In further pursuit of my goal to le...

In further pursuit of my goal to learn more about what constitutes the county's economic base by way of "travelin' around" I talked to several businesses this past month about issues important to them. Businesses rely forward a solid communications infrastructure that subserves our community.

I learned more about Whatcom County's telecommunications networks serving the two voice and data needs for businesses in our region. I also learned of the extent of planning and creative use of resources that area businesses extend during outage events.

The generation 4 headline in The Bellingham Herald read "Phone make progress Silent." Two weeks later, another