Author Archives: Jesse

• Cord-cutters aren't replacing cable with online video; they're taking a full-on cable diet. http://bit.ly/nLSeJ2 #
• FTTH and IPTV are ingredients for profitability. http://bit.ly/peskX2 #
• And good riddance. RT @phonewisdom: Bye-bye, iDEN: http://engt.co/p0bQ7X #
• Valve using ISP caching to speed things up. http://bit.ly/oW0J0m #
• .@UTOPIAnet provider @Integra_Telecom is really bought into fiber. http://bit.ly/mSASHo #
• Apple may have declared war on crappy broadband. http://bit.ly/pOKsmn #
• Despite having "sold" the network, iProvo is still eating tax money. http://bit.ly/pd6MwC #
• Provo mayor says @VeracityNet has run low on iProvo reserves. http://bit.ly/q6YFYW #
• Hang on to your wallets: the telcos want USF "reform". http://bit.ly/oKso1S #
• You're being tracked in greater depth than you realize. http://bit.ly/oCLP1R #

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• It's more than old-school media not getting web video. It's that they don't want to get it. http://tcrn.ch/npQAym #
• Incompatible spectrum makes LTE roaming a bust. http://bit.ly/mOsm2t #
• Rural telcos want more feeding at the USF trough. http://bit.ly/nIdk4o #
• China shuttered 41% of its websites last year. http://bit.ly/rmw23K #
• When Internet engineers say "your law will break the Internet", it might be a good idea to, you know, listen to them. http://bit.ly/mZ93Sk #
• New anti-censorship system eludes traditional blacklists. http://bit.ly/oGd5Kp #
• We blew it on the 700MHz auction. Most of it was bought and not even used. http://bit.ly/oAUXX4 #
• Oh snap! RT @DSLReports: AT&T CEO Calls DSL 'Obsolete' – Which is Problematic Since That's All They Offer http://dlvr.it/bpKMc #
• AT&T bleeds landlines, old-school DSL customers. http://bit.ly/oZ6aWe #

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• 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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