Handset makers like Apple could usher in the dumb pipe. http://is.gd/hv0yP # A quarter of US pageviews are Facebook. http://is.gd/hv5cP # Frontier in denial about how much their network sucks. http://is.gd/hv5lU # Paid prioritization could actually be really, REALLY bad for ISPs. http://is.gd/hv9qW # New wireless service from Cox actually… Continue reading
Pew recently published some results of a survey on Internet use and came to the conclusion that most of us just don’t care about affordable broadband. Sadly, their conclusions in the summary are way off-base and very badly misread the data. The simple fact is that telecommunications policy still matters,… Continue reading
Does a competitive tech market end up in monopolies anyway? http://on.wsj.com/a50s6K # Phone calls are going the way of hand-written letters. http://tcrn.ch/cFPfDG # Facebook drops a new unified messaging system. I'll still to Google, thanks. http://lifehac.kr/9zNnjD # Demand for broadband bounces back. http://bit.ly/ctdwaS # Apple may kill MP3 with a… Continue reading
With or without Payson, UTOPIA is moving forward. http://is.gd/gOcHt # A lack of standards could leave carriers as dumb pipes. http://tcrn.ch/drpS7C # Muni nets exist because of a lack of investment; they are not a cause of it. http://bit.ly/a6SZ4W # FCC may push Lifeline service for broadband. http://bit.ly/bbAYu8 # Time… Continue reading
Cablevision caves to Fox demands. http://bit.ly/bjkneF # Firesheep is a much bigger problem them we all realize. Another reason to go wired instead of wireless. http://bit.ly/9AU1Pz # Another new streaming games service emerges. And I wonder how much bandwidth it will require. http://bit.ly/96afU6 # If ISPs listen to Craig Moffett,… Continue reading
Good news: the forums are back! The bad news? None of the data from the old forum could be migrated due to the failed upgrade that tanked them in the first place. If you want to post on the forum, you’ll need to re-register an account. If you want to… Continue reading
The Salt Lake Tribune ran an article today about UTOPIA’s new business plan in which a Mr. Ron Rizzuto continually discounted it. The article cites that Mr. Rizzuto is a professor at the University of Denver; this is true. What is omitted, though, is much more telling. Mr. Rizzuto is… Continue reading
As of tonight, Free UTOPIA! now runs on WebFaction, a new hosting provider. Basically, I got sick of the downtime and system maintenance at my old host and thought saving $30/mo on service would be a nice side benefit. As part of the move, I’ve updated the theme to a… Continue reading
Fox blocks Cablevision customers on Hulu at the retrans fight continues. http://is.gd/g5INh # 100Mbps may not be enough. http://is.gd/g5M1L # Fiber may soon hit its theoretical limit. http://is.gd/g5MfB # In a fight of Gene Simmons vs. The Internet, I'm betting on The Internet. http://rww.to/cn1pGm # Last call for IPv4 addresses…. Continue reading
Several UTOPIA member cities are gearing up to start taking votes on the new Utah Infrastructure Agency designed to help fund new construction of the network. The Utah Taxpayers Association is trying to get people to show up at these meetings to protest the UIA and try and kill it…. Continue reading