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Broadband Bytes for 2017-06-02

  By Jesse | June 3, 2017 - 5:00 pm |June 3, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-26 https://t.co/vidjz4Y2jG ->
• What does it say when a hatchet job still gives munis a better success rate than private overbuilders? https://t.co/W6Jx7QrzpA ->
• The new FCC approach to broadband for the poor: sponsored connections. https://t.co/5YFO5cguh8 ->
• If Comcast believed in its own claims, it would file a lawsuit, not try and use this kind of trickery. https://t.co/F7ETcJ5y9d ->
• Comcast has a very funny definition of "improvement". https://t.co/kDQ0IrQ1N3 ->
• Shorter Netflix: "We got ours, good luck to the rest of you." https://t.co/4SzSlXUrIu ->
• Shocking nobody, cable continues to consolidate its market share on broadband. https://t.co/Ekmt6E0GLB ->
• This is more in line with Google Fiber's original promises. https://t.co/PxC5EyvQlk ->
• Cities want more of a say at the FCC. https://t.co/2sHIyLluaX ->
• Verizon's official policy seems to buy up all the competitors. https://t.co/rHNdu8L4AL ->
• Cord cutting is actually more prolific than you think. https://t.co/drL3BE9xLH ->
• Title II depends on if broadband is telecommunications or an information service. https://t.co/4j5v1qHiPE ->
• US average speeds still aren't even broadband. https://t.co/jiv8REvStu ->
• That UPenn study that says muni networks are a failure? You'll be shocked to know it's fatally flawed. https://t.co/NrvkeovHTD ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-26

  By Jesse | May 27, 2017 - 5:00 pm |May 27, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-19 https://t.co/Z6Qa2sMalD ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-19

  By Jesse | May 20, 2017 - 5:00 pm |May 20, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-12 https://t.co/4P5OjbSMro ->
• Cable lobby's survey doesn't quite give them the results they want. https://t.co/Yhj0vZmTBO ->
• Google Fiber continues to shed executives. https://t.co/X8p4BBLbZa ->
• ISPs told investors that Title II had no effect on network investment while telling everyone else the opposite. https://t.co/S4bwdudUWU ->
• Apparently the FCC doesn't like being overruled by states. https://t.co/l01cxHQZaS ->
• FCC votes for Title II net neutrality to go bye bye. https://t.co/UWCt6qSvni ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-12

  By Jesse | May 13, 2017 - 5:00 pm |May 13, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-05 https://t.co/TYtMG3Ghch ->
• Someone explain to me how this isn't an anti-trust issue. https://t.co/coqePAmfSb ->
• Fiber is quickly becoming table stakes for businesses. https://t.co/KALYdr40ym ->
• 5G requires lots of fiber. Rural areas don't have that. https://t.co/2GaUmyIC69 ->
• Orem took the time to answer a bunch of your UTOPIA questions today. https://t.co/Bof3wX9PXl ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-05-05

  By Jesse | May 6, 2017 - 5:00 pm |May 6, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-28 https://t.co/fApGu2ejqO ->
• There's plenty to hate about cable companies but the price of content is largely out of their control. https://t.co/F5EaSPmKhR ->
• Pay TV subscriptions continue to freefall. https://t.co/th2QBLwAUG ->
• Yet another example of a city doing a better job at broadband policy than the feds. https://t.co/cSKXDTsIX5 ->
• Yes, launch your no-margin video product right as pay TV is tanking. Great timing, CenturyLink. https://t.co/YtrP85bn0L ->
• These risks of turning a public network over to a private owner echo what's been happening in Provo. https://t.co/YZwukH0UCd ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-28

  By Jesse | April 29, 2017 - 5:00 pm |April 29, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-21 https://t.co/lGAXcbKdlk ->
• I feel like KSL maybe forgot to mention the largest gigabit network in Utah. https://t.co/ffwPACO4Io ->
• Orem and UTOPIA want to hear your questions and ideas. #utpol https://t.co/JZQhpDJ2Jo ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-21

  By Jesse | April 22, 2017 - 5:00 pm |April 22, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-04-14 https://t.co/aiqDyy2pwC ->
• You can accomplish all three of these suggestions by building open access municipal networks. https://t.co/tYB6faHOe5 ->
• Guys, you completely misspelled the word "monopoly". Like really, really bad. https://t.co/LlyaXE2wv5 ->

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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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