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Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-14

  By Jesse | April 15, 2017 - 5:00 pm |April 15, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-07 https://t.co/jf7HLYKNMK ->
• Google Fiber is shedding two things fast: fiber and executives. https://t.co/MJyd4eeC7y ->
• Pretty sure this is the first survey I've seen on muni broadband support. Spoiler: people like them. https://t.co/Bab1lVeRag ->
• Roku is jumping into the net neutrality fight just as Netflix decides it's big enough to no longer care. https://t.co/j3FNzxGIYN ->
• Telecoms paid big bucks to get in on 600MHz spectrum. https://t.co/uqXOcvx30R ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-07

  By Jesse | April 8, 2017 - 5:00 pm |April 8, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-31 https://t.co/j2wJBZxWAh ->
• If only someone had been warning that Google Fiber would over promise and under deliver. https://t.co/6gLlU47A7d ->
• Is it time to adopt separate urban and rural broadband policies? (Warning: PDF) https://t.co/zKYaWgd5Va ->
• US Internet barely earns a participation award. https://t.co/28KdLw6vEd ->
• Where the feds fail, states can take over. Including your broadband privacy. https://t.co/dQ7r6zApYa ->
• Now Charter-TWC won't even have to pretend to compete. https://t.co/66EwOZPap3 ->
• What if we entertained the crazy notion that competition creates access? https://t.co/cy9PjdnaTu ->
• Some tips on how to make broadband integral to your lawmaker's pet policies. https://t.co/KiTs3TUj1a ->
• Forced bundling is one of the few things slowing the death of pay TV customers. https://t.co/4yBxrsD5oV ->
• Competitive online gaming can now score you a scholarship at the University of Utah. No joke. #utpol #uted https://t.co/FKNTFDyiCI ->
• The Universal Service Fund in Utah can now be used to support wholesale broadband networks. #utpol https://t.co/0dyNAaRCcY ->
• With so many competing live OTT services, will prices for the services drop at all? https://t.co/do9gMcyOCT ->
• Comcast is now selling cell service which is really just re-branded Verizon. https://t.co/jgXHhMbFDF ->
• “Broadband is becoming more of a utility; this is not something that is a luxury item.” https://t.co/UuHJCIzea6 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-31

  By Jesse | April 1, 2017 - 5:00 pm |April 1, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-24 https://t.co/IkLs4HoyKa ->
• Both of Utah's senators are cool with your ISP selling your browsing history. #utpol https://t.co/GopY3ccG4G ->
• It doesn't take a study to figure out that incumbents skip poor areas when upgrade time rolls around. https://t.co/TAkmkGPzWF ->
• An all too rare example of a city holding an incumbent accountable for its broken promises. https://t.co/4LxNmjDHx6 ->
• Thanks to a lack of investment by telcos, the duopoly is quickly becoming a monopoly. https://t.co/4R9Ol6y4EU ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-24

  By Jesse | March 25, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 25, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-17 https://t.co/RDjQ2NavjV ->
• Now even people who were supposed to get Google Fiber can't. https://t.co/E7OoUYaSYw ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-17

  By Jesse | March 18, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 18, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-10 https://t.co/9P2JeiRoVV ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-10

  By Jesse | March 11, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 11, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-03 https://t.co/v86SIp4qIo ->
• Comcast says they'll be doing symmetrical service within two years. https://t.co/YONl0mFZCs ->
• "Yeah, I know we just had a multi-county 12 hour outage, but we really hate spending money." https://t.co/ooQO5kthxn ->
• Zero-rating is the new normal. https://t.co/NeF02XuEGq ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-03

  By Jesse | March 4, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 4, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-24 https://t.co/on4s0aq4b6 ->
• 5G does what all wireless does: promise to do tomorrow what fiber did yesterday. https://t.co/dPAsw8IhFB ->
• The MAFIAA thinks this is a good time to push for ISP-level copyright filters. https://t.co/Ic1kWmXm0S ->
• MIA: what upgrades TDS will be doing for cable customers (like the ones here in Utah). https://t.co/rDHWOHO2O7 ->
• This is why local competition is better than depending on a federal savior. https://t.co/rqApacEvnR ->
• Google is trying to help push mobile providers to suck less. https://t.co/kBouVhqLyG ->
• It should be expected that telecom mergers will be really painful. https://t.co/0O96e9p9kR ->
• YouTube gets in on live streaming cable channels. https://t.co/HF4R4zq1cz ->
• Centerville Mayor Paul Cutler is among those telling the White House that broadband is important. https://t.co/qstixaenVZ ->
• Maybe, just maybe, selling 6Mbps in a gigabit market *cough*Tremonton*cough* is what's driving customers away. https://t.co/3Zzl9fb5fx ->
• What good is a streaming product if your network isn't fast enough to support it? https://t.co/hW4d1OF09H ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-24

  By Jesse | February 25, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 25, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-17 https://t.co/7CMnfhqX5z ->
• "Hey, why are you laughing? We REALLY mean it this time!" https://t.co/zVDbJ2GJpZ ->
• FCC transparency might be a two-edged sword. https://t.co/OG8CllGXfb ->
• One of the biggest holdouts is finally bowing to pressure for streaming. https://t.co/WfAA2j44hl ->
• Google: now with less fiber and more wireless. https://t.co/hYS2cNMqEz ->
• Encryption is now more normal than not. https://t.co/rvSk60zfd7 ->
• Mergers killed Charter's will to do any broadband upgrades this year. Shocking. https://t.co/hjvLQmLxMN ->
• The only reason you'd do business with an ISP opaque about fees and overages is if you had no choice. OH WAIT. https://t.co/AUSbdL5E07 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-17

  By Jesse | February 18, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 18, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-10 https://t.co/1cXlDUSiEN ->
• Google Fiber has gone dead silent in San Antonio. That's bad. https://t.co/T0FtB93uuy ->
• Pay TV package prices are going up, up, up. https://t.co/hurfXBtO0r ->
• Sure, you can do gigabit over POTS, DOCSIS, or wireless tomorrow, but fiber does 10x that today. https://t.co/R97ucNd9Np ->
• CenturyLink could bail on their pay TV product. https://t.co/qgLZQ7eTNx ->
• More employee cutbacks at Google Fiber. https://t.co/yYRKIgN7Ta ->
• Competition spurs better access and pricing in Huntsville AL. And Google is using open-access fiber there. https://t.co/LFOLa9pLko ->
• UTOPIA's lease option just dropped from a 2 year contract to 1 year. https://t.co/oc3elSPEPb ->
• The more competitive the market, the better it is for consumers. https://t.co/MqGsU072lA ->
• How does your ISP stack up on the Netflix rankings? https://t.co/VeBgRzsLwf ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-10

  By Jesse | February 11, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 11, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Competitive markets don't force you to buy products you don't want. https://t.co/KEfm8NcLhC ->
• Another housing development adds UTOPIA as a core feature. https://t.co/g7nhgxzOqn ->
• Comcast is no longer allowed to called its Internet the fastest. https://t.co/cUe7VQYnwD ->
• Your city can do all sorts of great things with a solid broadband network. https://t.co/lF4qTsbiOb ->
• Remember how badly it went for Congress and the FCC the last time they tried to screw up the Internet? https://t.co/e0Es5vzfv8 ->
• If the Telco Act does get updated, I'm not sure if it'll be better or worse. https://t.co/eNIXyZyTAx ->
• Anti-muni bill in Virginia bites the dust. https://t.co/Ay4RRHH7YJ ->
• This wouldn't be the first company making big promises with dark fiber. https://t.co/54usAkv5AR ->
• CenturyLink is losing customers because it isn't keeping up with speed demands. https://t.co/0M6ftmQdnY ->

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