Layton, are you ready for some UTOPIA fiber? http://t.co/tSHcs5Xb # A fifth of adults don't use the Internet. http://t.co/FXud5WWz # An in-depth look at the legal arguments behind streaming OTA broadcasts. http://t.co/niQ6biy0 # iProvo officially goes back to the city. http://t.co/Q9JJBpqf # Cable overbuilders merge to survive. http://t.co/nZNnCyc7 # Is… Continue reading
Who's building the nation's fastest broadband networks? Not telecom companies. http://t.co/cuTO5pDI # Netflix forms a PAC, mostly to try and save its own hide. http://t.co/Ky56s5Di # Cable companies have even given up on pretending that competition exists. http://t.co/IYAUGi9U # The average cable bill will top $200 by 2020. http://t.co/s7WFuFKp #… Continue reading
Back on March 15, I filed a GRAMA request to get some more details on American Fork’s sale of AFCNet, their municipal broadband network, to a private party. The request was dutifully filled exactly 10 business days later on March 29. The documents revealed the terms of the sale, what… Continue reading
Well dang. Channel bundling is totally legal. http://t.co/JtOd9VqO # If even the RIAA/MPAA hate your Internet censorship bill, you've gone too far. http://t.co/66wHwkLS # Cord-cutters continue to grow in numbers. http://t.co/m5BmzkFf # Telecom employees do better work when they telecommute. http://t.co/gyvm1LDE # CenturyLink testing 100M down, 12M up service in… Continue reading
And back to square one on iProvo. http://t.co/n7GADUl8 # Fiber networks can attract venture capitalists and fuel a start-up boom. http://t.co/8knWMu2o # Orwellian Comcast claims some bits are more equal than others. http://t.co/mTXWGOl5 # Powered by Twitter Tools
Worried about server seizure? Cram it in a drone and make them shoot it down. http://t.co/c2lCff7g # Cable beats the ever-loving daylights out of DSL… again. http://t.co/sxBz7587 # Internet Accounts for 4.7% of the U.S. Economy http://t.co/T5fjU66b # IP video on cable systems requires more bandwidth than they can spare…. Continue reading
Telecommuting is now so mainstream that almost everyone (literally) is doing it. http://t.co/zdfupRbF # Telecom takes 9 of 32 spots for Worst Company in America competition. http://t.co/r4XuWdvG # If a giant like Intel can't negotiate video rights for over-the-top, who can? http://t.co/qjlpFMb1 # MPAA/RIAA set to force you offline by… Continue reading
In a flashback of the old model, UTOPIA is offering up a new connection option very similar to the leasing option they started with. Customers who have the fiber in front of their homes can opt to enter into a 2-year agreement at $30/mo to cover the cost of installation…. Continue reading
The next big thing in streaming? Applications. http://t.co/6IQPGECd # AT&T imitates Verizon, will dump DSL markets it doesn't want to upgrade. http://t.co/RRls4uAH # There's gold, er, dark fiber in them there streets! http://t.co/PGEoWmuj # Powered by Twitter Tools
It’s a huge thing for UTOPIA to score a major national provider like DISH Network. First, let’s consider that DISH already has a lot of customers in UTOPIA areas. They could immediately start marketing both data and voice service to those subscribers. Given that they can cross-subsidize using revenues from… Continue reading