UTOPIA Proving a Popular Scapegoat for City Revenue Issues

A lot of cities have been talking property tax hikes lately, and the most certain thing about all of the proposals is that elected officials are going to look for someone or something to blame. In UTOPIA member cities, blaming the fiber network has become the easy go-to solution, especially… Continue reading

Broadband Bytes for 2012-05-26

Cable companies agree to WiFi roaming. http://t.co/A86VE8jh # Just the DVR? No, Comcast makes the entire STB networked. http://t.co/GdnRGbHm # Even a behemoth like Google has slow fiber deployments. Why? Pole attachment bureaucracy. http://t.co/nriQisL7 # ISPs delay "six strikes" enforcement. http://t.co/O8GdUyNB # The market for IPv4 addresses is heating up…. Continue reading

Broadband Bytes for 2012-05-19

NVIDIA pushing streaming gaming with virtualized GPUs. http://t.co/0A4nQ8cM # Yes, most of you hate your cable. http://t.co/APriWErR # Comcast changing up their caps. http://t.co/pdiDZfd1 # Lack of adequate fiber is slowing down LTE deployments. http://t.co/matLIN3P # Comcast may be prioritizing traffic once again. http://t.co/YS9Xn4EQ # Powered by Twitter Tools

Broadband Bytes for 2012-05-12

Comcast is doing everything it can to kill over-the-top video. http://t.co/b7T8rMFC # You're not getting the full potential of your Internet connection. http://t.co/qcA6uIxP # The Internet has a fever, and the only prescription is more fiber. http://t.co/arFId6Pe # CenturyLink's earnings drop yet again. http://t.co/1jbxkudS # Dish pushing commercial-free prime time… Continue reading