Google may be making a broader push for widespread broadband. http://bit.ly/juDAht # Google is sick and tired of landline rules on VoIP lines. http://tcrn.ch/kmxLTA # ICANN creates hundreds of new TLDs. http://bit.ly/l56MkY # This is why you can't trust ISPs to accurately handle "three strikes" policies. http://bit.ly/jj0lgO # Is a… Continue reading
For several years now, service providers have been terrified of the so-called “dumb pipe” and its potential to remove them as the gatekeepers to various services. Many of them use protectionism as a way to lock customers in. CenturyLink denies CLECs access to any node upgraded to FTTN, Comcast requires… Continue reading
Comcast is still trying desperately to stay in the high-speed game, but they just can’t quite seem to pull it off. Their fastest tiers are now 105M/10M and 50M/10M, but with more than a few caveats. Both are $100/mo, but the faster tier requires that you subscribe to at least… Continue reading
If you want good broadband, odds are you'll have to do it yourself. http://bit.ly/mt04Hm # The US is building a "shadow" Internet to bypass foreign censorship. http://nyti.ms/k5SFEi # Comcast gets into home security and automation. http://bloom.bg/jqnZPN # In case you were ever curious, @UTOPIAnet buries conduit to a depth of… Continue reading
.@UTOPIAnet is sporting a hot new logo. http://on.fb.me/lbAQ8q # via @BenWinslow RT @mashable: Xbox Live Getting Live TV, YouTube & Bing Voice Search – http://on.mash.to/kD5IbZ # Unsurprisingly, both routers and ISPs are ill-equipped for IPv6. http://bit.ly/m6IGbp # .@XMission is one of the few local ISPs ready for IPv6. http://bit.ly/jfcUg5 #… Continue reading
A quarter of you have made phone calls online. (I make most of mine in @googlevoice now.) http://tcrn.ch/kg4911 # Comcast to offer $10 "broadband", $150 PCs as part of their merger conditions. http://bit.ly/j7IJ2h # Fiber is the printing press for video (via @AppRising) http://bit.ly/krziez # Tennessee may outlaw sharing your… Continue reading