Broadband Bytes for 2010-09-04

Unsurprisingly, the young watch less of their TV live. http://tcrn.ch/doUXuL # DOJ smells an anti-trust rat in the online video space. http://bit.ly/bhezyf # Lithuania on-track for FTTH in over 50% of the country. http://bit.ly/cdvQxv # Canada pulls an about-face, mandates open access. http://bit.ly/9VMpBh # Verizon says that FTTN is a… Continue reading

iProvo, the Media, and Fake News

Both the Salt Lake Tribune and Daily Herald have run articles about closed-door meetings between Provo Mayor John Curtis and members of the municipal council. These meetings included only a few council members at a time so as to avoid the requirement to hold open meetings. An e-mail from the… Continue reading

Broadband Bytes for 2010-08-21

Some good thoughts on Net Neutrality from @SenatorSteveU. http://bit.ly/9erXb2 # Verizon is really, REALLY close to doing gigabit on FIOS. http://bit.ly/aqWw3n # Broadband stimulus winners are saying "no thanks" to the money. http://bit.ly/cUpELs (via @CJSettles) # Surprise! Marketed broadband speeds nowhere near the actual. http://bit.ly/bCXWm8 # Need a primer on… Continue reading

What does the broadband stimulus mean for UTOPIA?

Now that UTOPIA has $16.2M in federal funding, the question is what it’s going to do. The money itself is specifically to hook up “anchor institutions” such as schools, libraries, healthcare facilities, and government buildings. This money will be used to run fiber to over 400 buildings in Perry, Payson,… Continue reading

BREAKING: UTOPIA Scores $16.2M in Stimulus Funding

The Obama Administration announced today a new round of broadband stimulus funding that includes $16.2M for UTOPIA. That money can go a really long way towards deploying more of the network in UTOPIA’s footprint and can, at the average install cost, cover around 5400 additional homes. UTOPIA plans to hold… Continue reading