{"id":633,"date":"2008-02-25T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=633"},"modified":"2017-01-25T11:37:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T16:37:47","slug":"calm-before-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=633","title":{"rendered":"Calm before the storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telecomsummit.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhgoldberg.com\/Summit.gif\" alt=\"Canadian Telecom Summit\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a>I am taking a few days break, so posting on the blog will be light this week, and possibly non-existent, depending on the quality of broadband access.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe some of my more frequent commenters will fill the void by providing commentary on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=634\">Bell hearings<\/a> or my weekend musings on <a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=635\">Canadian Content<\/a> regulations \/ user fees for new media.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, let me remind you that early bird rates for The Canadian Telecom Summit end this week &#8211; March 1.<\/p>\n<p>Registrations are running well ahead of last year&#8217;s record pace, so we encourage you to take advantage of the best pricing for the top gathering of telecom professionals in Canada. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gstconferences.com\/registration\">Book your place<\/a> now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am taking a few days break, so posting on the blog will be light this week, and possibly non-existent, depending on the quality of broadband access. 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