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Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-22

By Jesse | January 23, 2016 - 5:00 pm |January 23, 2016 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-15 https://t.co/lpf1Wm6wZf ->
• CenturyLink fiber is mostly advertising for DSL, not actually "you can buy it" fiber. https://t.co/4bjYKAHcXH ->
• Given how spotty and sad AT&T's fiber rollout is, this says a lot. https://t.co/bK0rBTxTB1 ->
• By the time they hash this standard out, pay TV may not exist as we know it. https://t.co/oS3AtY8uEp ->
• If you're having trouble meeting a standard, it's probably not the best idea to lower it. https://t.co/HlapaRxrkj ->
• Gee, this sounds like a familiar story. https://t.co/MNHJIaZH1E ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-15

By Jesse | January 16, 2016 - 5:00 pm |January 16, 2016 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-08 https://t.co/rcElMcAOxE ->
• Cities can hold incumbents' feet to the fire, if they want to. https://t.co/wm7W6v7cdc ->
• If it's this bad with self-reported data, what would a real investigation turn up? https://t.co/MgclIxfBgt ->
• Theory: squirrels and sharks are part of a vast global conspiracy to knock out utilities. https://t.co/tlIaHKBPvu ->
• For all their hype, CenturyLink really isn't installing much new fiber. https://t.co/RESsvHWtwJ ->
• Yeah, Comcast, my thank you card is in the mail. https://t.co/J4gPXoS3Ma ->
• Maybe the bigger problem here is that Comcast feels that it can hijack your connection at will. https://t.co/1Njwn2pteD ->
• Ready for some gigabit? Your chances are better than ever this year. https://t.co/Rvdfp01Ign ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-08

By Jesse | January 9, 2016 - 5:00 pm |January 9, 2016 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-01 https://t.co/QGBnvYK5Yv ->
• Huge annual price hikes wouldn't be possible in a competitive marketplace. https://t.co/gr3zoDcVDV ->
• If you want to not get the broadband you're paying for, get DSL. https://t.co/UwupVoG7Cl ->
• Good broadband more than pays for itself. https://t.co/B6QbxQguTi ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2016-01-01

By Jesse | January 2, 2016 - 5:00 pm |January 2, 2016 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-25 https://t.co/vl6OgA57z9 ->
• Surprise! Vivint Wireless may not be long for this world. https://t.co/XIRrz7rLnL https://t.co/u8Eg9tKqEM ->
• Comcast had almost twice the number of complaints of AT&T, Verizon, and Time Warner… combined. https://t.co/ga4iZUdo62 ->
• NYC is turning phone booths into WiFi hotspots and funding it all with electronic billboards. https://t.co/WXENAgV3UG ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-25

By Jesse | December 26, 2015 - 5:00 pm |December 26, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-18 https://t.co/DhmSN0zJ4c ->
• Beehive Broadband is serious about making a residential fiber push on the Wasatch Front. https://t.co/dbWMqDT9yF ->
• Wondering if a page has been censored? Wonder no more. https://t.co/ry5A06c153 ->
• Expensive broadband, a result of a lack of competition, drives non-adoption. https://t.co/ZoBISZ2BaC ->
• Inaccurate metering might as well be a policy of "pay us more because we said so". https://t.co/cmW9qqcKVI ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-18

By Jesse | December 19, 2015 - 5:00 pm |December 19, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-11 https://t.co/j2Xt0i12M0 ->
• Crappy ISPs may have a new enemy: the multi-billion dollar online gaming industry. https://t.co/4Zk3gQoxdW ->
• SFCN is the network detractors don't want to talk about. https://t.co/Y4dp7bXUtE ->
• Free UTOPIA!: now with 100% more encryption! https://t.co/kpsAPO6LwC https://t.co/Ulh25k7Iyh ->
• Now even cash-strapped CenturyLink wants in competing with Netflix. https://t.co/VnicWoDzcf ->
• In-depth reading on how AT&T (among others) inflates their network investment numbers. https://t.co/VUPafIeKhy ->
• Broadband may stay untaxed forever. https://t.co/HXhdKRWByB ->
• A rose by any other name, Comcast. https://t.co/HloI5L1PGM ->
• This plan looks almost exactly like AT&T's decade-old "toll troll" proposal that started the whole fight. https://t.co/sqTW2yoLOA ->
• CenturyLink somehow keeps a straight face when claiming there's plenty of competition in new housing developments. https://t.co/lAbqt4bBog ->
• More AGs should make sure that ISPs aren't lying about their speeds. https://t.co/nshnA4WXV3 ->
• Netflix is using smarter math to trim down its bandwidth requirements. https://t.co/fMbJfJXHqp ->
• Sen Mike Lee and XMission are both a little cheesed off about CISA sneaking into a budget bill. https://t.co/z6ULNgVnlv ->
• Upstream bandwidth matters. https://t.co/J86m8T9o1C ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-11

By Jesse | December 12, 2015 - 5:00 pm |December 12, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-04 https://t.co/bzF7cZkVAO ->
• New markets announced: 2 https://t.co/8tam5ZEDrm ->
• "We totally aren't spending money on new stuff because net neutrality, but we can't tell you what." https://t.co/TgpnfKATPo ->
• Like Verizon, AT&T has no wired service in Utah. https://t.co/Hs6fqd5oCy ->
• France considers declaring war on what make the Internet work. https://t.co/jpW1L5lE62 ->
• Telcos are abdicating the wireline market to cablecos. https://t.co/E53JqJMfqX ->
• Does it make more sense to sue Verizon or build your own network? https://t.co/3ZOP8fmFEV ->
• Unsaid: CenturyLink is terrified of those numbers. https://t.co/LCR7lZRqgG ->
• Over 60% of all Internet traffic is streaming video. https://t.co/1PRV2JxRIS ->
• Your Comcast bill is only going up. https://t.co/DPiDwbaVSn ->
• Apparently everyone wants your ISP to be required to rat you out. https://t.co/ewYkkzSsvu ->
• If you live in The Avenues neighborhood of SLC, Beehive Broadband wants to sell you gigabit soon. https://t.co/uHZoRhFOF4 ->
• Fiber to the press release has fooled the journalists. https://t.co/jT9QacEB4s ->
• Is a flash flood of cord-cutting on the way? Maybe. https://t.co/c49MN8cG2a ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-12-04

By Jesse | December 5, 2015 - 5:00 pm |December 5, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-11-27 https://t.co/RclfccGiMQ ->
• Online Christmas shopping finally eclipses brick-and-mortar retail. https://t.co/YFA6M9WMPW ->
• Once Comcast got a taste for spying on you, it never stopped. Ever. https://t.co/jKpKRj6dER ->
• Your ISP could be forced to be a copyright cop. https://t.co/2ZImnvuKmV ->
• A prime example of why cities are better off building their own networks than contracting with an incumbent. https://t.co/0cVEYdAGGH ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-11-27

By Jesse | November 28, 2015 - 5:00 pm |November 28, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-11-20 https://t.co/nEUJKUwwSE ->
• At this point, you could preemptively start writing your "cable cleans telcos' clocks" article for next quarter. https://t.co/EJDNU3wleS ->
• Is it better to have a modem included in the price or have the option to buy your own? https://t.co/4ZR0xye5VU ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2015-11-20

By Jesse | November 21, 2015 - 5:00 pm |November 21, 2015 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2015-11-13 https://t.co/5YDEXq5VPR ->
• XMission offers up details on the 250Mbps upgrade rollouts. https://t.co/i5Idp3jG1w ->
• Yet another city where gigabit is becoming merely table stakes. https://t.co/ivO9xhGaoy ->

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