Want to ask Macquarie some more burning questions? Interested in seeing how your city council votes? Here’s the so-far definitive list of what is happening and where. Note that any of these is subject to change and I’ll do my best to publish updates. Thursday May 22: Brigham City will… Continue reading
In a unanimous vote, Midvale becomes the first UTOPIA city to choose to move forward with the proposal from Macquarie. Milestone Two will hammer out the fine details of the proposal to build, maintain, and operate the network for 30 years. The city will still need to vote to accept… Continue reading
When evaluating if the Macquarie deal puts UTOPIA cities ahead or not, we have to figure out what the cost of doing nothing would be. As pointed out in the previous analysis, the monthly cost per household in the Macquarie deal will range from $11.48 on the high end to $0.96… Continue reading
Mad at the FCC? Why not throttle their speeds to your site to show them what's up? http://t.co/ytGCr45O0X -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-05-09 http://t.co/1K3jdqxLLl -> The deck is stacked against private competition. http://t.co/7eHWstV9RP -> What do you do when you have no factual argument? Why, preach FUD, obviously. http://t.co/2wn6ihJj2J -> The… Continue reading
EA and Comcast may partner for game streaming. http://t.co/eczmRtapjs -> The Standard-Examiner's article on Macquarie's Milestone One. http://t.co/SvW3QeAJp9 -> In which UTA VP Royce Van Tassell simple makes stuff up. http://t.co/Ts1KhttRnA -> US broadband pricing is average. And by average, we mean 43rd out of 90. http://t.co/D4mvtX54aP -> Now that… Continue reading
It’s not very surprising to see Royce Van Tassell attack UTOPIA and its proposed deal with Macquarie. He is, after all, vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, a group that receives contributions from Comcast and CenturyLink. It is surprising, though, to see him make up his own facts and… Continue reading
How can Netflix sidestep peering fights? With good old-fashioned P2P, torrent-style. http://t.co/QT8PrkoCB5 -> Don't understand net neutrality? This helps get you up to speed. http://t.co/wZblHkJ2jw -> FiOS may be stagnant. Tough luck, Verizon customers. http://t.co/0FEfXdkEFR -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-04-25 http://t.co/2EHx57eY8e -> No, Comcast, wired and wireless aren't the same thing…. Continue reading
Macquarie has let their proposal out and it looks like they’re planning to make good on many of the rumored details. There’s also a number of very attractive points that will make this an easy sell for new cities to join. Some highlights: The network build will be done in existing… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-04-18 http://t.co/EAaW8w2Gw2 -> If broadband is so important, why would you leave it in the hands of a company acting like an incumbent? http://t.co/UABWPIkfvM -> What's in a name? If India had its way, a lot. http://t.co/pyPlW23hwY -> Comcast is still living in denial about its horrific customer… Continue reading
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