Orem City Manager Jim Reams Passes Away
Those of you who have been following UTOPIA for some time will recognize the name Jim Reams. As Orem’s City Manager and the city’s UTOPIA board member, he was instrumental in pushing the 2008 bonds forward and was gracious enough to arrange meeting space for myself and other UTOPIA supporters in Orem. Every interaction I had with him was unfailingly pleasant and he was an all-around good guy. I was saddened to learn this morning that he passed away last night of an apparent heart attack at just 53. Whoever takes his place has some mighty big shoes to fill.
You can read the articles at the Daily Herald, Deseret News, and Salt Lake Tribune.
Broadband Bytes for 2010-09-25
- Google blurs the line between VoIP toy and phone company. http://bit.ly/cDuEer #
- Apple may have live TV streaming up their sleeves. http://bit.ly/dhHtg2 #
- New bill court allow the DoJ to revoke your domain name for piracy. http://bit.ly/dyOhOW #
- Net neutrailty isn't dead, but it could be neutered. http://bit.ly/cc1pux #
- Why does broadband cost so much? Duh: lack of competition. http://bit.ly/cU5Ful #
- Cable still beating telcos at their core game. http://bit.ly/a3htwS #
- NCTC experiencing a lot of internal strife. http://bit.ly/aXkLc2 #
- Italian ISPs team up to fight incumbents with an open access FTTH network. http://bit.ly/bcWgm1 #
- 20% of Netflix subscribers use streaming to replace cable and satellite. http://bit.ly/90PhN1 #
- T-Mobile picks a common carrier fight by selectively blocking text messages. http://gizmo.do/bS9Qeq #
- Harvard proves what Penny Arcade knew a decade ago: teens flush ethics down the drain online. http://bit.ly/co7IM6 #
- More people would give up coffee, tea, and TV before they let go of their WiFi. http://bit.ly/aAxTEE #
- The feds are spending more time asking Google all about you. http://bit.ly/aE5qVp #
- E-Rate money can be used to wire anchor institutions for fiber. http://bit.ly/cvpGKO #
- DSL pumped to 700Mbps, but only over a paltry 400 meters… in a lab. http://bit.ly/b9bzdF #
- Libraries turn to Netflix to save money on media, even if it violates the ToS. http://bit.ly/9q9ysW #
- MetroPCS says no to caps on its new LTE network. http://bit.ly/9k6MSv #
- Blockbuster finally faces the bankruptcy we all knew was coming. http://bit.ly/8YOlDp #
- Has AT&T killed the #netneutrality beast it created? http://bit.ly/bmFRiP #
- Qwest and CenturyLink score approval from 9 more states. http://bit.ly/bcwI0z #
- Netflix CEO apologizes over "self-absorbed" comment, explains that cheap Canadian price doesn't include DVDs by mail. http://bit.ly/dj60p1 #
- FCC is ready to bonk heads on bill shock, STBs, and the USF in October. http://bit.ly/baHinZ #
- You might get a better streaming fix from Netflix than the new Apple TV. http://bit.ly/bhNYAK #
- Time Warner CFO likes the fat sacks of cash money that digital distribution can provide. http://bit.ly/dfwbPE #
- Comcast says it won't put any more money into Clear. http://bit.ly/9trJXk #
- US ISP starts disconnecting accused pirates, no proof needed. http://bit.ly/bMaVsn #
- T-Mobile wants to lease some of Clear's vast spectrum holdings. http://bit.ly/ag39aD #
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GOED Holding Broadband Summit
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development will be holding a Utah Broadband Provider Roundtable on October 4 as part of the Utah Broadband Mapping, Analysis, and Planning Project. It will be held from 9AM to 11AM at the Salt Lake City Public Library at 210 E 400 S. Anyone involved in providing broadband or creating broadband public policy is invited to attend. Make sure you RSVP by Thursday September 30 by sending an e-mail to broadband@utah.gov. For more information, visit their web page.
Mayor Curtis Holding an iProvo Meeting
And here you thought that everything iProvo had been said or done. Provo Mayor John Curtis will be holding a meeting on economic development on Thursday September 30 which will include a breakout session on iProvo. If you find yourself wondering what’s going on with the network or how (if?) the city is still using it, this is your shot. The public has been invited to participate at the Covey Center for the Arts (425 W Center St) from 7PM to 8:30PM.
Broadband Bytes for 2010-09-18
- 'White spaces' might not be dead after all. http://bit.ly/byta6I #
- Content is fine. It's the outdated business models that are failing in the digital era. http://bit.ly/9hvnl2 #
- The best legislators AT&T can buy. http://bit.ly/apYRZ4 #
- ISPs are competing on speed, not price. http://bit.ly/d7Xuo2 #
- Are YOU behind on your IPv6 transition? http://bit.ly/bZQC4Y #
- Being a cheapskate while searching could cost you big. http://bit.ly/aBNpRA #
- Live in San Francisco? $40/mo can score you 10-30Mbps symmetrical. http://gizmo.do/bYy7ZT #
- Broadband stimulus gives active Ethernet FTTH a big bump. http://bit.ly/bCCXv6 #
- Step away from the smartphone, addict. http://bit.ly/czgaZ3 #
- UK mandates that ISPs (or more accurately, their customers) must pay 25% of the cost of finding pirates. http://bit.ly/d7VdA1 #
- Google looking at cloud storage for your entire music collection. http://gizmo.do/cfvK0i #
- What if the wiring in your home could be used for a big antenna? http://bit.ly/cnGzvQ #
- Fiber could come via sewers. http://bit.ly/aVNDMl #
- Carrier pigeons can beat DSL… handily. http://bit.ly/arjfJM #
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Broadband Bytes for 2010-09-11
- Frontier pretends that DSL is fiber. http://bit.ly/cHDuel #
- AT&T wants a $100 ETF for canceling service they can't provide. http://bit.ly/bFhGUZ #
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Broadband Bytes for 2010-09-04
- Unsurprisingly, the young watch less of their TV live. http://tcrn.ch/doUXuL #
- DOJ smells an anti-trust rat in the online video space. http://bit.ly/bhezyf #
- Lithuania on-track for FTTH in over 50% of the country. http://bit.ly/cdvQxv #
- Canada pulls an about-face, mandates open access. http://bit.ly/9VMpBh #
- Verizon says that FTTN is a dead-end. http://bit.ly/bUNhQZ #
- FCC asked to mandate TV tuners as well as FM receivers, but that may not be the best idea. http://is.gd/eOt22 #
- Amazon may want to rent you TV shows like Apple's been rumored to be working on. http://bit.ly/aY5QmP #
- New Apple TV bring cheap show rentals, Netflix support, and a more reasonable price. http://bit.ly/96XXve #
- California ISP says "phooey" to caps. http://bit.ly/a17Wnr #
- Free nationwide wireless network dies with a whimper rather than a bang. http://bit.ly/9hIb6V #
- 44% of US broadband isn't actually broadband according to the FCC. http://bit.ly/aaWQLq #
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