Tag Archives: Broadband Bytes

• Apparently Comcast means business with this monthly cap business. http://bit.ly/nxCWrX (via @dane) #
• Sprint says "yes" to LTE, but WiMax is still on the table. (All the same, I don't think I'd buy a WiMax handset now.) http://bit.ly/nGxl9A #
• CenturyLink completes its buyout of Savvis. (With what money, I don't know.) http://bit.ly/qv8Ncp #
• THIS is why Netflix is raising prices. http://bit.ly/nEICcW #
• T-Mobile thinks you'll pay $4/mo for the same Caller ID feature your VoIP line gives you for free. http://on.mash.to/mVaIPH #
• Canada ISP Shaw takes a heaping dose of stupid pills and does exactly what #netneutrality proponents have warned about. http://bit.ly/pxg2h8 #
• "Meh, I don't need to remember this. I can just Google it later." http://nyti.ms/n4wWdU #
• Google has big smart grid plans for its FTTH network. http://bit.ly/pldyDj #

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• The Dutch make net neutrality law. http://bit.ly/iGgPoq #
• European broadband is cheaper and faster because there is much more competition. http://engt.co/kS8Izf (via @thesidetrack) #
• World IPv6 Day barely created a blip of traffic. http://bit.ly/mMM42d #
• OnLive working on a new high-capacity wireless technology. http://bit.ly/mpSNOd #
• .@UTOPIAnet will be hanging out in Centerville on the Fourth of July. http://bit.ly/j2ROsy #
• OCED wants ISPs to be copyright cops. http://bit.ly/kk8wdo #
• Google reportedly wants to buy Hulu to shore up Google TV. http://lat.ms/iAbHGF #
• Telecom makes a "strong" showing in ACSI's most-hated companies list. http://bit.ly/mcGBvB #
• Rural areas have a fever, and the only prescription is more fiber. http://bit.ly/mrPuSn (via @ethanmillard) #
• "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." – John Gilmore (Pssst: don't tell Australia.) http://bit.ly/jIT1t2 #

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• Google may be making a broader push for widespread broadband. http://bit.ly/juDAht #
• Google is sick and tired of landline rules on VoIP lines. http://tcrn.ch/kmxLTA #
• ICANN creates hundreds of new TLDs. http://bit.ly/l56MkY #
• This is why you can't trust ISPs to accurately handle "three strikes" policies. http://bit.ly/jj0lgO #
• Is a lack of backhaul crippling 4G? http://bit.ly/iBS4gX #
• Caching may provide short-term fixes, but it's not a long-term fix for rural broadband users. http://bit.ly/lrhQjM #
• Now would be a really good time to stop doing dumb stuff online. http://bit.ly/kqpOXX #
• Rural areas need big backhaul. http://bit.ly/iqt9dV #
• Does the Internet causes anti-authoritarian revolutions? No, but it sure does help. http://bit.ly/iYEZ8W #
• Vint Cerf says streaming is a workaround for poor network construction. http://bit.ly/jkQoeA #
• Major ISPs (including Comcast) considering "three strikes", website blocking. http://bit.ly/jIM4Dh #
• CenturyLink doing Verizon Wireless bundling. http://bit.ly/lwg9ww #
• .@LulzSec scares Australian ISP into resisting content filters. http://bit.ly/mzfgGN #

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• If you want good broadband, odds are you'll have to do it yourself. http://bit.ly/mt04Hm #
• The US is building a "shadow" Internet to bypass foreign censorship. http://nyti.ms/k5SFEi #
• Comcast gets into home security and automation. http://bloom.bg/jqnZPN #
• In case you were ever curious, @UTOPIAnet buries conduit to a depth of 12". (And yes, someone asked me to find out.) #
• Copper prices are making fiber deployment even cheaper. http://bit.ly/ivePdb (via @DesignNine) #
• That didn't take long: Comcast already violating merger conditions. http://bit.ly/jLfVAs (via @dethronehatch) #
• Fiber customers are happier and get a better value. http://bit.ly/miCTQ0 (via @UTOPIAnet) #
• Has cable priced itself out of the market? http://reut.rs/mIfalc #
• A good read on why the USF really, really stinks. http://bit.ly/j3imlK #
• Hosted services are growing because managers can bypass the IT bureaucracy. http://bit.ly/mODaxy #
• Here we go again: Time Warner wants to give metering another chance. http://bloom.bg/iji2MV? #
• Danville, another successful municipal open-access fiber network. http://bit.ly/mpHc41 (via @DesignNine) #

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• .@UTOPIAnet is sporting a hot new logo. http://on.fb.me/lbAQ8q #
• via @BenWinslow RT @mashable: Xbox Live Getting Live TV, YouTube & Bing Voice Search – http://on.mash.to/kD5IbZ #
• Unsurprisingly, both routers and ISPs are ill-equipped for IPv6. http://bit.ly/m6IGbp #
• .@XMission is one of the few local ISPs ready for IPv6. http://bit.ly/jfcUg5 #
• Wired telecom carriers one of the top 10 dying industries. http://bit.ly/kqaFgv #
• The Consumer Electronics Association thinks OTA HDTV should die. http://on.mash.to/mMYlbS #
• AT&T still can't get accurate (or any) bandwidth meters into customers' hands. http://bit.ly/lhLYNP #
• American Cable Association thinks they're being picked on. http://bit.ly/mfeJ7b #
• Think IPv6 is expensive? Try getting more IPv4 addresses. http://bit.ly/jAvqlS #
• On that note, IPv6 Day was very uneventful. http://bit.ly/jwDVTU #
• New article from the Clipper on @UTOPIAnet, but not much new information. http://bit.ly/kkKmSE #

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• A quarter of you have made phone calls online. (I make most of mine in @googlevoice now.) http://tcrn.ch/kg4911 #
• Comcast to offer $10 "broadband", $150 PCs as part of their merger conditions. http://bit.ly/j7IJ2h #
• Fiber is the printing press for video (via @AppRising) http://bit.ly/krziez #
• Tennessee may outlaw sharing your Netflix account with others. http://bit.ly/m7bTPF #
• Cisco says Internet data consumption will quadruple in four years (but consider the source). http://bit.ly/kQJdCl #
• Egypt fines its former president for shutting down the Internet. http://bit.ly/iJK8rW #
• Reclaim spectrum, or let TV stations become ISPs? http://bit.ly/j5y6te #
• Chuck your talking points out the window and watch a REAL debate about municipal telecom. http://youtu.be/uDPASTnqeHI (via @communitynets) #
• More "he said, she said" in the fight between Chris Hogan and @UTOPIAnet. http://bit.ly/kP9i5a #
• Is Internet access a human right? The UN thinks so. http://bit.ly/kah6K5 #
• Centerville planned ahead for @UTOPIAnet pledges being called, so they aren't feeling much budget pain. http://bit.ly/ldU9r1 #
• We're telecommuting more than ever. http://bit.ly/jvTCke #
• Comcast playing with Skype video calling via your TV. http://bit.ly/jmeLpz #
• Thoughts on preserving our fragile digital history. http://bit.ly/mOe5fS #

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• New tech does 26Tbps with a single laser on a single fiber. http://bbc.in/lyfe60 (via @pashdown) #
• Broadband deployment is still moving at a glacial pace. http://bit.ly/mI1mD5 #
• Analyst says ISPs are way overstating their claims about Netflix bandwidth. http://bit.ly/iCZVL4 #
• And yet, speeds lag and black holes still exist. RT @UtahPolicy Utah Tops in Broadband Penetration http://bit.ly/lD5Uk2 #
• @lightguardjp And while 73% is “best”, it’s hardly good. Over a quarter of the state does without? Sad. #
• Comcast: we won’t charge for overages, but we totally reserve the right to change our mind whenever we feel like it. http://bit.ly/l7WGew #
• Cox bails on wireless plans, will partner with Sprint instead. http://bit.ly/jO3cjI #

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• Despite the spin from @UtahTaxpayers, @UTOPIAnet isn't causing a lot of city budget pain. http://bit.ly/mHze39 #
• Sprint hints it may be bought by CenturyLink if the AT&T-Mobile deal goes through. http://bit.ly/jdmkZG #
• Cablecos are still wafflestomping telcos in broadband. http://bit.ly/iIO8xj #
• Unsurprisingly, local governments see more value in infrastructure investment. http://bit.ly/k9zlvB #
• Amazon's e-book sales outpace printed books. http://bit.ly/jOxrli #
• Verizon saw a need for speed, thus why they built FIOS. http://bit.ly/lDt760 #
• Comcast pushing for 1Tbps as the next optical networking standard. http://bit.ly/mrcdVb #
• Still waiting for fiber? Corning can't manufacture the stuff fast enough. http://bit.ly/jtkiR3 #
• @lightguardjp That sounds right. The trick is distance and consistency, thus the push for a spec. #
• Verizon starts capping wireless connections. http://bit.ly/lAXCMy #
• Cable may rule broadband, but they're bleeding their core business, just like telcos. http://bit.ly/mlxn2x #
• Mark Zuckerberg thinks COPPA is robbing pre-teens of getting the most from the Internet. http://bit.ly/jtGNUu #

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• Boston demands local control of cable regulation because of Comcast's rate hikes. http://bit.ly/ipHXBR #
• Light Reading offers up an OTT video primer. http://bit.ly/ltN6Wh #
• Those "concerned citizens" may actually be concerned telecom employees. http://bit.ly/j3HLSN (via @communitynets) #
• Instead of dying, COICA got worse and picked up a new name. http://bit.ly/jUSTIS #
• Press Release on UTOPIA's use of broadband stimulus funds. http://bit.ly/j4O4R1 #
• .@infowest drops a price list for @UTOPIAnet residential service. http://bit.ly/j2PdSV #
• Raise your hand if you're shocked by the revolving door. No? That's what I thought. http://nyti.ms/iZp2xQ #
• bitTorrent may be the model for distributed social networks. http://bit.ly/mHQoLw #
• Did MS buy Skype for defensive reasons? Cringley thinks so. http://bit.ly/ioeWbV #
• Come like the site on Facebook! There's an official fan page now. http://on.fb.me/lktyWX #
• Broadband monopolies are history repeating itself. http://bit.ly/ke8wyT #
• Bill in the works to make your ISP track you. You know, for the children. http://bit.ly/kJKGrg #
• Mobile WiFi could cut wireless congestion. http://bit.ly/iLSb8x #

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• Fox blocks Cablevision customers on Hulu at the retrans fight continues. http://is.gd/g5INh #
• 100Mbps may not be enough. http://is.gd/g5M1L #
• Fiber may soon hit its theoretical limit. http://is.gd/g5MfB #
• In a fight of Gene Simmons vs. The Internet, I'm betting on The Internet. http://rww.to/cn1pGm #
• Last call for IPv4 addresses. http://tcrn.ch/bxH0Hp #
• .@UTOPIAnet transfers broadcast rights to Connected Lyfe. http://bit.ly/bnEyQh #
• See UTOPIA's build-out projections for yourself. http://bit.ly/cGMNpL (Begrudging h/t to @UtahTaxpayers for posting it) #
• Feds want expanded wiretapping authority. http://bit.ly/a0rzXp #
• Internet feeling a bit crowded? That's because you'll be sharing it with 1,999,999,999 other people. http://on.mash.to/a0mPgb #
• Comcast spending tons of money on lobbying ahead of their proposed merger (no surprise). http://bit.ly/bh25y8 #
• Online gaming service Steam hit 30M users. http://bit.ly/ajpfki #
• Botnets getting ready for the holidays too. http://bit.ly/bkYH1H #
• West Valley City, Midvale, Lindon, and Centerville say yes to the UIA. http://bit.ly/b7MgiL #
• You're getting the bandwidth you pay for, even though it's not much. http://bit.ly/cQDbMA #
• New report claims that Netflix accounts for 20% of peak Internet use. http://bit.ly/az1FQs #
• Google building a fiber testbed on the Stanford campus. http://tcrn.ch/djLQHL #
• The rumor mill says that Qwest's VP of Utah Jerry Fenn may be one of many casualties of the CenturyLink merger. #
• Content providers already giving Google TV the cold shoulder. http://bit.ly/aGWAgd #
• Crazy Florida company builds a cell network on unlicensed spectrum. No joke. http://bit.ly/cyKGUP #
• Hulu may cut their premium pricing in half. http://bit.ly/bE2zo3 #
• Could web video consolidate around H.264 and HTML5? Maybe. http://tcrn.ch/bkxNKg #
• T-Mobile kills unlimited data and tethering in one fell swoop. http://bit.ly/9P1s6I #
• Layton joins Centerville and other cities in approving the UIA bonds. http://bit.ly/d1k88U #

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