Broadband Bytes for 2015-03-20 http://t.co/8ZsCaW0bdm -> Utah's share of the USF keeps on growing as rural telcos ask for more money. http://t.co/VBGVGX57NL #utpol -> As expected, incumbents are suing to undo net neutrality rules. http://t.co/WkR0UrxsY8 -> And just like that, Google makes Fiber TV creepy. http://t.co/b2YormgDXu -> Maybe instead of trying… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-03-13 http://t.co/Qn2bE4azfd -> The Tribune catches on to what I warned about a year ago: Google Fiber shortchanges low-income areas. http://t.co/jhfj6w38JQ -> Cable has two choices: embrace OTT or be forced out of the video business by consumer demand. http://t.co/wx2BBcZWZ1 -> Comcast plans on gigabit in 2016. http://t.co/8u1yqCs7br… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-03-06 http://t.co/oE8SpENgeD -> Is it really "over the top" streaming when you jump from one exclusive partner to another? http://t.co/lTBMOCqEKb -> Big cable is driving small cable out of business. http://t.co/qbXVysSP6i -> CenturyLink sees gigabit as a marketing tool, not a serious product offering. http://t.co/48u7cJNrdS -> Full net… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-02-27 http://t.co/ctbZmHhZXX -> Google goes wireless. http://t.co/wl6vkKtfJX -> Nickelodeon joins the DIY streaming bonanza. Who needs a la carte? http://t.co/bQxwojghSs -> Google is doing business gigabit for just $100/mo. http://t.co/plYjFWeUqu -> Further evidence that CenturyLink is abandoning the residential wireline market. http://t.co/Nw3VVH4yFo -> A new state agency could… Continue reading
Is Utah finally getting serious about broadband? Maybe. Rep. Stephen Handy is proposing a new Utah Broadband Outreach Center to spur more development in the state. Like the Utah Broadband Project, it would be attached to GOED and have a director appointed by the agency. Its stated purposes are to… Continue reading