Archive for October, 2007
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
UTOPIA Supporters: Woods Cross Needs Our Help!
Woods Cross is currently on the fence about whether or not to join UTOPIA. They've decided to hold an open workshop to discuss membership and we need as many knowledgeable UTOPIA supporters as possible to be there! The meeting will be held Tuesday October 16th at 8PM at 1555 S 800 W in Woods Cross [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Events by Jesse
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Subcommittee Meeting Cancelled
The Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee to be held on October 15th has been canceled. The meeting for October 25th is still scheduled from 9AM to 3PM. As usual, I'll be in attendance and liveblog the whole thing.
No Comments » - Posted in Events, Legislation by Jesse
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Muni Fiber Profits While Muni WiFi Continues to Flounder
There's all kinds of good news on the municipal fiber front. First up is the fiber optic system built in Burlington, Vermont. The system currently serves about 2,000 of the city's 39,000 residents and is expected to provide up to 20% of the city's general fund when the bond debt is retired in 15 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cheers, News by Jesse
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
FCC Mandates That Cable Companies Support Analog TV Sets Through 2012
Have you been sweating the phase-out of analog TV signals that starts in just 17 little months? If you're a cable subscriber, you can breathe easier for a few extra years. The FCC has mandated that cable companies continue to support analog TV sets for at least three years after the transition from [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cheers, News by Jesse
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
AT&T Reserves the Right to Cancel Your Service… For Criticizing the Company
AT&T wants to turn off your broadband if you say something too mean about them. Just check out the draconian legalese in their ToS:
AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Jeers, News by Jesse
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
Vonage Takes a Lickin’, Barely Manages to Stay Tickin’
It's a really bad time to be Vonage. As if being smacked around in court by Verizon wasn't enough, the legal woes were compounded when a similar patent infringement suit from Sprint came down in favor of the large wireless carrier. Vonage tried to move quickly past it by agreeing to settle for [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Jeers, News by Jesse
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
iProvo Has Strong Growth Potential For Corporate Clients
Every now and again the local papers will drop a few pieces of useful information amidst the negativity concerning iProvo. In between sound bites from Councilmen George Stewart and Steve Turley, we get some real information about take rates. Apartment dwellers are the strongest adopters at a 51.5% take rate, probably because they're forced to [...]
