Archive for July, 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Rumor: Broadweave on UTOPIA?
I received word from a reliable source at a service provider that Broadweave may be considering joining UTOPIA. This information was passed along from a company that both of them do business with. According to this company, Broadweave has stepped up its outsourced call center operations in preparation for adding new customers on UTOPIA’s network.
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9 Comments » - Posted in Rumors, UTOPIA, iProvo by Jesse
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-07-25
(@elforesto) Qwest upgrading already-limited ADSL2+ to VDSL for 40M/20M connections. http://is.gd/1GSmB #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) BPL getting another chance at the FCC. http://is.gd/1GSpk #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) FCC broadband boss thinks your comments suck. http://is.gd/1GSrJ #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Streaming is driving mobile data growth, not P2P. http://is.gd/1GStm #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) New FCC chair talking a lot, saying [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-07-18
(@elforesto) Q&A with Michael Copps. http://is.gd/1vgJo #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Routing flows or routing packets? http://is.gd/1wzTP #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Verizon is trying to forget their copper past. http://is.gd/1xjMC #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Verizon wants its own mobile app store. http://is.gd/1xFhW #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Paid mobile TV needs free-to-air mobile TV to survive. http://is.gd/1yIf2 #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) FCC [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-07-11
(@elforesto) Niche Market + Internet Access = Profit http://is.gd/1o1Ws #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Mobile DTV due Real Soon Now(TM). http://is.gd/1oU4H #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Verizon decides to give people *more* bandwidth than what they’re supposed to get. http://is.gd/1pdjI #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) DoJ to go all Sherman Anti-Trust on Baby Bells and their wireless divisions. http://is.gd/1piZE #freeutopia [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Unlimited Calling, Limited Price: Google Voice Unlocks the Gates of Cheap Unlimited
I’m telecommuting this week and next and forced to use my own phone line for all of my business-related calls. My cell phone plan includes only 550 minutes of airtime per month. My Vonage line, which I took with me, includes just 500. So why aren’t I sweating about using up all of my minutes?
20 Comments » - Posted in Essays by Jesse
Monday, July 6th, 2009
FUD Alert: Utah Taxpayers Association Continues to Bend and Cherry-Pick the Truth
It shouldn’t be any surprise that the Utah “Taxpayers” Association can’t quite bring themselves to stick to facts, instead resorting to the time-tested tools of fear, uncertainty, and doubt to prop up their weak cases. In the July newsletter, the UTA decides once again to lay into UTOPIA and directly address some of my points [...]
21 Comments » - Posted in Essays, UTOPIA by Jesse
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-07-04
(@elforesto) We’re all content providers now. http://is.gd/1h9vS #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Media companies, innovate or die. http://is.gd/1h9wP #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) AT&T dead last on wireless reliability. The joke’s on you, iPhone users. http://is.gd/1i6BQ #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Pirate Bay launches a YouTube competitor. http://is.gd/1i7eX #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Cablevision wins the networked DVR case when the Supreme Court [...]
