AT&T threatens to keelhaul suspected pirates. Emphasis on suspected. http://t.co/uO4ugrhuQz -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-13 http://t.co/GMY9b8At3T -> UTOPIA Goes for Cheap Gigabit http://t.co/BLn5bH70Yj -> There's a lot of places for online video to break. http://t.co/5OcHkAlCtD -> Unfortunately, CenturyLink only has enough money to consider it. http://t.co/sMqXHrUbrI -> If you want… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-09-06 http://t.co/dsvK3XasK8 -> Pay TV losses accelerate. http://t.co/7f2qBzERF8 -> California Congresswoman wants to fight cable TV blackouts. http://t.co/oxwZ1JUgwC -> Unsurprisingly, threatening people doesn't work so well. Maybe you should give the people what they want instead? http://t.co/qEW5vq94l4 -> CenturyLink has a lot of Haterade for retransmission costs… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-30 http://t.co/x9z2L8QTEC -> Here's a great example of a community deciding to roll its own service (and in Mexico no less). http://t.co/TjTRPPAHSf -> Verizon caps FiOS usage, but at a very generous 10TB per month. Only 45 out of 5.8M users exceeded it. http://t.co/2O3baa3OW4 -> Head of… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-23 http://t.co/Yr4bmd4Fju -> Shockingly, people will pay extra to keep their privacy intact. http://t.co/i0oqLRnIhY -> Kevin Spacey rakes the modern TV industry over the coals for not giving viewers control. http://t.co/lPb3ZEr2bf -> Cost keeps people from getting broadband. http://t.co/f6ztHLoomo -> AT&T finds 45M/6M connections brag-worthy. http://t.co/X10FAMOIz8 ->… Continue reading
No, UTOPIA is not bankrupting Orem. http://t.co/hfetltdJx0 -> Have data centers hit the best network price/performance they can? http://t.co/aLrTowA9uT -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-16 http://t.co/hUypKP3mYY -> Muni fiber in Lafayette now covers debt service and will soon have enough money to start doing network upgrades. http://t.co/EouLUMEiQo -> We're addicted to… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-09 http://t.co/GW6i9MIbXf -> Metering comes to more Comcast markets. http://t.co/rjaLkCG1eD -> How much is the NSA watching? A whole lot. http://t.co/YtgL6Gf8Vx -> It's not your imagination. XMission is a little zippier this morning. http://t.co/fILRN3fiW1 -> Your wired connection may be in danger. http://t.co/0wxG1j20z8 -> EFF declares war… Continue reading
Without good connectivity, you can't get all of your stuff to talk to each other. http://t.co/1bCbAxaEzh -> FBI sees the NSA's toys, develops a strong envy. http://t.co/v7azxT8Uhf -> Are sports channels finally getting unbundled? http://t.co/Gs4MfRcuR6 -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-08-02 http://t.co/5xGXljgTXq -> MPAA channels the NSA and goes full-on creepy…. Continue reading
Once you start filtering, it rapidly becomes a slippery slope. http://t.co/SY3yGAAUcb -> IPTV is stunted by crappy broadband. http://t.co/sx8hru8V0v -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-07-26 http://t.co/oPQIPTyjLF -> In which Provo plays Lando Calrissian and Google is Darth Vader. http://t.co/ZoNyvXltXP -> We've seen it in voice service. How do we get more… Continue reading
Phone companies don't care about NSA spying. http://t.co/I0nYRKSDky -> Math problem: would you rather have 95% of 7Mbps or 75% of 40Mbps? http://t.co/gVagIgG4CZ -> XMission gives us an idea of what an NSA tap looks like. http://t.co/MCo7W2nWLN -> Aereo will be available here Real Soon Now(TM). http://t.co/ZmviPcXLbO -> The UK… Continue reading
Desperation for quality broadband creates an opening for scammers. http://t.co/qx8vTesdq5 -> Lack of compelling wireline options drives users to high-margin wireless. That's bad. http://t.co/TgJnRU5QiW -> The rise of the Internet has been very good to indie musicians. http://t.co/I1dGGrKaLq -> Broadband Bytes for 2013-05-31 http://t.co/HF7DJZyLEy -> Is Orem worrying more about… Continue reading