Summary
1. First of all, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News, “’The extended deadline and the help of state regulators to remind customers of the disconnect [of SkyWi] seems to have been beneficial.’” 2. The author of the source article acknowledges as reported in the Sun-News, “[fewer] than 200 Internet subscribers may have felt the impact of Qwest's disconnect.” 3. Perhaps when it comes to safety and public health, government agencies and hospitals should think a while before putting all of their telecommunications services on a company called “SkyWi.”
Analysis
That “SkyWi customers got a taste of the unthinkable” is not true. Lots of competitive carriers have been dying for years.
And the case of SkyWi does not appear to be “more severe” than with SunRocket. According to the Sun-News, SkyWi was “still providing dial-up and DSL services in New Mexico” at the time of the disconnect by Qwest Communications.
The writer of the source piece also asserts that the situation with SkyWi was “a testimonial in part to the work of the New Mexico PRC and the local telecommunications providers to fill the gap.” Therefore, the state and local entities did their job. There is no reason to get the FCC involved. The FCC would only complicate matters by adding an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
