Broadband Bytes for 2015-02-06 http://t.co/pDZuTFv3c2 -> Sen Hatch loves the Comcast merger, hates net neutrality. http://t.co/yNrBzeYjsr -> Should VoIP devices be required to come with a battery backup? http://t.co/vEqyNMlx7L -> Telcos will use any excuse they can to justify dumping old copper instead of building more fiber. http://t.co/Bk1hOKafHT -> Unsurprisingly, you… Continue reading
Way back in 2004, Springville had a fiber-to-the-home network covering most of the city, but it had only picked up about 100 subscribers. The city made the decision to shutter the network, purchased from the defunct AirSwitch, since it was operating at a loss and was mostly dark. Now a… Continue reading
Apparently you have to scare incumbents into building fiber. http://t.co/7xoI3a8G5q -> Apparently insulting name changes are standard operating procedure at Comcast. http://t.co/J5IfPr2Vtt -> Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-30 http://t.co/gHdb2P8Ilg -> The $10M question: fund opex shortfalls or build more revenue-generating network? http://t.co/PMSfU1X4p2 -> With a 97% profit margin and little telco competition,… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-23 http://t.co/xxCcafceqv -> Want to learn how to build gigabit in your city? This four part webinar will tell you how. http://t.co/EbhaHJqPHY -> Show your support for muni broadband with your social media accounts. http://t.co/SiaC0USViy -> It's self-serving, but stopping programming blackouts would be a good thing. http://t.co/gPJORJDFtQ… Continue reading
Macquarie’s Milestone 2 proposal has been finally released to the public. Here’s a quick run-down of the most important details. The final cost per address is estimated at $22.60 per month. Macquarie estimates that re-working the deal to account for five cities bowing out trimmed the cost by $8.57 per… Continue reading
UTOPIA expects operational break-even in two years thanks to the RUS settlement. http://t.co/1YH7O4MNXI #utpol -> Orem somehow thinks that UTOPIA can build more network while not getting any money. http://t.co/gy6pXDyPmy -> Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-16 http://t.co/0gomR3ZJG6 -> If Big Red would stop being a monopoly, maybe they wouldn't have to get… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-09 http://t.co/zpKhyUPLcU -> Telcos love it when Title II gives them stuff, just not when it requires something in return. http://t.co/jFPd1qoinE -> Congress wants to stop Title II. http://t.co/X5Gpu1A3Dg -> You don't build a VIP list unless you intend to use it. http://t.co/8rJuGhi4dN -> Why telecom sucks: investors… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-02 http://t.co/TuxoQxKO75 -> The biggest TV domino falls: ESPN is now streaming. http://t.co/NR8TKnTyEg -> A Netflix for Playstation games is probably going to require just a bit of bandwidth, and since people like to sit for a lot time to play these games they also may need a… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-26 http://t.co/iK6vnQx8rJ -> More evidence that Google is more likely to play copyright cop than other ISPs. http://t.co/5Rr9xVeIPa -> Has Comcast ever considered that its high prices and fickle promo rates are to blame here? http://t.co/IT8BGQHSuV -> How about that? Yet another UTOPIA city gets a great bond… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-19 http://t.co/uWFFfdoXqm -> Comcast butters up Congress and staffers with a secret support hotline. http://t.co/TUEPSbj8uC -> A coalition of cities in a single state trying to improve broadband? Where have I heard this before? http://t.co/O7S413zxvo -> Macquarie inks a fiber deal in Kentucky. Utah, get on with it…. Continue reading