Any money on Verizon getting away with this like they did in New Jersey? http://t.co/PmDh0KyCaU -> A nice bonus: attention on Comcast’s failed merger means big penalties for breaking past merger promises. http://t.co/FqDI5ibtXR -> Does fewer privacy lawsuits mean tech companies cleaned house? http://t.co/6AfBlKP8E4 -> Jumping from one exclusive distributor… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-06-05 http://t.co/rz3xma7QW5 -> Net neutrality is now in effect. http://t.co/W2uEUV0H7k -> Way to be creepy, Verizon. http://t.co/PZ35XekIxC -> Data caps are all about the money. Like paying to get around them. http://t.co/iF5IFV8q2c -> Re-tooling Lifeline for broadband means picking a fight with Congress. http://t.co/ElPhftSHhr ->
Broadband Bytes for 2015-05-29 http://t.co/E8ehhQJcUe -> Think your ISP can't get any worse? They just hit a 7-year low in customer satisfaction. http://t.co/q4epsQCkn4 -> CenturyLink gigabit might be showing up in UTOPIA cities. http://t.co/zp2w6eLEpy ->
Broadband Bytes for 2015-05-22 http://t.co/HLnsgLWSr7 -> Now that everything is data, the FCC wants your ISP to help protect your privacy. http://t.co/w2bWAxu6Kw -> Not really sure that Charter-TWC is any better than Comcast-TWC. http://t.co/FaVHgbVzK1 -> Alternative title: "Why you never ever EVER use an ISP-provided router". http://t.co/73nWWa236J -> Not sure if… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-05-15 https://t.co/Wih9JKjH6q -> Utah has a new tool for locating business broadband services. http://t.co/hPkh8AaFSn -> "Well gee golly gosh, that competition stuff really lit a fire under us." – AT&T http://t.co/qqR1lXVrYV -> What if everything else tried to bundle like cable? http://t.co/IkHadsizQc -> How could deregulating an uncompetitive… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-05-08 http://t.co/FoasSxwCTb -> NYT: broadband is a utility, so why shouldn't states and cities be more deeply involved? http://t.co/buYpd1rv4P -> AT&T starting to realize that it needs to build long-promised fiber just to stay competitive. http://t.co/RotOKAzbDN -> Yet more consolidation of vertical monopolies of content production and distribution…. Continue reading
Incumbents get really bent out of shape when some "uppity" states decide to improve broadband without them. http://t.co/8rrfCcFshe -> Broadband Bytes for 2015-05-01 http://t.co/rstsOPv77Y -> Missed in this op-ed: Delta and others use enterprise-class connections. The kind Google won't sell. http://t.co/tqDr0ym0vP -> Cable two years ago: "Gigabit is all hype! You… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-04-24 http://t.co/iBtxrAHoIz -> If you're going to resell online video, what's in it for your potential customers? http://t.co/SqIPDL85MU -> Shorter TWC: "Sure, we'll consider a date with Comcast's uglier cousin." http://t.co/EpQpgUp2oW -> It's 2015 and a large phone company can't make online ordering work properly. http://t.co/8bSwEudlUR -> Miss… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-04-17 http://t.co/rsQXFIm0dP -> Hear a panel discussion about gigabit networks in Utah. (Or, you know, go in person if that's your thing.) http://t.co/0eVmGLNoyH -> What, Netflix, you didn't know you were making a deal with the devil? http://t.co/qnt0YEW3Rz -> Verizon gets awfully close to unbundling channels. http://t.co/iD0bIbRVZI ->… Continue reading
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m starting to tire of waiting for the cities who opted into Milestone 2 of the proposal from Macquarie to finally act. After missing the original August deadline to complete the report, there’s been almost dead silence. Nobody seems to want to talk about it,… Continue reading