$66B spent on broadband networks last year. http://t.co/mVDpLkGD # FTTH is cheap, at least relatively speaking. http://t.co/XtQhg6on # DSL continues its death spiral. http://t.co/vH47YT3I # Some good questions about video as networks get flatter than ever. http://t.co/5oOjZjws # Powered by Twitter Tools
As you know, I’ve been doing some digging into the fortunes of AFCNet to try and figure out what it’s current status is. The preliminary research revealed that the buyer hasn’t been keeping current on interest-only payments and that the city has been losing a lot of money on it… Continue reading
Layton, are you ready for some UTOPIA fiber? http://t.co/tSHcs5Xb # A fifth of adults don't use the Internet. http://t.co/FXud5WWz # An in-depth look at the legal arguments behind streaming OTA broadcasts. http://t.co/niQ6biy0 # iProvo officially goes back to the city. http://t.co/Q9JJBpqf # Cable overbuilders merge to survive. http://t.co/nZNnCyc7 # Is… Continue reading
Who's building the nation's fastest broadband networks? Not telecom companies. http://t.co/cuTO5pDI # Netflix forms a PAC, mostly to try and save its own hide. http://t.co/Ky56s5Di # Cable companies have even given up on pretending that competition exists. http://t.co/IYAUGi9U # The average cable bill will top $200 by 2020. http://t.co/s7WFuFKp #… Continue reading
Back on March 15, I filed a GRAMA request to get some more details on American Fork’s sale of AFCNet, their municipal broadband network, to a private party. The request was dutifully filled exactly 10 business days later on March 29. The documents revealed the terms of the sale, what… Continue reading
Well dang. Channel bundling is totally legal. http://t.co/JtOd9VqO # If even the RIAA/MPAA hate your Internet censorship bill, you've gone too far. http://t.co/66wHwkLS # Cord-cutters continue to grow in numbers. http://t.co/m5BmzkFf # Telecom employees do better work when they telecommute. http://t.co/gyvm1LDE # CenturyLink testing 100M down, 12M up service in… Continue reading