'White spaces' might not be dead after all. http://bit.ly/byta6I # Content is fine. It's the outdated business models that are failing in the digital era. http://bit.ly/9hvnl2 # The best legislators AT&T can buy. http://bit.ly/apYRZ4 # ISPs are competing on speed, not price. http://bit.ly/d7Xuo2 # Are YOU behind on your IPv6… Continue reading
Frontier pretends that DSL is fiber. http://bit.ly/cHDuel # AT&T wants a $100 ETF for canceling service they can't provide. http://bit.ly/bFhGUZ # Powered by Twitter Tools
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
Always wanted to be a LPB? A UK ISP will let you buy your way to the head of the line. http://bit.ly/bCMf0w # Behold, the $60 quadruple play… in France. http://bit.ly/bCmbHW # Dish serves up streaming. http://bit.ly/ce7Qq1 # Does your Sprint signal suck? Maybe you can get a free femtocell…. Continue reading
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
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
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
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
As you may have seen, the Broadband Bytes feature is working again. I finally got Twitter Tools to start posting the weekly digests. Unfortunately, it went back a bit further than just the last week and made a ridiculously long post. It should be back to normal next Saturday.