Archive for September, 2009
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-09-26
(@elforesto) RT @boxee: the FCC chairman's speech about Net Neutrality http://bit.ly/49PTO9 #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) FairPoint faces delisting from the NYSE. http://is.gd/3zp34 #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) FCC: does it need a reboot or a wipe and reload? http://is.gd/3BTcj #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Comcast tries to keep people from jumping to OpenDNS. http://is.gd/3BTem #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Network neutrality is a reaction to [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Provo Approves Veracity Proposal
As I predicted yesterday, Provo’s Municipal Council signed off on the proposal from Veracity to merge with Broadweave and float some of the bond payment for 10 years. (I also totally called Steve Turley voting against the proposal.) I’m not surprised at all given the political climate surrounding the network. Iin a worst-case scenario where [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in News, iProvo by Jesse
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Provo’s Decision Tonight
Tonight, Provo’s Municipal Council will likely make a decision on the proposal from Veracity to float part of the bond payment for upwards of 10 years. I’m not going to delude myself or any of you: the meeting and vote is mere formality. The Council will, amidst some grumbling, approve the proposal. Steve Turley will [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Events, iProvo by Jesse
Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-09-19
(@elforesto) How much bandwidth will your TV of the future need? http://is.gd/3evvE #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) A look at how rural residents use social media. http://is.gd/3evxP #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Did we spend too much for broadband mapping instead of too little? http://is.gd/3evDa #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) T-Mobile and Sprint may merge. Nothing like even fewer national providers [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-09-12
(@elforesto) No matter who ends up the new mayor of Provo, nobody has the stomach to get iProvo back. http://is.gd/30Wwo #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) iPhone exposing the weakness of AT&T's network. http://is.gd/31cBE #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) FCC wants your commends on smart grids and teleworking. http://is.gd/31cEu #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Netflix losing many Watch It Now shows to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Friday, September 11th, 2009
Broadband Stimulus Applicants Revealed
As of a couple of days ago, applicants for broadband stimulus funds are now listed on the NTIA’s website. Utah has a number of applicants including the University of Utah, The Utah Transit Authority, and, not surprisingly, UTOPIA.
Several rural ILECs have also gotten into the game including Emery Telecom and Manti Tele Communications. Emery is [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in News by Jesse
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Layton Languishing: No New UTOPIA Construction for 1-2 Years
I received word from a reader that an engineer with Layton City has indicated that new UTOPIA construction in the city will be on hold for at least a year, possibly as long as two years. The existing fiber will be served, but new installs will now entirely depend on either developers or members of [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Jeers, News, UTOPIA by Jesse
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Broadband Bytes for 2009-09-05
(@elforesto) Is the Internet having a mid-life crisis? http://is.gd/2Iiwi #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Could international phone calls be free in a few years? http://is.gd/2KgJ2 #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) DTV disappointments. http://is.gd/2LycY #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) Telephony Online examines the situation on iProvo. http://is.gd/2LEuI #freeutopia #
(@elforesto) The new spin on metering: it will bridge the digital divide. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Broadband Bytes by Jesse
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Hacked! (Or, Why it’s really REALLY important to keep WordPress up to date)
I noticed some rather, er, strange behavior when I had comments e-mailed to me this morning, specifically that some odd code was being appended to the end of permalinks in WordPress. It took all of about 5 seconds to realize that my install of WordPress had been compromised. I’ve since updated to the latest version [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Website by Jesse
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Veracity Customers as Collateral: Where’s the Skin in the Game?
The Salt Lake Tribune wrote up an article on Tuesday’s decision to delay the vote on accepting Veracity’s offer and it brings up interesting points on how the loan from the Energy Department’s reserves will be secured. The plan is to have existing customer accounts and any new accounts on the network act as collateral [...]
