Broadband Bytes for 2009-11-21

• Why wirelss pricing sucks. (Hint: it's our fault.) http://is.gd/4VeHB #
• Cable and DSL modems are perpetuating a DNS flaw that can result in DDoS attacks. http://is.gd/4VBtf #
• Infighting at Hulu causing all kinds of problems. http://is.gd/4WpQK #
• Apparently Mark Cuban is still an idiot. http://is.gd/4Wsws #
• New streaming STB now in beta. It can deliver OTA, IPTV, and cable channels on the cheap. http://is.gd/4WDQw #
• Verizon kicks up the smack talk against AT&T. http://is.gd/4X7Cn #
• WV is the latest state to throw down on the Frontier-Verizon deal. http://is.gd/4XhZE #
• Cable still has the upper hand on video and everyone else is playing catch-up. http://is.gd/4Xi1n #
• Spain copies Finland and makes broadband a legal right. http://is.gd/4Y1Eh #
• Cable company in Ohio starts replacing coax with fiber without any trenching. http://is.gd/4Y1Fb #
• ISPs find sneaky ways to cheat you. http://is.gd/4Y2UH #
• The Pirate Bay's move to trackerless DHT explained. Short version: it's faster and less prone to being shut down. http://is.gd/4Y8uQ #
• Verizon continues neglecting copper infrastructure, the same stuff they're trying to sell to Frontier. http://is.gd/4YhFu #
• Want to hear me on KVNU's For The People? Follow the link (I start at 34:34). http://is.gd/4YtL5 #
• Verizon believes it's FTTH or bust for cablecos and telcos. http://is.gd/4YuG1 #
• Should service providers give away part of the triple-play as a loss leader? http://is.gd/4Z08g #
• FCC may re-adopt line-sharing rules. This could open up FTTH/FTTN networks to competitors. http://is.gd/4ZGVO #
• Is YouTube pulling a Hulu? They're started clamping down on STBs that have no license. http://is.gd/4ZOiJ #
• FreeUTOPIA Podcast for December 2009 on FreeUTOPIA will air 12/11. http://tobtr.com/s/791405 #BlogTalkRadio #

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