b'CCAB MEMBER PROFILEA WORLDBy Andrew SnookWITHOUT WIRESW i l l C o m F e d e r a lW i r e l e s sW hen David McIntyre decided to branch out on his own and launch Federal Wireless Communications in 1999, m u n i c a t i o n s a n dthere were many uncertainties and great risks involved. He started the business with one employeehimself i a m s C o m m u n i c a t i o n and financed it with his life savings. The first three years were a struggle, even just trying to make payroll, S e r v i c e st w o C C A BMcIntyre, a member of the Timiskaming First Nation, recalls. Statistically, most new organizations fail within the first 18 months. I was a single m e m b e r c o m p a n i e sfather trying to do this on my own. I would bring my kids into the warehouse and have them playing ball hockey in the back, while I t h a t a r e o u t b i d d i n g b i gwas doing everything in front. c o n g l o m e r a t e s o nFast forward to today, and Federal Wireless Communications is an extremely successful business-to-business/business-to-govern-m a j o r c o n t r a c t sment wireless solutions provider. It is also the only 100-per-cent 90A CCAB PUBLICATION2023'