Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-08 http://t.co/i6Ofxz5kDZ -> Utah's gigabit networks keep it the best in the west. http://t.co/oefuZrEdq3 -> Cord Cutters aren't going away. http://t.co/7CSZxBi5pz -> Comcast is too big to NOT fail. http://t.co/ev6D7W1ZkH -> Tearing down the false equivalency of CDNs and net neutrality violations. http://t.co/UhFnG2akph -> The UTOPIA ballot question… Continue reading
Cable company lab guys: "ZOMG look at our gigabit copper!" Fiber: "That's cute." http://t.co/OiRg5Rytnp -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-01 http://t.co/jk3qQSBmMJ -> UTOPIA had an outage over the weekend, but it only affected Infowest customers. http://t.co/1qwIkFjj5b -> Someone bothered to do the math on just how massively monopolistic a merged Comcast would… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-07-25 http://t.co/KtWfbBsD42 -> After USDA screwed UTOPIA, I don't have high hopes for this. http://t.co/FLCUf6OL7v -> Comcast is focusing on roller coasters, but you're definitely being taken for a ride. http://t.co/vjRq73kMN8 -> A rose by any other name, Verizon. http://t.co/CiIGtx5rAL -> Go ahead and cut the cord, but… Continue reading
Layton is mulling an opt-out from the Macquarie utility fee. http://t.co/823xAe0KUa #utpol -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-07-18 http://t.co/yvHnzN5rzT -> Verizon makes all FIOS fiers symmetrical connections. http://t.co/FG09CTxn1F -> Since the "private" sector has failed to make good on promises, it's time for someone else to give it a whack. http://t.co/nMJhh3qqZe ->… Continue reading
There's about six weeks left to tell the FCC how you really feel about the Comcast merger. http://t.co/pGzzvajqU4 -> Rural incumbents: "everything in the sticks is just peachy!" http://t.co/9NVjMb0WLb -> Wireless is about to get another band for use, but it's going to be pretty limited in range. http://t.co/2ZcRlJVKPL ->… Continue reading
Nine hundred ninety-nine posts and almost eight years ago, I wrote my first blog post for Free UTOPIA in frustration that the island of unincorporated county in which I lived would likely never see the service. What started as something extremely self-serving (me first, you know) has turned into something,… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-07-04 http://t.co/oP51fJFK2a -> The Daily Herald calls out Orem on a distinct lack of a plan B for UTOPIA. http://t.co/Rim7MVrN5X #utpol -> If you like privacy online, the NSA is watching you. http://t.co/yGg1HOa3Gg -> Are federal grants for broadband working? Nobody knows. http://t.co/40jKHNwiQJ -> US broadband is still… Continue reading
If you still have questions about UTOPIA and Macquarie, Layton wants to make sure you get some answers. Per a letter they sent to residents, they’re holding two public meetings next week. Layton has scheduled two Q&A meetings to address questions about the UTOPIA / Macquarie proposal. July 15,16 pic.twitter.com/K8lYtwwHck… Continue reading
Streaming services of all kinds are now in the crosshairs. Thanks, SCOTUS! http://t.co/eX7No6fnEd -> In which cable pretends they have nothing to do with rate hikes. http://t.co/cYWWy1H0PK -> Tribune writer George Pyle: UTOPIA's competition is necessary for net neutrality in Utah. http://t.co/1iBP7uTLDo -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-06-27 http://t.co/cXtlKOoLFM -> Lewis Billings:… Continue reading
In all of the city council discussions over the Macquarie deal, the conversation has been dominated by the potential cost of the utility fee. Even with the extremely high probability of generating enough revenue to cover the utility fee and reduce the bond payment, it’s all about what how much money… Continue reading