Category Archives: Broadband Bytes

• (@elforesto) Netflix will launch a streaming-only service (w00t!) but only outside the US (WHAAA?). http://is.gd/4y8qI #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Developing countries being left behind by expensive bandwidth. http://is.gd/4y8tZ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wisconsin latest state to realize it got taken for a ride on statewide franchises. http://is.gd/4CDaz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Goodbye (and good riddance) to GeoCities. http://is.gd/4CD7Q #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Net neutrality opponent McCain getting big bucks from big ISPs. (Harry Reid is second, FYI.) http://is.gd/4CDdU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Don't hold back; here's how to tell the FCC how you really feel. http://is.gd/4CDk1 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Metro Ethernet close to peering standards. http://is.gd/4CDhJ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Netflix invading PS3 next month. http://is.gd/4CDm4 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FairPoint goes Chapter 11. (Frontier, you're next.) http://is.gd/4CDo4 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Worldwide Internet speeds and costs, visualized. http://is.gd/4CPFH #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Unraveling the layers of money and astroturfing from AT&T. http://is.gd/4DsVV #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FIOS deployments slowing down. http://is.gd/4ElFr #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google Voice wants to take over your wireless voice mail. http://is.gd/4ElQX #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Threatening to roll your own fiber spurs incumbents to act. http://is.gd/4FiLU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) P2P use dropping in favor of other free (and legal) options. http://is.gd/4FRSY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC wants to take DTV spectrum for wireless data. http://is.gd/4FTT6 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) What a lack of net neutrality could look like. http://is.gd/4FTRq #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google CEO says that broadband availability is key to growing Utah's tech sector. http://is.gd/4Grxf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) When metered broadband is everything but. http://is.gd/4HIrI #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The Hulu free ride might not be over after all. http://is.gd/4IdYo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) VoIP still making big bucks as landlines generally fall flat. http://is.gd/4Ity4 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) TV Everywhere may not stop or recapture cord-cutters. http://is.gd/4ItC1 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC proposed congestion pricing for broadband. http://is.gd/4ItzJ #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Some Democrats join Republicans in criticizing net neutrality. http://is.gd/4ojSQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Is a PC worthless without an Internet connection? (Uh, yeah, pretty much.) http://is.gd/4ojQY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wiring anchor institutions could help push a national broadband network. http://is.gd/4ojUF #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T uses lack of regulation to jack up landline rates 22%. http://is.gd/4qSJu #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Web surfing boosts brain activity. http://is.gd/4sJ8y #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) A la carte suit fails, probably because it targeted service providers instead of programmers. http://is.gd/4sJa0 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T asks its employees to shill against net neutrality. http://is.gd/4sJbi #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) IPv6 finally picking up steam with ISPs. http://is.gd/4sJcR #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Tru2way still MIA. http://is.gd/4sJeC #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) XBox Live brings Facebook, Twitter, Zune, and Last.FM to the party. http://is.gd/4sQ9I #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon offers quadruple play. http://is.gd/4sQcb #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google doing free WiFi on Virgin flights for two months. http://is.gd/4sQe7 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Despite downtime, companies still love the cloud. http://is.gd/4ucZQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Small businesses use social media to hawk their wares. http://is.gd/4ue8m #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cisco releases stats on Internet usage. http://is.gd/4uyAC #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T sues LCD makers for price-fixing, jacking up prices of 300M handsets. http://is.gd/4uyDe #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast On Demand on your PC. http://is.gd/4uyEh #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) First white spaces deployment goes online in rural VA. http://is.gd/4uyGf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The broadband stimulus has kind of sucked. http://is.gd/4uFNt #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon CEO runs mouth, proves he doesn't understand net neutrality. http://is.gd/4uFTl #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) DIsney to launch a multi-vendor digital video locker (for lack of a better description). http://is.gd/4uM0Q #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google taking on iTunes? http://is.gd/4vVuh #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Red herring: net neutrality doesn't affect investment in the least. http://is.gd/4vVxs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Facebook to get real games like Civilization IV. http://is.gd/4vVzB #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Windows 7 Media Center adds streaming from CBS, Zune, MSN, MSNBC. http://is.gd/4waQi #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Hulu prepares for seppuku (or, in other words, plans to charge for access). http://is.gd/4wx6X #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Copyright holders making 150x more from piracy than legit sales. http://is.gd/4ehAH #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon customer crafts their own contract, gets charged a fortune anyway. http://is.gd/4fv7t #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Charter won't run service, yet it also lobbies to keep you from building a network. http://is.gd/4hI78 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Blockbuster still imitating Neflix, shows up on TiVos. http://is.gd/4hOno #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google accounts for 6% of all Internet traffic. http://is.gd/4jiX6 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) 1Mbps connections become a legal right in Finland. http://is.gd/4jsmk #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wireless bonding helps Willie Nelson on the road. (h/t: KVNU For The People) http://is.gd/4ju8T #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) TV still needs to adapt to the age of web video and DVDs. http://is.gd/4k6N9 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The fight between AT&T and Google is opening an ugly can of regulatory worms. http://is.gd/4k7ah #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) This is a prime example of why rural broadband and telemedicine are a need, not a want. http://is.gd/4kg73 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Smartphones use as much capacity as 8 laptops. http://is.gd/4kg41 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wireless CEOs have massive coronary as Walmart enters the cell biz. http://is.gd/4kRAp #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Unions on FairPoint: "told you so." http://is.gd/4llRE #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC to likely push open access networks. http://is.gd/4llQd #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Google Voice brings unlimited calling to cell phones. http://is.gd/4lwdY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Tier 1 providers no longer move the most traffic. http://is.gd/4mPjQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The US now has a mobile DTV standard. http://is.gd/4mZHm #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Vonage app hits iPhones and Blackberries. http://is.gd/3YCcf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Fairpoint's impending bankruptcy attracts attention from Windstream. http://is.gd/3ZlVj #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) First broadband grants out in CA, IN, NC, VT. http://is.gd/3ZlWE #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Fiber pioneers get Nobel prize. http://is.gd/40xbt #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) WinMo app store opens with 246 apps for purchase. http://is.gd/40EHY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Frontier in hot water over ETFs. http://is.gd/41a2w #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Telcos beat cable at their core business (which is fair considering cable owns at phone service). http://is.gd/42PiS #freeu … #
• (@elforesto) FCC happy that AT&T did an about-face on VoIP, allowed a Skype app. http://is.gd/42R32 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) WiMax set to quadruple speeds with simple electronics swaps. http://is.gd/42UyZ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC shortens public comment period on cell towers. http://is.gd/43PE2 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Some libertarian thoughts on net neutrality that aren't completely dismissive, a rarity. http://is.gd/4551V #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T paying Congress to investigate Google and ignore their own wrongdoing. http://is.gd/45Fv4 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) You can't afford to not have an Internet connection anymore. http://is.gd/45GHo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Mobile phone growth is strong… in Africa. http://is.gd/45GAy #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC investigating interconnection rates. http://is.gd/47bzQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast looking for botnets on its network so they can be shut down. http://is.gd/47bKs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Is metering fated to die out? http://is.gd/47WM6 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Online game distributors like Steam create jobs and businesses. http://is.gd/4c74I #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Is the LTE consensus making carriers lazy? http://is.gd/3JJL0 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wireless companies want more spectrum to keep up with data demand from smartphones. http://is.gd/3JJMO #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Fairpoint could declare bankruptcy. (And I'm sure Frontier will be next.) http://is.gd/3LqYR #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) 100 petabit backbones. (Yes, petabit.) http://is.gd/3MEG3 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Battery consumption ensures that smartphones are never truly wireless. Keep your charger handy. http://is.gd/3N2Dh #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC says 100Mbit nation will be a cool $350B. It would be money well spent. http://is.gd/3NngL #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Broadband feeling sluggish? FCC says you're only getting 20-50% of your advertised speed.http://is.gd/3OTe2 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) iPhone hurts AT&T's customer satisfaction (or, more accurately, their crappy data network does). http://is.gd/3OTaU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon says that metered billing is the future. http://is.gd/3OWVG #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Muni fiber in Lafayette pushed Cox to do a price freeze on cable rates. http://is.gd/3P60M #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) ICANN break ties with US Dept of Commerce, will listen more to other countries. http://is.gd/3PmAM #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) CableCARD adoption is as poor as CableCARD support and advertising (big surprise, eh?). http://is.gd/3QKn4 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FTTH growing well despite down economy. http://is.gd/3QKiX #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Who's using mobile data? Women, teenagers, and Grandma. http://is.gd/3QVVk #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) US places 15th in broadband quality based on speed and latency. http://is.gd/3QVXO #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) It's hard to judge competition by the number of carriers in a market. http://is.gd/3SpU8 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) A totally wireless TV (yes, that includes the power cord). http://is.gd/3SN7B #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Panel says that we need a plan for broadband similar to how we tackled interstates. http://is.gd/3T6Lr #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) RT @boxee: the FCC chairman's speech about Net Neutrality http://bit.ly/49PTO9 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FairPoint faces delisting from the NYSE. http://is.gd/3zp34 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC: does it need a reboot or a wipe and reload? http://is.gd/3BTcj #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast tries to keep people from jumping to OpenDNS. http://is.gd/3BTem #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Network neutrality is a reaction to AT&T's attempt to double-dip for data. http://is.gd/3DFA1 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Republicans drop opposition to net neutrality. http://is.gd/3DHbT #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) WV AG doesn't buy the official Verizon/Fontier line. http://is.gd/3DHXa #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) White spaces could be worth up to $15B in economic activity. http://is.gd/3F877 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon thinks 100Mbps is crazy talk. (Give me 100Mbps and I'll find a use.) http://is.gd/3Frhq #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The fight between Google and AT&T is getting nasty. http://is.gd/3Hd00 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Net neutrality can lead to bigger ISP profits. http://is.gd/3Hd5p #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) More broadband astroturf. http://is.gd/3Hd2h #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) How much bandwidth will your TV of the future need? http://is.gd/3evvE #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) A look at how rural residents use social media. http://is.gd/3evxP #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Did we spend too much for broadband mapping instead of too little? http://is.gd/3evDa #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) T-Mobile and Sprint may merge. Nothing like even fewer national providers to pick from. http://is.gd/3eMaK #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Good read on how the broadcast flag can interfere with your "watch it later" habits. http://is.gd/3f20h #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T thinks that gaming doesn't matter (or anything latency-dependent, like VoIP). http://is.gd/3gqNj #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Is the NTIA punting to the states? http://is.gd/3gufY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Clearwire using point-to-point instead of fiber for backhaul. That won't work for long, guys. http://is.gd/3iQev #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Qwest pushing their fiber for wireless backhaul. (UTOPIA, where are you?) http://is.gd/3iXK1 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Major players in broadband debate are all talk, no action. http://is.gd/3jdlQ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Wireless industry warned about the AOL walled garden trap. http://is.gd/3mgo2 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Clearwire is only a fickle friend to WiMax. http://is.gd/3mmQo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) TV Everywhere more like TV By-the-seat-of-our-pants. No standards for implementation or ads. http://is.gd/3nMlY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Speaking of TV Everywhere, Comcast doesn't think "everywhere" includes phones. http://is.gd/3nOjD #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) New Zealand also working on national broadband plan. *insert sheep joke here* http://is.gd/3nOnE #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC says a plan for USF reform must be done by Feb. 17. http://is.gd/3oamo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Clearwire users are grumbling about latency, slow speeds, and modem issues. http://is.gd/3oiR9 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T femtocells could hit next week. http://is.gd/3pQOf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon sees the light on landlines (i.e. that they're a dead end). http://is.gd/3pQLG #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Hulu doing internal trials of a subscription video service. http://is.gd/3qeew #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Incumbents won't have veto power on NTIA apps after all. http://is.gd/3qsIZ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The DTV switch isn't over. Digital cliff and channel changes are still causing problems. http://is.gd/3qICN #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) No matter who ends up the new mayor of Provo, nobody has the stomach to get iProvo back. http://is.gd/30Wwo #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) iPhone exposing the weakness of AT&T's network. http://is.gd/31cBE #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC wants your commends on smart grids and teleworking. http://is.gd/31cEu #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Netflix losing many Watch It Now shows to Hulu. http://is.gd/31cxf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Yet another prediction of the death of IPv4, this time for next year. http://is.gd/32ArH #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cable wants to use the defeat of the 30% rule to overturn the ban on exclusive contracts. http://is.gd/32MdA #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Carrier pigeon beats DSL. Which is sad. http://is.gd/32Vjg #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) YouTube isn't using anyone's pipes for free. They will spend $300M on bandwidth this year. http://is.gd/35bYz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast goes 100Mbps… for a price. http://is.gd/35c8K #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Connected Nation bails on Kentucky despite wins in MN and FL. http://is.gd/35cbS #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Windows 7 will allow CableCARD devices for all. http://is.gd/35KZs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Sprint gets crazy with a $70 "unlimited" mobile-to-mobile plan. http://is.gd/3738r #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Full speed ahead on fiber project in Chattanooga. http://is.gd/373et #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Fairpoint likely to miss approved deadlines, regulators likely to do nothing. http://is.gd/373ow #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) RT @danlangford Layton city engineer says no more utopia in Layton for 1-2 yrs due to the economy + fed funding #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Will Hulu's lack of use data kill its ad revenue? http://is.gd/37n2d #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) RT @danlangford: standard examiners asks those running for mayor in layton about utopia http://bit.ly/noo3C #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Last.FM to use top charts from their website to fuel 4 regular radio stations. http://is.gd/39JaO #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) Is the Internet having a mid-life crisis? http://is.gd/2Iiwi #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Could international phone calls be free in a few years? http://is.gd/2KgJ2 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) DTV disappointments. http://is.gd/2LycY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Telephony Online examines the situation on iProvo. http://is.gd/2LEuI #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The new spin on metering: it will bridge the digital divide. http://is.gd/2MH07 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Surprise, surprise: telcos and cablecos want the broadband bar set embarrassingly low. http://is.gd/2O51D #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Qwest plans to bring 100Gbps FTTP to business customers. http://is.gd/2OWAn #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Apparently more of us watch TV and play on the Internet at the same time. (I'm guilty.) http://is.gd/2QicY #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Movie rentals via YouTube? http://is.gd/2Qii8 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Canada starts its own broadband stimulus. http://is.gd/2QifN #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Vudu brings 1080p streaming rentals to LG and Mitsubishi TVs. http://is.gd/2QilZ http://is.gd/2Qimz #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Online video isn't going anywhere. http://is.gd/2QYXn #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Streaming gaming from OnLine goes into beta. http://is.gd/2SLe5 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC wants more unused wireless spectrum for broadband. http://is.gd/2SLbu #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Frontier is going to have its hands full with decaying Verizon lines. http://is.gd/2SMWd #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T rolls its own online video portal. http://is.gd/2SLhc #freeutopia #

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• (@elforesto) How bad is statewide franchise “reform”? Just ask Michigan. http://is.gd/2uYwf #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC puts the wireless industry On Notice: http://is.gd/2wxSZ #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Faster speeds means you can sell more services. http://is.gd/2wEU8 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) 20% of 911 calls are non-emergency. Learn to use 311, boneheads. http://is.gd/2wLRG #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) CWA says that US speeds still stink. http://is.gd/2ytD8 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FairPoint may have lied to regulators when it bought Verizon lines. http://is.gd/2ytGK #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) FCC considers spectrum for smart grid. http://is.gd/2ALif #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Downloadable DivX movies coming Real Soon Now(TM). Perfect way to meet your cap sooner. http://is.gd/2ALoU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Apple and AT&T snipe at each other over network upgrades. http://is.gd/2ALlt #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) RT @XMission: 2200 broadband stimulus apps seeking $27.6B & only $4.3B is available. http://tinyurl.com/lo5rty #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) No TV required: successful online-only series. http://is.gd/2CzTs #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Unencrypted cable taking down DIY DVRs in a murder-suicide. http://is.gd/2D8Gh #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cable no longer bound by 30% rule. Now they can get as big and nasty as telcos. http://is.gd/2EcZi #freeutopia #

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