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
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
Broadband Bytes for 2014-06-20 http://t.co/2Mcl35QWDs -> The Standard-Examiner reports on the Brigham City vote. http://t.co/Tr2JWhMhsn -> Competition is the problem. Net neutrality is just the canary in the coal mine. http://t.co/SHVCUFpS4P -> If the ICANN split finishes this decade, I'll be surprised. http://t.co/EOTEvj2laf -> The Macquarie deal is the best offer… Continue reading
Your eyes don't deceive you: it's a letter to the editor in favor of the Macquarie deal. http://t.co/Xr6WIsnZtX -> ICYMI, Utah Politico Hub had a debate last week on Macquarie's proposal to UTOPIA. http://t.co/k5v4yDTBEI #utpol -> Cable is expensive in more ways than one. http://t.co/X0z54wkIGd -> Layton is smart enough… Continue reading
We’re a streaming nation now. http://t.co/UvA88luc2v -> Here’s XMission’s take on the Macquarie deal. http://t.co/xEJG9xCwSo -> A captive audience: even though you want to leave your cable company, there’s nowhere else to go. http://t.co/lrnQWlPfZP -> Broadband Bytes for 2014-06-06 http://t.co/pzmN0tlOFO -> The @UtahTaxpayers plan for UTOPIA costs $8.01/mo. Macquarie’s is $6.22…. Continue reading
Broadband Bytes for 2014-05-30 http://t.co/lSSkIsez2Y -> Who was WVC's lone "no" vote? Mayor Ron Bigelow. http://t.co/qtgDtkzNxD -> Cable's mantra: if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. http://t.co/uq3cemokdf -> Murray wants to know what you think about the Macquarie deal. http://t.co/echcWmIkE4 -> Part of me thinks this was Ed Whitacre in a… Continue reading
Muni broadband beware: a merged Comcast-TWC would wield immense lobbying power. http://t.co/aCMUWefBe9 -> Even if the Big G gets more hotspots out there, they need a good wired connection to back them. http://t.co/f3nUKq53oN -> Good Guy Google says yes to free peering, no to charging for priority access. http://t.co/7rnNzdMIJ7 ->… Continue reading
Incumbents want you to believe that they're somehow restricted from investing in better networks. http://t.co/M082fJ3OPB -> It's official: the FCC now allows ISPs to charge for priority access. http://t.co/XjWqOWQI6F -> There's a strong correlation between high data use and cordcutting. Which may explain Comcast's upcoming caps. http://t.co/uvrQhpm8V7 -> John Richards… 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