In which I'm quoted calling out FirstDigital as a bunch of non-serious clowns. http://t.co/qMgB557SRq -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-09-12 http://t.co/Dj5W98IiR4 -> Incumbents want to hang up on wired service, but they don't want anyone to talk about it. http://t.co/JRlaZ5pU5E -> Comcast bans Tor. http://t.co/bG6fySfEh6 -> Google wants you to fight the… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-09-05 http://t.co/4vxM5a5LJj -> Most of the major Internet players are going to be protesting for net neutrality. http://t.co/AJP2b7aJiI -> Comcast has the best friends money can buy. http://t.co/yeFNzU4XnQ -> FCC drops a reality check that competition is more-or-less non-existent. http://t.co/avkPVf6p4L -> Netflix loves them some muni networks. http://t.co/8PMltj3lZU… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-29 http://t.co/hYJIkH7GBg -> Even if it would be a good thing, the FCC might not have the legal authority to overturn muni bans. http://t.co/WL3DqxkMWw -> Less than 5% of munis who do broadband have financial problems. http://t.co/6PfMmIkj5n -> Peer into the entitled state of incumbents and despair. http://t.co/0QQLK6L6Yl… Continue reading
The DNews article on UTOPIA ballot question alternatives. http://t.co/8BiyN06W6K -> The faster your Internet, the higher your test scores. http://t.co/H5ihaljQmM #utpol #uted -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-22 http://t.co/A0m9ga0j0D -> Comcast barely meets the letter of its legal obligations and the Tribune wants to give them praise for it? http://t.co/RpmeeE0VkI -> People… Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-08-15 http://t.co/ZFTiniCLUn -> CenturyLink has no problem asking for deregulation while they seek to outran ban competitors. http://t.co/YdquK4je5l -> Orem has a meeting tomorrow at 5PM to discuss FirstDigital's proposal for UTOPIA. [PDF] http://t.co/QxlcUWbayG -> The multi-billion dollar gaming industry depends on solid bandwidth. http://t.co/IZJHUiL0li -> Clearfield wishes… Continue reading
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