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Do you need holiday reading material to keep busy over the next couple weeks? Things to help you stay out of the way? Excuses to keep out of sight so you don’t get assigned any chores?<\/p>\n

Of course, you should catch up on your reading on this blog<\/a>. Last week, I published my Top 5 list<\/a>, providing the posts most read over the past year. Those would make a good start.<\/p>\n

My year-end wrap up posts are also good holiday reading material: “Checking my scorecard”<\/a> and “So the years spin by…”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Howard Law has an interesting blog looking at Media Policy<\/a>. He recently featured discussions about how to move forward with CBC. Most recently he interviewed former CRTC Vice Chair Peter Menzies<\/a>. Earlier we heard from former CBC Executive (and former Deputy Minister of Communications) Richard Stursberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, be sure to check out Ted Woodhead’s latest: “Telus really wants to be a reseller now? In Regulatory Calvinball that makes complete sense.”<\/a><\/p>\n

If you haven’t read those materials yet, do so before you come back to the office in January. Both sites have places to sign-up. You should.<\/p>\n

30 years ago, I was the executive responsible for a national voice telecom network. I used to make a point of going into the office on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years, to chat with the people who had to be away from their families on such a special and meaningful night.<\/p>\n

I remember the building facilities person – let’s call her Irene (since that was her name) – being very concerned about the evening crew repurposing the cable TV feed we had for the Weather Channel. Irene was worried the staff might start watching late night movies on the big board in the Network Operations Centre. My view was that if it helped the night shift stay awake, it was money well spent.<\/p>\n

Many of us are taking time away from the office over the next couple weeks. Remember that there are dedicated professionals keeping an eye on the technology that so many of us are able to take for granted. They keep the lines open through inclement weather, power failures and pull teams together to rapidly respond to outages, often working round the clock in horrible weather conditions. <\/p>\n

Whatever holiday or holy days you celebrate over the coming weeks, raise a glass and salute the professionals keeping it all running. Keep safe. See you in the New Year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you need holiday reading material to keep busy over the next couple weeks? Things to help you stay out of the way? Excuses to keep out of sight so you don’t get assigned any chores? Of course, you should catch up on your reading on this blog. Last week, I published my Top 5 …<\/p>\n

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