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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-17

By Jesse | March 18, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 18, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-10 https://t.co/9P2JeiRoVV ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-10

By Jesse | March 11, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 11, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-03 https://t.co/v86SIp4qIo ->
• Comcast says they'll be doing symmetrical service within two years. https://t.co/YONl0mFZCs ->
• "Yeah, I know we just had a multi-county 12 hour outage, but we really hate spending money." https://t.co/ooQO5kthxn ->
• Zero-rating is the new normal. https://t.co/NeF02XuEGq ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-03-03

By Jesse | March 4, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 4, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-24 https://t.co/on4s0aq4b6 ->
• 5G does what all wireless does: promise to do tomorrow what fiber did yesterday. https://t.co/dPAsw8IhFB ->
• The MAFIAA thinks this is a good time to push for ISP-level copyright filters. https://t.co/Ic1kWmXm0S ->
• MIA: what upgrades TDS will be doing for cable customers (like the ones here in Utah). https://t.co/rDHWOHO2O7 ->
• This is why local competition is better than depending on a federal savior. https://t.co/rqApacEvnR ->
• Google is trying to help push mobile providers to suck less. https://t.co/kBouVhqLyG ->
• It should be expected that telecom mergers will be really painful. https://t.co/0O96e9p9kR ->
• YouTube gets in on live streaming cable channels. https://t.co/HF4R4zq1cz ->
• Centerville Mayor Paul Cutler is among those telling the White House that broadband is important. https://t.co/qstixaenVZ ->
• Maybe, just maybe, selling 6Mbps in a gigabit market *cough*Tremonton*cough* is what's driving customers away. https://t.co/3Zzl9fb5fx ->
• What good is a streaming product if your network isn't fast enough to support it? https://t.co/hW4d1OF09H ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-24

By Jesse | February 25, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 25, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-17 https://t.co/7CMnfhqX5z ->
• "Hey, why are you laughing? We REALLY mean it this time!" https://t.co/zVDbJ2GJpZ ->
• FCC transparency might be a two-edged sword. https://t.co/OG8CllGXfb ->
• One of the biggest holdouts is finally bowing to pressure for streaming. https://t.co/WfAA2j44hl ->
• Google: now with less fiber and more wireless. https://t.co/hYS2cNMqEz ->
• Encryption is now more normal than not. https://t.co/rvSk60zfd7 ->
• Mergers killed Charter's will to do any broadband upgrades this year. Shocking. https://t.co/hjvLQmLxMN ->
• The only reason you'd do business with an ISP opaque about fees and overages is if you had no choice. OH WAIT. https://t.co/AUSbdL5E07 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-17

By Jesse | February 18, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 18, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-10 https://t.co/1cXlDUSiEN ->
• Google Fiber has gone dead silent in San Antonio. That's bad. https://t.co/T0FtB93uuy ->
• Pay TV package prices are going up, up, up. https://t.co/hurfXBtO0r ->
• Sure, you can do gigabit over POTS, DOCSIS, or wireless tomorrow, but fiber does 10x that today. https://t.co/R97ucNd9Np ->
• CenturyLink could bail on their pay TV product. https://t.co/qgLZQ7eTNx ->
• More employee cutbacks at Google Fiber. https://t.co/yYRKIgN7Ta ->
• Competition spurs better access and pricing in Huntsville AL. And Google is using open-access fiber there. https://t.co/LFOLa9pLko ->
• UTOPIA's lease option just dropped from a 2 year contract to 1 year. https://t.co/oc3elSPEPb ->
• The more competitive the market, the better it is for consumers. https://t.co/MqGsU072lA ->
• How does your ISP stack up on the Netflix rankings? https://t.co/VeBgRzsLwf ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-10

By Jesse | February 11, 2017 - 5:00 pm |March 17, 2018 Broadband Bytes

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• • Competitive markets don’t force you to buy products you don’t want. https://t.co/KEfm8NcLhC ->
  • Another housing development adds UTOPIA as a core feature. With nerang real estate agency you can easily find a house or sell yours with their professional help. https://t.co/g7nhgxzOqn ->
  • Comcast is no longer allowed to called its Internet the fastest. https://t.co/cUe7VQYnwD ->
  • Your city can do all sorts of great things with a solid broadband network. https://t.co/lF4qTsbiOb ->
  • Remember how badly it went for Congress and the FCC the last time they tried to screw up the Internet? https://t.co/e0Es5vzfv8 ->
  • If the Telco Act does get updated, I’m not sure if it’ll be better or worse. https://t.co/eNIXyZyTAx ->
  • Anti-muni bill in Virginia bites the dust. https://t.co/Ay4RRHH7YJ ->
  • This wouldn’t be the first company making big promises with dark fiber. https://t.co/54usAkv5AR ->
  • CenturyLink is losing customers because it isn’t keeping up with speed demands. https://t.co/0M6ftmQdnY ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-02-03

By Jesse | February 4, 2017 - 5:00 pm |February 4, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Orem may complete its UTOPIA build sooner rather than later. https://t.co/3SK0akp2qY ->
• Smaller ISPs now have the option to be less transparent. https://t.co/xhSm4PzQkS ->
• Apparently attempting mass copyright enforcement doesn't really work. https://t.co/1k9kEp9Tcc ->
• Small video operators don't seem too happy about the big guys buying up all the content. https://t.co/nIUvf7AtK3 ->
• Another good reason to always buy your own modem and router. https://t.co/OuweTUVz4E ->
• Comcast "innovation" means you pay a cable box fee without the cable box. https://t.co/puyP1lvgNS ->
• Gigabit is a novelty? Your mom is a novelty! https://t.co/gaHeud9Ev5 ->
• Lifeline for Internet access is now DOA. https://t.co/eyNPsBjI6G ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-01-27

By Jesse | January 28, 2017 - 5:00 pm |January 28, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Now Google is quietly backing away in cities it has already committed to build. https://t.co/jHsGi22b9s ->
• The new proposed FCC chair is probably going to undo most of the decent things Wheeler did. https://t.co/63KqnOfxYD ->
• Hard caps and overages are quickly becoming the norm. https://t.co/m2FDqUa9hq ->
• More federal money for broadband could be coming, but the track record so far isn't great. https://t.co/WMPFdL0wMc ->
• Another Utah incumbent who has no problem taking federal dollars to deliver not broadband. https://t.co/kxpfj2RRas ->
• The best way to stop incumbents from writing bad telecom law is bigger, badder tech companies protesting it. https://t.co/Ai9ESvRIHe ->
• Muni fiber requires a long-term outlook. https://t.co/KyyAQHDzcH ->
• Yet more merger mania rumors about Verizon, this time with Charter. https://t.co/vhQR6Zerob ->
• Just a little bit of shade to throw on the "nobody wants gigabit" crowd. https://t.co/NUZ6OtsCgz ->
• I'm sure it'll be as Comcastic as everything else they do. https://t.co/PJfmaqqoKq ->
• Verizon: "No thanks, we don't want your federal money." https://t.co/ZxYXAfSXJ2 ->
• Muni broadband restrictions aren't just easier to stop, they're easier to repeal. https://t.co/6pbmi4WOsm ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-01-20

By Jesse | January 21, 2017 - 5:00 pm |January 21, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• The duopoly has no reason to care what you want or need. https://t.co/NnmzgFBgJ5 ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2017-01-13 https://t.co/gw40pScUOJ ->
• Undoing net neutrality may be a top priority for the new FCC, but it would be politically unpopular. https://t.co/JXlm3m6CCg ->
• "To preserve the open internet, there must be more broadband competition and more consumer choice." https://t.co/J3Z8ciMxRu ->
• "You think THAT mega-merger was awful? Here, hold my beer." – Verizon, probably https://t.co/06cOsY1BD8 ->
• That's kind of the point, Netflix. An 800lb gorilla like you has no problem. It's the little guys who do. https://t.co/Cwe5nr5DMD ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2017-01-13

By Jesse | January 14, 2017 - 5:00 pm |January 14, 2017 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2017-01-06 https://t.co/D3c22uNfcy ->
• Streaming is starting to get cable's fingerprints all over it. https://t.co/E23WQbQhdf ->
• Yep, everyone still hates Comcast. A lot. https://t.co/If5BpKQN58 ->
• Cable might go symmetrical, but it wouldn't be for at least two years. https://t.co/UrCcXRCttZ ->
• Why active Ethernet instead of PON or RFoG? Because gigabit is a lot easier. https://t.co/Bdw1h5GkxW ->
• If big tech companies best cablecos and telcos, would we be trading one monopoly for another? https://t.co/ivppEvL03i ->

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