One of the conditions placed upon Comcast’s purchase of NBC Universal was to start offering a cost-conscious Internet plan for low-income households. This also includes a plan to offer cheap PCs to those families so that they can actually use the service. As with any deal, though, the devil is… Continue reading
Netflix splits the baby, users continue to rage at the wrong parties. http://t.co/JPavrm73 # Facebook may be a time suck, but it's a time suck that creates jobs. http://t.co/CfSE2SUk # The Daily Herald agrees: selling iProvo it not an option. http://t.co/vzeSnL7w # Yes, Farmer John wants and needs broadband too…. Continue reading
@communitynets I have a voice mail to UTOPIA's general counsel. Haven't heard back yet, but I imagine he's also pretty busy right now. # CenturyLink promises faster speeds in Dixie. (I'll believe it when I see it.) http://t.co/i4hxo2M # Coming soon: white spaces testing. http://t.co/X6OhfHQH # Cable is still pricing… Continue reading
No need to adjust your picture, this is the same Free UTOPIA you know and love. The old theme had become dated, both in terms of having been around for a while and not conforming to the latest visual standards, and it was time for a change. Text should be… Continue reading
UTOPIA has added a new residential provider to the network via existing commercial provider 1Wire. SumoFiber will be offering 50M/50M, 100M/100M, and 1G/1G Internet and unlimited phone. Given the prices, I assume they are before the UIA costs are added in, but it’s still pretty competitive. The good news about… Continue reading
I can’t say this is unexpected. UTOPIA has filed a lawsuit against RUS for failing to live up to their contractual obligations under the loan taken out several years ago. The delay in reimbursement caused a lot of strain on UTOPIA vendors, delayed network deployment, and left UTOPIA on the… Continue reading
Qwest name is gone for good. http://t.co/Zx7zQ4v # How secure is your SSL CA? Not very, apparently. http://t.co/RdSGFuj # Sprint sues to stop AT&T-Mobile deal. http://t.co/QPeOG08 # Google's 1Gbps connections gets developers to start making high-bandwidth toys. http://t.co/Bb7hSTa # Spammer wins $3 in suit against Spamhaus. Don't spend it all… Continue reading
Is trading IPv4 addresses a good thing? http://t.co/KMTRiv1 And counter-point: http://t.co/vmuB8yw # CableCARD may end up being good for something. http://t.co/H0WuYkt # Speeding up web pages with better DNS. http://t.co/rXLSN0n # Qwest paid their CEO more than they paid Uncle Sam. http://t.co/E2xnlWb # DoJ files suit to block AT&T-Mobile merger…. Continue reading