dot and Socorro, TX is a dot. They don't<br class="">seem to have an interest in Albuquerque or El Paso proper, probably because<br class="">they assume there is already coverage.<br class=""><br class="">-Michael<br class=""><br class="">On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 12:05 PM Doug Dawson <blackbean2@ccgcomm.com> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I know about a large percentage of the fiber projects around the country<br class="">and I?ve never heard of them. I did only a quick web search but I can?t<br class="">find any communities where they?ve partnered and built ? but it might be<br class="">done under a different name as part of partnerships, etc.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Their map is misleading. I live in North Carolina and they haven?t build<br class="">to any of the dots their map shows in NC.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">My guess is that they are new and want to build fiber. It never hurts to<br class="">talk to anybody. However, I?m a bit leery that the first step they describe<br class="">is for a city to inquire and they then create a local office. That sounds a<br class="">bit like the first step is to hire them as a consultant. If they are in the<br class="">business of building fiber, like they say, that would be their marketing<br class="">expense ? but perhaps I?m being cynical and overly cautious.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Would love to hear from somebody if they are real and have built projects.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Doug Dawson<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">*From:* 1st-mile-nm <1st-mile-nm-bounces@mailman.dcn.org> *On Behalf Of *Robert<br class="">Jacobson<br class="">*Sent:* Monday, December 30, 2019 1:44 PM<br class="">*To:* 1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org<br class="">*Subject:* [1st-mile-nm] Wyrred<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Wondering if anyone has spoken or worked with Wyrred (<br class="">https://www.wyyerd.com/), which offers to closely partner with<br class="">communities. In fact, that?s its whole business model. I was recommended<br class="">to them by the Arizona Commerce Authority. What?s been your experience?<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Robert Jacobson, Ph.D.<br class="">Chairman & Strategist<br class="">Atelier Tomorrow Inc.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">1530 Blue Ridge Road<br class="">Tucson, Arizona 85745 USA<br class=""><br class="">Mobile: +1 (520) 370-1259<br class="">Email: robert.jacobson@atelier-tomorrow.com<br class=""><robert.jacobson@atelier-tomorrow.com><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">1st-mile-nm mailing list<br class="">1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org<br class="">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/1st-mile-nm<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote><br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Michael Harris<br class="">--<br class="">President, Visgence Inc.<br class="">www.visgence.com<br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">URL: <http://www2.dcn.org/pipermail/1st-mile-nm/attachments/20191230/b44c8708/attachment.html><br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">Name: image.png<br class="">Type: image/png<br class="">Size: 2914 bytes<br class="">Desc: not available<br class="">URL: <http://www2.dcn.org/pipermail/1st-mile-nm/attachments/20191230/b44c8708/attachment.png><br class="">-------------- next part --------------<br class="">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br class="">Name: image.png<br class="">Type: image/png<br class="">Size: 54428 bytes<br class="">Desc: not available<br class="">URL: <http://www2.dcn.org/pipermail/1st-mile-nm/attachments/20191230/b44c8708/attachment-0001.png><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">Subject: Digest Footer<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">1st-mile-nm mailing list<br class="">1st-mile-nm@mailman.dcn.org<br class="">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/1st-mile-nm<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">End of 1st-mile-nm Digest, Vol 158, Issue 14<br class="">********************************************<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>