Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Broadband Bytes: January 24-30, 2009
This week saw the DTV transition delay get, uh, delayed (though not for long), Cox’s new traffic management plan, and a competing version of the broadband stimulus package that offers 50% more cash for 90% fewer conditions. Qwest also renewed its fight with SkyWi, Charter dropped a 60Mbps gauntlet, and Google launched tools to find [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News by Jesse
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
A Gentle Reminder for Commenters
Try not to bring other topics into an unrelated thread. If you really feel the need to go off-topic, go to the forums. Thanks for helping keep discussions relevant to the post!
1 Comment » - Posted in Website by Jesse
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Coming Soon: The FreeUTOPIA Podcast
It’s time to take to the digital “airwaves” here at FreeUTOPIA. The other night, I decided it wouldn’t be a bad idea to run a regular podcast to highlight service providers, talk about UTOPIA and discuss the state of telecommunictions in general. I’m working on lining up a guest for February and have one lined [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Website by Jesse
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Broadband Bytes: January 17-23, 2009
Just because Kevin Martin was on his way out the door doesn’t mean he couldn’t make noise on the way. The FCC started checking into Comcast’s network management practices yet again and slammed cable pricing. There’s also more talk about the broadband stimulus that just passed the house and it looks like a 4-month delay [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
The Lighter Side of the DTV Transition
It makes sense in a twisted sort of way.
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Broadweave Misses Another Again Uses Reserve for Payment Despite Claiming Sharply Increased Revenues
The Daily Herald reported today that Broadweave failed yet again to make their payments to Provo from their operating revenues, dipping into the reserve fund for the third month in a row. This is despite claiming revenues that have increased 20% in the last 6 months and adding 400 more subscribers since last month. Some [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Jeers, News, iProvo by Jesse
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Feed Migration
Just a quick note to let you all know that I migrated the site feeds to the new Google-integrated Feedburner this morning. You shouldn’t notice any changes on your side, but if you do, please let me know.
2 Comments » - Posted in Website by Jesse
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Thoughts on the Proposed Broadband Stimulus
It’s a definite Good Thing(TM) that we now have an administration willing to make telecommunications quality a big priority. America is embarrassingly behind the curve in both speeds and availability when compared to other industrialized countries. That said, I’ve got a lot of serious reservations as to how this is all going to play out.
2 Comments » - Posted in Essays by Jesse
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
More Local Retransmission Fights: ABC 4 and CW 30 Picking Fights with Broadweave, Union Cable
If you’re already sick of the fight between DirecTV and KJZZ 14, you won’t much care for this. The station owners of ABC 4 and CW 30 have announced that their retransmission agreements with both Broadweave and Union Cable, a Wyoming cable company, will expire on January 31 and that no new agreement has been [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Jeers, News by Jesse
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Broadband Bytes: January 10-16, 2009
Holy moly has the country gone crazy about the impending DTV transition deadline. There’s also more talk about the broadband spending in the upcoming stimulus package (where the money will come from is still a mystery), Charter’s impending implosion, the new FCC Chair, and continuing tech layoffs. We also know who’s going to replace Kevin [...]
