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Article: Connections and conventions: Art shows what it takes to wire for competition, space and Indian reservations. (Last Call).(Column)
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- America's Network
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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In its wisdom, Congress told us to allow competition. The FCC so ordered. State commissions concurred. Customers got to select who would complete 1+ dialed toll. I didn't have the money. The Utah PSC understood. Two times, they granted annual extensions. Got a loan from RUS. Then, in addition to regular R&M, my eight guys did foundation and preparation for 10 new buildings. The sole contractor Troy Hicks did all the iron work. Chuck kept us on schedule. Our guys did both the new AC and DC plus everything else with two sharing the programming.
Chuck and two of our guys had gone to Taqua's programming school. Very valuable. Not the easiest to make do all we ...