Whaddaya know? Gigabit raises your town's GDP. http://t.co/QlR7FdTIBS -> A la carte bill dies in the Senate. http://t.co/oKPTZhxhaz -> The business model of the Internet depends on pricing elasticity. Entertainment industries are finally catching on. http://t.co/XV5oCcMaYY -> Is safe harbor in the crosshairs? In California, it might be. http://t.co/69zLBcjvNS ->… Continue reading
I’m constantly amused when people project their ideal of an ISP onto Google. After abandoning open access, shutting up on net neutrality, and gorging themselves on handouts, you’d think we’d all be a little bit wiser about how this company operates. It comes as no surprise, then, that Google is… Continue reading
In which I'm quoted calling out FirstDigital as a bunch of non-serious clowns. http://t.co/qMgB557SRq -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-09-12 http://t.co/Dj5W98IiR4 -> Incumbents want to hang up on wired service, but they don't want anyone to talk about it. http://t.co/JRlaZ5pU5E -> Comcast bans Tor. http://t.co/bG6fySfEh6 -> Google wants you to fight the… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-09-05 http://t.co/4vxM5a5LJj -> Most of the major Internet players are going to be protesting for net neutrality. http://t.co/AJP2b7aJiI -> Comcast has the best friends money can buy. http://t.co/yeFNzU4XnQ -> FCC drops a reality check that competition is more-or-less non-existent. http://t.co/avkPVf6p4L -> Netflix loves them some muni networks. http://t.co/8PMltj3lZU… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-29 http://t.co/hYJIkH7GBg -> Even if it would be a good thing, the FCC might not have the legal authority to overturn muni bans. http://t.co/WL3DqxkMWw -> Less than 5% of munis who do broadband have financial problems. http://t.co/6PfMmIkj5n -> Peer into the entitled state of incumbents and despair. http://t.co/0QQLK6L6Yl… Continue reading