Muni broadband beware: a merged Comcast-TWC would wield immense lobbying power. http://t.co/aCMUWefBe9 -> Even if the Big G gets more hotspots out there, they need a good wired connection to back them. http://t.co/f3nUKq53oN -> Good Guy Google says yes to free peering, no to charging for priority access. http://t.co/7rnNzdMIJ7 ->… Continue reading
A company you’ve never heard of makes a pitch to take over a municipal fiber network despite no track record of providing residential services or network construction on a large scale. If this story sounds familiar, it’s because it describes Broadweave’s pitch to Provo that ended in a disastrous devaluing… Continue reading
West Valley City has voted 6-1 to move forward with Macquarie and get more details under Milestone Two. They join Midvale in deciding that getting full details is a good idea and should be actively pursued. Layton has reportedly not taken a vote yet and it is unknown when they… Continue reading
Incumbents want you to believe that they're somehow restricted from investing in better networks. http://t.co/M082fJ3OPB -> It's official: the FCC now allows ISPs to charge for priority access. http://t.co/XjWqOWQI6F -> There's a strong correlation between high data use and cordcutting. Which may explain Comcast's upcoming caps. http://t.co/uvrQhpm8V7 -> John Richards… Continue reading
Want to ask Macquarie some more burning questions? Interested in seeing how your city council votes? Here’s the so-far definitive list of what is happening and where. Note that any of these is subject to change and I’ll do my best to publish updates. Thursday May 22: Brigham City will… Continue reading
In a unanimous vote, Midvale becomes the first UTOPIA city to choose to move forward with the proposal from Macquarie. Milestone Two will hammer out the fine details of the proposal to build, maintain, and operate the network for 30 years. The city will still need to vote to accept… Continue reading
When evaluating if the Macquarie deal puts UTOPIA cities ahead or not, we have to figure out what the cost of doing nothing would be. As pointed out in the previous analysis, the monthly cost per household in the Macquarie deal will range from $11.48 on the high end to $0.96… Continue reading
Mad at the FCC? Why not throttle their speeds to your site to show them what's up? http://t.co/ytGCr45O0X -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-05-09 http://t.co/1K3jdqxLLl -> The deck is stacked against private competition. http://t.co/7eHWstV9RP -> What do you do when you have no factual argument? Why, preach FUD, obviously. http://t.co/2wn6ihJj2J -> The… Continue reading
EA and Comcast may partner for game streaming. http://t.co/eczmRtapjs -> The Standard-Examiner's article on Macquarie's Milestone One. http://t.co/SvW3QeAJp9 -> In which UTA VP Royce Van Tassell simple makes stuff up. http://t.co/Ts1KhttRnA -> US broadband pricing is average. And by average, we mean 43rd out of 90. http://t.co/D4mvtX54aP -> Now that… Continue reading
It’s not very surprising to see Royce Van Tassell attack UTOPIA and its proposed deal with Macquarie. He is, after all, vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, a group that receives contributions from Comcast and CenturyLink. It is surprising, though, to see him make up his own facts and… Continue reading