The Salt Lake Tribune ran an article today about UTOPIA’s new business plan in which a Mr. Ron Rizzuto continually discounted it. The article cites that Mr. Rizzuto is a professor at the University of Denver; this is true. What is omitted, though, is much more telling. Mr. Rizzuto is… Continue reading
As of tonight, Free UTOPIA! now runs on WebFaction, a new hosting provider. Basically, I got sick of the downtime and system maintenance at my old host and thought saving $30/mo on service would be a nice side benefit. As part of the move, I’ve updated the theme to a… Continue reading
Fox blocks Cablevision customers on Hulu at the retrans fight continues. http://is.gd/g5INh # 100Mbps may not be enough. http://is.gd/g5M1L # Fiber may soon hit its theoretical limit. http://is.gd/g5MfB # In a fight of Gene Simmons vs. The Internet, I'm betting on The Internet. http://rww.to/cn1pGm # Last call for IPv4 addresses…. Continue reading
Several UTOPIA member cities are gearing up to start taking votes on the new Utah Infrastructure Agency designed to help fund new construction of the network. The Utah Taxpayers Association is trying to get people to show up at these meetings to protest the UIA and try and kill it…. Continue reading
Centerville will hold the final UIA vote on Oct. 19. http://bit.ly/d35dIM # New tech promises to get more bandwidth out of existing fiber. http://nyti.ms/a2cwP5 # HFC networks don't have nearly as much fiber as you're lead to believe. http://bit.ly/c1jsLf # What does US broadband suck? It's called "regulatory capture". http://bit.ly/bb3MsI… Continue reading
Scientific American wants line-sharing back. http://bit.ly/9Tlypt # Frontier promises (again) to give most of their customers DSL. http://bit.ly/czLfJL # OnLive ditches monthly fees for steaming games. http://bit.ly/d6il8m # Comcast moves into the home security space. http://bit.ly/bzBxqT # Rumor has it that Beehive Telephone is considering joining UTOPIA. Soon. # SL… Continue reading
I popped on over to the UTOPIA website today and found that they’ve added two new service providers: 1Wire Communications and InfoWest. I don’t know a lot about 1Wire, but I do know that InfoWest is a well-regarded CLEC in the St. George area. Both companies will be providing voice… Continue reading
This morning, I went to the Utah Broadband Provider Summit at the Salt Lake City Public Library to see what the state will be doing in regards to broadband mapping in Utah. There was a lot of good discussion, but I left feeling like as smart as the people in… Continue reading
Provo Mayor John Curtis shares his thoughts on iProvo. http://bit.ly/dwrvg7 # Copyright holders are pushing the Senate to create a domain name blocklist. http://bit.ly/bf5dxC # Hulu hitting the Roku. http://bit.ly/dryEYu # Motorola says HFC has a decade of life left. Any bets that it's to prop up their sale of… Continue reading
Last night, Provo Mayor John Curtis gave an update on iProvo and the city’s continuing involvement with the network and it looks like the city finally has an executive who wants to face facts. The reality of iProvo (or more accurately, the network sold to Veracity) is that revenues still… Continue reading