08-15-2014, 12:49 PM
Never seen this noted before in discussions of the lack of DSL availability in Puna, but Hawaiian Telcom is owned by the Carlyle Group, an "asset management company" that bought Hawaiian Tel (excepting wireless) from Verizon.
In other words, a equity management company, maybe one step above the vulture capitalists exemplified by Mitt Romney. The only significant goal of equity management companies is maximizing profits for their investors (only 1650 in Carlyle's case), typically at the expense of employees and capital investment. Unless, as kalakoa indicates, you help them maximize profits by bringing them big dollar business. So good luck on any improvement in the DSL situation in Puna.
In other words, a equity management company, maybe one step above the vulture capitalists exemplified by Mitt Romney. The only significant goal of equity management companies is maximizing profits for their investors (only 1650 in Carlyle's case), typically at the expense of employees and capital investment. Unless, as kalakoa indicates, you help them maximize profits by bringing them big dollar business. So good luck on any improvement in the DSL situation in Puna.