Spanish Fork’s telecommunications system, SFCN, is planning on giving customers a free speed boost over the next few months. Customers will have their downstream speeds bumped from 6Mbps up to 12Mbps at no extra charge. Considering that it’s a scant $28/mo in a bundle, that’s not a half-bad deal.
I just got word that Veracity and Broadweave have completed their merger into Veracity Networks. It’s been all quiet on the Provo front for some time, so it’s good to know that things are still moving. Press release is after the jump.
It’s been far too long since I’ve produced episodes of the FreeUTOPIA Podcast. Real life has kept me busy and I spent a lot of time sorting out licensing issues for the intro music. I’m glad to announce that starting next month, I will be recording podcasts again, this time… Continue reading
Blu-ray bringing managed copies to the party. http://bit.ly/4uC69U # Clearwire to get a big cash infusion. http://is.gd/4QY2j # Google further consolidates its voice platform by buying up Gizmo5. http://is.gd/4RhRU # Connected Nation strikes out in 15 states so far. http://is.gd/4Riyd # Rupert Murdoch wants to be the next A&P (and… Continue reading
UTOPIA has obtained the approval of Brigham City to move forward with the plan to create a voluntary SAA to provide services to over 1,600 residences. Reports from the meeting were that the crowd was almost unanimously in favor of approval and the city council voted 4-1* in their favor…. Continue reading
(@elforesto) Verizon stalls FIOS in Boston as revenge for not caving. http://is.gd/4L4S1 #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Cable rate hike season arrives. http://is.gd/4L8Pc #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Unlimited streaming iTunes video for $30/mo? It could happen. http://is.gd/4LlSR #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Remember how the DVR was going to kill TV? Yeah, apparently it did… Continue reading
While I was on KVNU’s For the People tonight, a caller expressed concerns about how UTOPIA is financed. It became clear to me that this caller had confused the various funding models and bonds UTOPIA has been and is currently using. I thought I should clarify how exactly UTOPIA got… Continue reading
I’ll be on KVNU 610AM today on the For The People program at 4:40PM. We’ll be talking UTOPIA and possibly a bit of net neutrality. If you’re not in the Logan area to pick it up over the airwaves, you can always listen online.
Peter Pratt at StimulatingBroadband.com tipped me off that Gov. Herbert has made his recommendations to NTIA and that all three of UTOPIA’s proposals are on the list. This could pump over $57M into the network at a time when capital for expansion is rather difficult to come by. The money… Continue reading
(@elforesto) Netflix will launch a streaming-only service (w00t!) but only outside the US (WHAAA?). http://is.gd/4y8qI #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Developing countries being left behind by expensive bandwidth. http://is.gd/4y8tZ #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Wisconsin latest state to realize it got taken for a ride on statewide franchises. http://is.gd/4CDaz #freeutopia # (@elforesto) Goodbye (and… Continue reading