Category Archives: Broadband Bytes

• (@elforesto) Telecom incumbents have some ‘splaining to do. http://is.gd/AgKs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Old media unsurprisingly doesn’t understand the Internet. http://is.gd/AbgV #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Consolidated rural telcos may not have the funds to deploy real broadband. http://is.gd/A9Wz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Evidence of rural telco failure? Fairpoint got $50M from NH just to stay in business. http://is.gd/A9Yy #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) RT @XMission: City 2.0 http://bit.ly/PHaQr #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon-Frontier deal makes for easy pickings for Comcast. http://is.gd/AbgB #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Feds could lay conduit under all federal highways to promote fiber deployment. http://is.gd/AdX2 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Customer can’t get his ISP to fix his account, so he hacks them and does it himself. http://is.gd/AeB2 #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) AT&T may have shot down the SlingPlayer app for iPhone to promote their own app. http://is.gd/zOkM #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Broadband growth jumps back up. http://is.gd/zOJs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Frontier could hit the same hard times as Fairpoint. http://is.gd/zQfQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC opens public comments on nat’l broadband plan. http://is.gd/zTyy #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Should cable ditch the STB? (Hint: YES.) http://is.gd/zm8L #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Rural telco consolidation binge continues as Frontier snags 4.8M lines from Verizon. http://is.gd/zw9g #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC manipulated data on BPL to push the tech. http://tr.im/lfCk #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC will cut the landline port window from 4 days to 24 hours. http://is.gd/zyaY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) There’s 30 days until the DTV switch and 2.9% of the country still isn’t ready. http://is.gd/zAff #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Uh-oh. Broadweave’s phone switch is reportedly owned by Traverse Mountain. Provo customers could lose phone service. #freeu … #

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• (@elforesto) From the Blog: Broadweave could be booted from Traverse Mountain. http://is.gd/zbvR #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Is Redbox killing DVD sales? And could they kill VOD? http://is.gd/zc1l #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Charter sues DirecTV for exploiting their bankruptcy filing in their ads. http://is.gd/zdGo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FTC could bonk incumbent heads and shake up the duopoly. http://is.gd/zf4e #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Broadband Shysters: http://is.gd/zgJy #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Baby monitors could be killing your WiFi. And maybe your wireless ISP. http://is.gd/yOIz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Will smartphone data demand drive carriers to dump unlimited use pricing? http://is.gd/yIKo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) ISPs call bunk on Pew claim that rural customers don’t want broadband. http://is.gd/yOES #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) High-speed connections face lots of bottlenecks, including your router. http://is.gd/yPAK #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Digital converter boxes can result in better picture quality on analog sets. http://is.gd/yTSB #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Norwegian ISP lets you dig your own trench for fiber to save $400 on install costs. http://is.gd/yUVz #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Surviving the dumb pipe: jack up prices, sell luxury services, or sell your network. http://is.gd/xVeH #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Genachowski confirmation delayed as Republicans still search for their FCC commission nominee. http://is.gd/xNkL #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Recession driving more folks to drop land lines and go wireless only. http://is.gd/xuuz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) A phone industry bailout? Seriously? http://is.gd/xM7m #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Simultaneous theatre, DVD, and VOD releases could be the future of movies. http://is.gd/xRGU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Are bandwidth caps a ploy to keep you from ditching cable TV? http://is.gd/x034 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Nielsen ratings system stuck in the 70s. http://is.gd/xS3T #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T buying Alltel wireless remains from Verizon. http://is.gd/xSdT #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Qwest offering free WiFi to broadband customers via AT&T. http://is.gd/xucX #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast takes 2nd place in Consumerist’s Worst Company in America for the 2nd year in a row. http://is.gd/xtTz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Vonage posts their first profit ever. Yes, EVER. http://is.gd/xvcR #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) 10 Big Cable Company Lies: http://is.gd/t5kI #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Rumor mill says MSTAR is still entertaining other offers despite Prime Time’s buyout deal. #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Telecom continues to have abysmal customer satisfaction ratings. No big surprise. http://is.gd/teBH #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Journalists are having a hard time finding financial justification for metered billing. http://is.gd/tFX1 #freeutopia #fail #
• (@elforesto) Someone call a waaahbulance for Time Warner. You don’t want caps? You don’t get higher speeds. http://is.gd/tK3C #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon considering caps, didn’t learn anything from the Time Warner backlash. http://is.gd/uiHd #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Charter may not be able to finance its bankruptcy. Lenders are seriously cheesed off. http://is.gd/uizG #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) DSL, a loser is you. http://is.gd/v1TA #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Recession fails to drive dial-up demand despite news stories to the contrary. http://is.gd/v7L8 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Broadband stimulus may be holding up projects. http://is.gd/v8Z9 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Big UTOPIA news to be posted soon. Video will be ready as early as next week, SAA can bring service to your neighborhood. # … #
• (@elforesto) American Cable Association wants to give you metered Internet whether you want it or not. http://is.gd/vcTz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Time Warner Cable posts big revenue bump despite not using metered broadband. http://is.gd/vmNG #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) E-Rate still a fraud-riddled grab bag. http://is.gd/vC17 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Exaflood cake is still a lie. http://is.gd/vCz3 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Disney and ABC join Hulu. http://is.gd/vDoy #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) RIAA still filing lawsuits 6 months after they told Congress that they had stopped. http://is.gd/wVjj #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) North Carolina abandons anti-muni broadband bill. http://is.gd/xgZx #freeutopia #

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