Bandwidth: Bob Yates Part II, Building the Foundation of the Internet

This is Part II of Dan's sit down with Bob Yates, a prominent figure in the Boulder, Colorado community. In Part II, Dan and Bob discuss their shared history in the world of telecom in relation to Dan's book, Bandwidth.

Bob kicked off his career as a young lawyer at Fraser Stryker LLC in Omaha, Nebraska. He got sucked into the telecom rollercoaster ride through Fraser Stryker's work with Kiewit Construction Company, who invested in a small fiber optics company, Chicago Fiber Optics (later Metropolitan Fiber Systems). With the success of MFS, Bob's interest in the fiber optic industry took off.

Join us as Dan and Bob discuss their career journeys, the colorful characters they encountered, and recall the energy of the boom and bust of the internet and its impact on the world.

Dan's book, Bandwidth, is available for pre-order at dan-caruso.com/bandwidthbook and will be released in February 2025.

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