Just did an interview on Federal News Radio with Tony Bardo from Hughes. “Fun facts” are a part of the radio interview, but when Tony estimated the number of T-1 lines that the federal government pays each month I was astounded.
listen here: http://bit.ly/A4wbpJ
Some estimates show the federal government has over 25,000 T-1 lines at an average of $400 each. Now, it doesn’t take a genius to multiply out (25,000 * 400) and get ten million dollars A MONTH! Whew.
Van Roekel can talk about cloud first, future first, or share first – if the solution involves the cloud, the answer will have to travel through a pipe. If an agency can get control of charges for its communications, then it can control a lot.
Tony’s response to the Nerdometer questions:
| 1 | Year of your first computer | 1988 | 5 |
| 2 | Year of your first cell phone | 1986 | 10 |
| 3 | What is your Twitter feed? | no | 0 |
| 4 | What is the title of your blog? | no | 0 |
| 5 | What do you use for online personal backup? | no | 0 |
| 6 | Flavor of smartphone? | iPhone | 10 |
| 7 | Number of apps? | 20 | 5 |
| 8 | What kind of a tablet device do you own? | iPad | 10 |
| 9 | What social networking sites do you participate in? | FB LI | 10 |
| 10 | The last book you read . . . Paper or electronic? | Paper | 0 |
| Score | 50 | ||
| Rank | Hipster wannabe |
