To the readers,
As you all know, I'm going to take a hiatus from being Moderator of The Telecom Digest, and I asked for volunteers to pinch-hit.
If you were one of those who volunteered, please accept my heartfelt thanks, both for your willingness to help, and for stepping up on short notice to take on this difficult work.
After careful consideration, I've made the choice: Fred Goldstein has accepted my request to take over as the moderator while I'm on hiatus. He will be here for an indefinite time while I deal with some personal issues.
Fred Goldstein is a principal at Interisle Consulting Group, and has been a Digest reader since 1981. He advises governments and companies on technical, regulatory and business issues related to the telecom- munications, cable, wireless and Internet industries, especially in areas where they overlap. The author of numerous articles and the books /The Great Telecom Meltdown/ and /ISDN In Perspective/, he has served on standards committees in areas such as ATM networks and Frame Relay.
.. and I can vouch for Fred, since he and I worked side-by-side a few years ago. He is the smartest, and most agressive customer advocate I've ever worked with. When I had to make the decision, I asked myself where the industry is headed, and which of the people who offered to help would be best able to improve the Digest's coverage in the future: Fed was at the top of the list.
Please give Fred all the support you can. Thank you.
Bill