Apparently you have to scare incumbents into building fiber. http://t.co/7xoI3a8G5q -> Apparently insulting name changes are standard operating procedure at Comcast. http://t.co/J5IfPr2Vtt -> Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-30 http://t.co/gHdb2P8Ilg -> The $10M question: fund opex shortfalls or build more revenue-generating network? http://t.co/PMSfU1X4p2 -> With a 97% profit margin and little telco competition,… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-23 http://t.co/xxCcafceqv -> Want to learn how to build gigabit in your city? This four part webinar will tell you how. http://t.co/EbhaHJqPHY -> Show your support for muni broadband with your social media accounts. http://t.co/SiaC0USViy -> It's self-serving, but stopping programming blackouts would be a good thing. http://t.co/gPJORJDFtQ… Continue reading
UTOPIA expects operational break-even in two years thanks to the RUS settlement. http://t.co/1YH7O4MNXI #utpol -> Orem somehow thinks that UTOPIA can build more network while not getting any money. http://t.co/gy6pXDyPmy -> Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-16 http://t.co/0gomR3ZJG6 -> If Big Red would stop being a monopoly, maybe they wouldn't have to get… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-09 http://t.co/zpKhyUPLcU -> Telcos love it when Title II gives them stuff, just not when it requires something in return. http://t.co/jFPd1qoinE -> Congress wants to stop Title II. http://t.co/X5Gpu1A3Dg -> You don't build a VIP list unless you intend to use it. http://t.co/8rJuGhi4dN -> Why telecom sucks: investors… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2015-01-02 http://t.co/TuxoQxKO75 -> The biggest TV domino falls: ESPN is now streaming. http://t.co/NR8TKnTyEg -> A Netflix for Playstation games is probably going to require just a bit of bandwidth, and since people like to sit for a lot time to play these games they also may need a… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-26 http://t.co/iK6vnQx8rJ -> More evidence that Google is more likely to play copyright cop than other ISPs. http://t.co/5Rr9xVeIPa -> Has Comcast ever considered that its high prices and fickle promo rates are to blame here? http://t.co/IT8BGQHSuV -> How about that? Yet another UTOPIA city gets a great bond… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-19 http://t.co/uWFFfdoXqm -> Comcast butters up Congress and staffers with a secret support hotline. http://t.co/TUEPSbj8uC -> A coalition of cities in a single state trying to improve broadband? Where have I heard this before? http://t.co/O7S413zxvo -> Macquarie inks a fiber deal in Kentucky. Utah, get on with it…. Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-12 http://t.co/URGTlmNZoF -> Cable is dying and that's why cablecos are trying to wring money out of data. http://t.co/csc1uSCTLG -> Google wants a fiber lobbist in SLC. http://t.co/Tla3Eip8bD -> Comcast bumps speeds in SLC (press release). http://t.co/SqxsBMUuPk -> The question not asked: how much did Roku pay to… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-05 http://t.co/2j67RHoMUd -> You'll be a Comcast WiFi hotspot whether you like it or not. http://t.co/i2jvCTW4aC -> Waiting for rural copper upgrades? It'll be a while. (Read: forever.) http://t.co/Po8rQ2n50x -> A funny thing happens when you try to leech off of your customers: they get hopping mad. http://t.co/kNVShco0De… Continue reading
AT&T to FCC: "Why aren't we building fiber? It's a company secret. Now drop dead." http://t.co/NLGqJOoRas -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-28 http://t.co/XxHZR4vR53 -> Suing ISPs for the actions of their users? This won't end well. http://t.co/aYV9y6uVFS -> Trying the "Bill Clinton 'depends on the meaning of is'" defense, are we? http://t.co/kFX31cGHac… Continue reading