Broadband Bytes for 2014-03-21 http://t.co/2U9OPJvQRL -> Comcast now wants to toll troll Apple. Pandora's box is open. http://t.co/sXipLSzoLj -> In which AT&T plays Lucy and you're Charlie Brown. http://t.co/D8QSmBxy1D -> Gotta hand it to CenturyLink, they certainly are acting like gigabit fiber doesn't matter. http://t.co/4UtSeNK8Mj -> Google Fiber to Provoans: sign… Continue reading
ICANN and IANA could soon be under international control. http://t.co/fU46vvWtAV -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-03-14 http://t.co/mSRi9SelMM -> One of the many ways in which broadband is good for rural economic development. http://t.co/1WIOyBbVZO -> Give Google a few years and you'll hate them as much as Comcast. http://t.co/Q8b78NKTcK -> The first offer… Continue reading
Part of the visit with UTOPIA was figuring out how they’re moving forward and assess the financial health of the operation. Unfortunately, it looks like despite hitting a number of financial targets, they’ve fallen short financially. Right now, they’re still running a deficit on operations (I hear around $150-175K-ish a… Continue reading
There’s a lot of talk about Google Fiber bringing competition to the marketplace, but I think it’s a lot of smoke and mirrors. In reality, Google is very good at leveraging its brand to cover up many plays it’s pulling straight out of the incumbent playbook. In the end, they’re… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-03-07 http://t.co/Oy63osQc8E -> More "smart meters are mind-controlling cancer boxes" derp in this letter to the editor about UTOPIA. http://t.co/f2c4XWX9r0 -> If the legislature wants better broadband, I've got a proposal of how to do that. It requires accountability. #utpol http://t.co/5k5lTCYbth -> More proof that wireless depends heavily… Continue reading
After hearing some of the rumors about the Macquarie deal, I’ve been watching skeptically to see how much of it is wishful thinking and rumor-mongering. I’m now seeing that almost all of it is completely true. Macquarie had a representative answering questions at the most recent Brigham City city council… Continue reading
Without any official action, HB60 died in the same fashion as SB190 and was sent back to rules to rot out the rest of the session without so much as a committee hearing. Between these two bills, municipal broadband advocates in Utah have racked up some big wins when we’re used… Continue reading
After seeing SJR18, it makes it obvious that some kind of broadband bill is likely to come to fruition next session. While the current session isn’t even over, legislators can start submitting new bills on May 13 for the 2015 session. If we get in early, we could have a… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-02-28 http://t.co/7Iabrv6heN -> Was the Utah Taxpayers Association behind HB60? A GRAMA request seems to hint at it. #utpol http://t.co/3jepCPsfjp -> Is Comcast going to tell you to hit the road when they merge with TWC? http://t.co/lzau9CQ97o -> Even if Verizon won't set hard caps for FiOS, good… Continue reading
Wait, the legislature has a pro-broadband position in the works? I’m as shocked as you are. Best of all, it’s coming from Utah Taxpayers Association President Sen. Howard Stephenson. SJR18 encourages the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to work with municipal governments to improve the process of building broadband infrastructure… Continue reading