How The Idea for Film Was Born (Part 1)

Just the other day I was asked why I chose to make, "When Wire Was King: The Transformation of Telecommunications".   It is an interesting story. Since I started my career in telecommunications, I have always embraced a competitive telecom marketplace -- whether at the FCC or in the private sector. But the importance of competition really was drilled into me when I worked at MCI when I worked around the globe to open up monopoly telecom markets to competition.  However, it did not hit me how important it was to preserve the history of our own story here in the United States till I was at a friend's wedding, where I sat next to Gary Parsons.  For those of you who don't know Gary, he is the founder of XM Radio, but also the mastermind among other innovative companies, but most importantly here, was at MCI during the opening of local telephone services to competition.  He told me stories that I had never heard before and it hit me -- his story and the stories of others who led the way to telecom competition in the United States must be told.  (This is just the first part of the story. Log back in to read future posts on how our film was born).