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Thoughts on the Proposed Broadband Stimulus
It’s a definite Good Thing(TM) that we now have an administration willing to make telecommunications quality a big priority. America is embarrassingly behind the curve in both speeds and availability when compared to other industrialized countries. That said, I’ve got a lot of serious reservations as to how this is… Continue reading
More Local Retransmission Fights: ABC 4 and CW 30 Picking Fights with Broadweave, Union Cable
If you’re already sick of the fight between DirecTV and KJZZ 14, you won’t much care for this. The station owners of ABC 4 and CW 30 have announced that their retransmission agreements with both Broadweave and Union Cable, a Wyoming cable company, will expire on January 31 and that… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes: January 10-16, 2009
Holy moly has the country gone crazy about the impending DTV transition deadline. There’s also more talk about the broadband spending in the upcoming stimulus package (where the money will come from is still a mystery), Charter’s impending implosion, the new FCC Chair, and continuing tech layoffs. We also know… Continue reading
Nuvont Says It'll Re-Up with UTOPIA
In a sparesly-worded press release, Nuvont has decided that, like Veracity, it has no plans to stop providing service on UTOPIA. There isn’t a lot of meat to the story, though it does appear that Nuvont is quite happy selling satellite TV services instead of selling thier own video product… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes: January 1-9, 2008
Heartburn over the pending DTV switch, CES 2009 and a local retransmission battle are the main headlines of the last week. There’s also plenty of sour economic news and a few rays of hope for providers willing to grab onto innovative ways to deliver content. And, as expected, incumbents are… Continue reading
Cost for Centerville UTOPIA Hub May Top $100K
The Standard-Examiner reports that the network communications hub in Centerville may cost about $20K more than initially projected with the additional money paying for conduit to cross the railroad tracks. A vote on the spending could come as early as January 20. There’s no word yet on Qwest’s response to… Continue reading
No More Impasse? Centerville May Have Deal to Spend RDA Funds on UTOPIA
According to the Standard-Examiner, Centerville may be able to spend RDA funds to expand UTOPIA without facing legal action from Qwest. The deal would be to build a telecommunications hub within the city that would be open to all networks and providers willing to offer high-speed services to businesses and… Continue reading
Centerville to Vote on RDA Funds for UTOPIA Tonight
The Centerville city council will vote tonight on using RDA funds to spur UTOPIA construction in business areas. The meeting is at 8:30PM at 250 North Main St. Qwest is still rattling its saber on this one, so having supporters present is going to be really important.
Broadband Bytes: 2008 Wrap-up Edition
Happy New Year! This Broadband Bytes covers from December 20 through the end of the year. The end of 2008 saw even more retransmission battles (in particular the 11th-hour showdown between Time Warner and Viacom), Qwest trying to unplug a rival that’s suing it for racketeering, and the pending launch… Continue reading