Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-28
- (@elforesto) Time Warner finally lets go of the AOL ball-and-chain. http://is.gd/If0b #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Mark Cuban is still a clueless idiot when it comes to the Internet. http://is.gd/If1E #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Broadband subscribers will top 700M by 2013 and be driven by 3rd-world countries. http://is.gd/If5R #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Internet video devices will quadruple by 2013. http://is.gd/IieZ #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Verizon may be thinking about metered billing. http://is.gd/IiBE #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Time Warner just doesn’t get this Twitter thing. http://is.gd/IlpZ #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Time Warner is also dumb enough to try reviving the metered billing plan. http://is.gd/InfU #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-27
- (@elforesto) Courts ban exclusive contracts in MDUs. http://is.gd/FYrX #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) AT&T may use power line home networks to increase self-installs. http://is.gd/GWES #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Cable having a hard time with more targeted ads. http://is.gd/GWGx #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) AT&T planning to beef up its 3G network. ‘Bout time. http://is.gd/H6Ls #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) FCC issues their report on rural broadband. (Warning: PDF) http://is.gd/HhBp #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) DTV Transition Watch: 2.9% of you are still not ready. http://is.gd/HpkU #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Mobile data growth pushing big demand for wireless backhaul. UTOPIA, smell the opportunity. http://is.gd/Hpvi #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-26
- (@elforesto) Verizon threatens to stop FIOS deployments if MA doesn’t approve state-wide franchises. http://is.gd/F3h5 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Top iPhone apps aren’t big money-makers at all. http://is.gd/F3og #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) In-flight entertainment on your laptop, not a built-in screen. http://is.gd/F3s6 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Qwest unlikely to sell their long-haul network for more than $2B. http://is.gd/FRO0 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Spam is now over 90% of all e-mail. http://is.gd/FRQ7 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Geoff Daily of App Rising has praise for the new UTOPIA. http://is.gd/FRV0 #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-22
- (@elforesto) FCC thinks it can conduct warrantless searches to inspect your wireless electronics. http://is.gd/BW1Z #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) NTIA delaying broadband grants until December. http://is.gd/CeiR #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Landline networks may have value for wireless backhaul. http://is.gd/CmHD #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Cable incumbent stall tactics in Lafayette, LA. http://is.gd/ColV #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Qwest’s sale of its long-haul network will yield short-term cash at the expense of long-term profits. http://is.gd/Comp #f … #
- (@elforesto) Cable losing 1M customers per year due to poor service. http://is.gd/Cq5Z #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) US still lags at 15th in broadband adoption, 13th in price, 19th in speed. http://is.gd/Csbx #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-21
- (@elforesto) Amazon’s solution to sucky broadband? Send your data by snail mail. http://is.gd/C2nh #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Hulu to be available from and pick up content from the UK. http://is.gd/C2nX #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) HughesNet sued for terrible service. http://is.gd/C1pi #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Is Apple working on a touchscreen netbook? http://is.gd/C1oN #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) American Cable Association bites back on retransmission costs. http://is.gd/C7g4 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Surprise, surprise. Cable lobby wants fewer regulations. http://is.gd/C7gj #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) FCC says their broadband plan is the biggest thing they’ve ever done. http://is.gd/C7gM #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Hulu plans to stream a live Dave Matthew’s Band concert. This is the future of broadcast. http://is.gd/C8r4 #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-20
- (@elforesto) WiMax could cannibalize DSL. http://is.gd/BHCH #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) We’re watching as much TV as ever, but now we also watch a ton of online video. http://is.gd/BKBr #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Netflix streaming now available in Windows Vista Media Center. http://is.gd/BM55 #freeutopia #
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Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-19
- (@elforesto) Unsurprisingly, pay TV services still have terrible customer satisfaction. http://is.gd/BmNG #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Comcast’s stronger focus on service is paying off. Can they keep it up? http://is.gd/BmO3 #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Lawsuit or not, Cablevision plans to roll out their networked DVR this summer. http://is.gd/BmOD #freeutopia #
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Prime Time Communications Launches a New Company Blog
I just got the heads up from Prime Time Communications that they are now running a blog to report on issues related to the Mstar transition. In addition to a “mea culpa” over the video transition issues (including the loss of local channels and problems with the new STBs), they offer up hints that new pricing tiers will be available June 1. I imagine that will be to bring the pricing in line with the updated offerings from other providers. If you’re a Prime Time Communications/Mstar subscriber (or just want to keep tabs on what they’re up to), go check it out.
Egg on Your Face: Rep. Frank and the UTA Play Loose With the Truth
The UTA recently released a report that UTOPIA will be calling on tax pledges this year. They cite an April statement from Murray Mayor Dan Snarr as their sole evidence. “At this point in time, no tax dollars have been used on this project. That may change, and we may need to help pay for some of the operations until there are enough customers to cover expenses.” Rep. Craig Frank was all too willing to quickly attach himself to this report as solid truth. The problem for the UTA (and by extension Rep. Frank), however, is that this is their only evidence, this statement has been repeated over and over since the refinancing (elected officials need to hedge their bets), and there’s no way it would be possible for UTOPIA to call on pledge dollars anytime this year.
The facts are simple. UTOPIA does not have a bond payment due from operating revenue until June 2010. There is absolutely no possible way that they can legally call on the sales tax pledges this year as the UTA asserts. Elected officials have been saying the same thing as Mayor Snarr for the last year to cover their own butts in a worst case scenario. The UTA is just trying to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt without citing any new or relevant facts. It’s scaremongering, pure and simple.
If UTOPIA is really doing so poorly, how is it that they managed to sign on Integra Telecom, a company that measures its revenues in the hundreds of millions? Don’t you think a company of that caliber (which is likely going to bring in hundreds of thousands or millions in new revenue) would do their due diligence? And how is it that there’s no criticism for city-owner power or the horrendously botched sale of iProvo? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Seems like you folks like to reserve your criticism for easy targets.
Broadband Bytes for 2009-05-18
- (@elforesto) Pay-for-play “journalism” in action. It’s disgraceful and disgusting. http://is.gd/B1Ef #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) FIOS wholesaler undercuts Verizon, who is probably depending on bundles to keep customers. http://is.gd/B1ER #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Verizon lowers overages on 3G data, likely to drive netbook adoption. http://is.gd/B1FU #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Hulu pulling more content to appease content owners. http://is.gd/z9uj #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Cogent thinks Qwest is asking too much for its long-haul network. http://is.gd/B36y #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Comcast lobbying expenses increase 25-fold in just 8 years. http://is.gd/B4qt #freeutopia #
- (@elforesto) Qwest doesn’t want a war of speeds, mostly because they know they’ll lose. http://is.gd/B6Cz #freeutopia #
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