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John Schmitt is Vice President of Business Development at FiberLight, LLC, a U.S. based, premier provider of mission critical, high performance networking services. As an 18-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, John has served as a thought leader and public speaker on the subjects of network expansion strategies in new markets; network neutrality and open access networks; network security through custom built, private fiber optic networks; dark fiber as a secure alternative to the public Internet; and the evolution of cloud computing and corresponding importance of data center connectivity for cloud access and data storage. In 2011, John addressed the importance of network neutrality and growth through new territory acquisition in a telecommunications industry blog narrative, “Taking Aim at the U.S. Broadband Deficit.” John offers FiberLight’s best-of-breed Ethernet technology, which is built over its wholly owned $1 billion diversely constructed optical ring topology network covering growing metros in the South, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions and offering a full portfolio of products including Wavelengths, Dedicated IP, SONET and Dark Fiber customized network solutions.