The American Fork city council voted to extend the amount of time that Surpha, an Orem-based company, will have to enter into a contract to purchase the ailing AFCNet fiber optic network from the city. They now have until the end of October to buy the system or back out…. Continue reading
iProvo finally surpassed the 10,000 subscriber mark amid some big plans for the network. According to the Daily Herald, the city is currently negotiating to bring in up to three more service providers and possibly hire DynamicCity (now PacketFront) to help manage the network and improve its financials. The new… Continue reading
Remember that ban on taxing Internet access? On November 1, it goes bye bye. The Senate has been making slow progress on trying to hammer out an extension of the ban. It's widely believed that they'll do what they did last time: do a temporary extension and leave a future… Continue reading
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks something is rotten in the state of cable television. In fact, he suspects industry groups are trying to astroturf opposition to a la carte pricing as a way to try and sway public opinion. Martin is a vocal supporter of a la carte cable television,… Continue reading
Sorry about the late entry, folks. Bad traffic and worse parking conspired to make me late today. I’ll be catching up as I can. 5:23PM Meeting is over! 5:21PM They’re planning on meeting on both the 15th and 25th at 9AM for all-day meetings. Mark those dates? 5:17PM I guess… Continue reading
In what should be an interesting model of proactive customer service, Provo has started a new program called iCare to pay bounties for referrals to unhappy current and former iProvo customers. My gut reaction is that while the concept is a good idea, it seems a little over-the-top to actually… Continue reading
News is breaking that HomeNet, the first iProvo provider that later went belly-up, may have forged a letter of credit to secure the exclusive contract. These charges are in addition to others that allege the company cheated investors out of about $1M during its lifetime. Even more disturbing is that… Continue reading
I've heard that a good compromise leaves everyone unhappy. If that's truly the case then the rules for the upcoming 700MHz auction must be the best compromise in the history of telecommunications. Verizon has decided to sue the FCC over the auction requirements as they are particularly unhappy with the… Continue reading
It's funny how you can better connect the dots when you let news age for a little while and then start talking about it. Vint Cerf, the "godfather of the web" has predicted that TV as we know it will be killed off by the Internet. He posits that because… Continue reading
No doubt spurred on by terrible speeds, high latency, crowded satellites and sky-high pricing from their existing broadband options, DirecTV is starting to offer BPL service in Cincinnati and Dallas-Forth Worth. The speeds aren't impressive and the pricing isn't going to make an incumbent phone or cable company sweat though… Continue reading