Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-19

By Jesse | December 20, 2014 - 5:00 pm |December 20, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-12 http://t.co/URGTlmNZoF ->
• Cable is dying and that's why cablecos are trying to wring money out of data. http://t.co/csc1uSCTLG ->
• Google wants a fiber lobbist in SLC. http://t.co/Tla3Eip8bD ->
• Comcast bumps speeds in SLC (press release). http://t.co/SqxsBMUuPk ->
• The question not asked: how much did Roku pay to bribe Comcast? http://t.co/6r7L1d7ijj ->
• CenturyLink is upset that its neglected rural DSL won't get subsidies anymore. http://t.co/AI4H6wJ3LW ->
• Hey, remember when incumbents said that treating them like utilities would harm investment? Good times. http://t.co/pxjEWKphvP ->
• The MPAA wants to REALLY break the Internet. http://t.co/0EH2oxzbYy ->
• Guys, it's not encryption when you include an NSA backdoor. http://t.co/F4KmYIF815 ->
• Telecoms know how to use the revolving door to score big government contracts. http://t.co/0vSVKNAOeE ->
• Over half of net neutrality comments were submitted by sock puppet opponents. http://t.co/Je1QfakQ6K ->
• UTOPIA's latest financial report is out. [PDF] http://t.co/UVNBQr1b2y ->
• For $2500 and $35/mo, you can get up to gigabit service in San Francisco. http://t.co/ZUtUrFV3V6 ->
• Remember Tucows? They want a slice of the gigabit FTTH game too. http://t.co/7mHylp0lgq ->
• US Department of Commerce: lots of competition for crappy broadband, little for the good stuff. http://t.co/loPNDJl8M4 ->
• Only 3% of the US has gigabit. And there's no competition at that speed. http://t.co/BGw2sds9il ->
• Verizon is adamant that they can shake down whoever they want. http://t.co/TOtLpiojmg ->
• Google isn't as good for gigabit as you think it is. http://t.co/iX0kW5qK0p ->
• Now you can pay even more for crappy first-gen DSL. http://t.co/FEATfTV2XJ ->
• Title II bill author not-so-patiently explains that it doesn't have any taxes in it. http://t.co/N1rGNUSDU9 ->
• I called it: Google is slowing down Fiber deployments substantially. http://t.co/uZvbKzVUGP ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-12

By Jesse | December 13, 2014 - 5:00 pm |December 13, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-05 http://t.co/2j67RHoMUd ->
• You'll be a Comcast WiFi hotspot whether you like it or not. http://t.co/i2jvCTW4aC ->
• Waiting for rural copper upgrades? It'll be a while. (Read: forever.) http://t.co/Po8rQ2n50x ->
• A funny thing happens when you try to leech off of your customers: they get hopping mad. http://t.co/kNVShco0De ->
• Your Internet access will go untaxed for another year. http://t.co/az3AwgoOhc ->
• Net neutrality could become a worldwide issue. http://t.co/r7p7ssB1Px ->
• USF rules now require 10M down, 1M up at a minimum. http://t.co/yrzWMwMr6J ->
• Here's your periodic reminder that you're still owed a fiber network by your telco incumbent. http://t.co/3fDNt35YZE ->
• Surprising nobody, Comcast will only just barely meet its obligations. http://t.co/JCIAKYUZqk ->
• UTOPIA is looking for a new Director of Operations. http://t.co/8xRuU3ZTvA ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-12-05

By Jesse | December 6, 2014 - 5:00 pm |December 6, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• AT&T to FCC: "Why aren't we building fiber? It's a company secret. Now drop dead." http://t.co/NLGqJOoRas ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-28 http://t.co/XxHZR4vR53 ->
• Suing ISPs for the actions of their users? This won't end well. http://t.co/aYV9y6uVFS ->
• Trying the "Bill Clinton 'depends on the meaning of is'" defense, are we? http://t.co/kFX31cGHac ->
• The general public might actually have a decent idea of what net neutrality means. http://t.co/fcsRiN7gCm ->
• Surprise! Comcast is making money hand-over-fist from broadband. http://t.co/KIH1qzN84B ->
• AT&T would over-hype DSL? Who would've thunk it? http://t.co/HrjDpIucVS ->
• SCOTUS will be weighing in on the fine line between being a harmless troll and making credible online threats. http://t.co/Ndy20YW5ti ->
• Canada is having the fiber line-sharing conversation that we won't. http://t.co/FR3l5W648o ->
• Maybe Mark Cuban should stick to talking about things he understands. http://t.co/gEVflOXMCY ->
• GOA report: caps have been static since 2012 and are the result of no competition. http://t.co/Wtm2TPA9eX ->
• Now you can check out the Internet from the library. Yes, the whole thing. http://t.co/hyH5MqWibz ->
• Verizon is happy to use Title II for the benefits. It's only fighting the obligations. http://t.co/jzZXAaxcWi ->
• Incumbents really hate it when cities build the networks they won't. http://t.co/uH7MGfZOo8 ->
• Well, Comcast, that's embarrassing. http://t.co/wjuD8URoWG ->
• Google is very aggressive at saying nothing about net neutrality. http://t.co/wVIxy9OBUb ->
• Apparently telecoms are doing some Christmas shopping of their own… in DC. http://t.co/PzE0OOuUnx ->
• Internet freedom has gotten worse. http://t.co/FIRRa7zskd ->
• Sen. Wyden: "Shut the back door!" http://t.co/8Cn6EFQTwI ->
• "Gigabit" DSL still requires an awful lot of fiber. http://t.co/QMFXEMfnoS ->
• I never ceased to be amazed at the lengths to which apologists will go. http://t.co/Pma1ciGa04 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-28

By Jesse | November 29, 2014 - 5:00 pm |November 29, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• The jump to VoIP is mostly about better profit margins and shedding regulations, not the superior technology. http://t.co/JC1DpOPsZH ->
• Telecoms lobby because it's a 750:1 return on their "investment". http://t.co/35QIUSjRkl ->
• FCC: We're gonna get sued no matter what we do. http://t.co/T5OwiTnEBr ->
• The FCC wants to make sure the move to VoIP isn't a downgrade for consumers. http://t.co/Bgs7Si1nSP ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-21 http://t.co/64pJjWn7FL ->
• Incumbents say they're building fiber, but their spending trends say otherwise. http://t.co/oueWADQsIU ->
• If you knew that your namesake product was a goner, what would you do to protect future revenue streams? http://t.co/JN7VoeS8hN ->
• Comcast still has "data caps" Tourette's. http://t.co/aVvXKX83qZ ->
• China is stepping up the kind of censorship it wants to impose upon the global Internet. http://t.co/zNDIePxvqT ->
• Did someone forget to tell the UK that matching people to IPs is really, really hard? http://t.co/zUOvqIdlfs ->
• Why do we put up with the promo pricing two-step? http://t.co/94klBKQDBx ->
• UK intelligence has tapped a lot of undersea fiber optic cables. http://t.co/1NGHMCCCx1 ->
• The poorest areas that need free service the most will probably not get the paid signups needed to make it happen. http://t.co/0rfomoiUsk ->
• Does anyone believe Verizon's doubletalking? http://t.co/KIjnbsSFO5 ->
• Gee, CenturyLink, thanks for protecting me against competition and faster Internet. http://t.co/abdt2RA8XA ->
• Telecom press calls "fowl" on AT&T withheld fiber. http://t.co/CpmRNwPI4Z ->
• Welcome to the 21st century, Nielsen. http://t.co/XTk9VryvqD ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-21

By Jesse | November 22, 2014 - 5:00 pm |November 22, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-14 http://t.co/gBo0jPbs4l ->
• What muni broadband critics miss: those projects create much more local benefit than incumbents. http://t.co/FdX180Qrz2 ->
• The current trend on the Internet is cableization. That's bad. http://t.co/wLI8REziex ->
• Super embarrassed by their customer service, Comcast vows to do everything possible to fix it… except spend money. http://t.co/8aV016WUrh ->
• The FCC demands that AT&T prove that net neutrality is what's causing them to stop fiber-to-the-press release. http://t.co/WUXOQdILMa ->
• A streaming video group that doesn't include Netflix, YouTube, or any telco probably won't do much good. http://t.co/JWyS5xJS7O ->
• Congresscritters don't get tech issues? Isn't that a headline from two decades ago? http://t.co/n3huKXJH11 ->
• Trying to sneak the worst parts of SOPA into an unrelated bill is pretty skeezy. http://t.co/eNZvNW3Vlr ->
• Ready for a big tax hike to pay incumbents to deliver second-rate broadband to schools? Me neither. http://t.co/GEHdFEKjja ->
• NYC is turning pay phones into WiFi hotspots. http://t.co/riEpLYnlQ1 ->
• You hate cable companies more than anyone else. "Thank" Comcast, Time Warner, and Charter. http://t.co/ImLCHjXVsm ->
• You've probably hit rock bottom when people yearn to get AT&T back. http://t.co/1BQ5RNaGpz ->
• The Utah Broadband Map has been freshly updated. http://t.co/e14eOAC7AG ->
• Now you can track the cable guy like you're the NSA. http://t.co/rXnCj3DMMl ->
• Clueless CenturyLink thinks customers want crappy ADSL, not gigabit fiber. http://t.co/gGDG945pcM ->
• The media industry beat Aereo to within an inch of its life, then let it bleed to death in the alley. http://t.co/av940CI1FE ->
• Overpriced US broadband slows adoption? Who knew? http://t.co/JMsvAYAsUS ->
• Can a free ad-supported model work for online video? http://t.co/busxy6nSx4 ->
• China is trying to make widespread censorship the Internet default. http://t.co/5sDBSieN9y ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-14

By Jesse | November 15, 2014 - 5:00 pm |November 15, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Sooner or later, every copyright holder is going to expect Google to play copyright cop. http://t.co/dmQ3PRp0qT ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-07 http://t.co/hBqmcpjVxw ->
• It might not take FCC action for muni broadband barriers to fall. http://t.co/xqdGOGnSRg ->
• Comcast's refusal to invest in network upgrades are costing it video customers too. http://t.co/ahJ22y9Lwn ->
• "No, really, we're super cereal about lawyering up." http://t.co/Hm39oxBaDz ->
• The White House unveils a net neutrality plan. Missing: any mention of competition. http://t.co/zBB6A67EVp ->
• More evidence that you should stop waiting for Google Fiber to save you from bad broadband. http://t.co/gXNHqwNnSL ->
• Here's a crazy idea: use eminent domain to shutter blighted incumbent networks. http://t.co/lfRUiMHSFK ->
• Confused about Title II and net neutrality? I wrote a little something about that. http://t.co/vCbgdVOUIz ->
• Could CableCARD be getting a lifeline? http://t.co/oDxixwBOd6 ->
• Everyone's favorite crazy rich futurist wants to build satellites for broadband. http://t.co/XW70tOvmF2 ->
• Layton says something (and yet nothing) about the negotiations with Macquarie. http://t.co/fQvy5M73Xt ->
• Comcast, you keep using those words "net neutrality". I do not think they mean what you think they mean. http://t.co/4HS3MdmYHA ->
• I'm a conservative libertarian Republican and I approve this message. http://t.co/nAQztrILbC ->
• Don't expect Title II rules anytime soon. http://t.co/IUEyHyUGKO ->
• Voters in Colorado vote to build their own broadband. http://t.co/4BTLMkuXQu ->
• The best Congress big telecom can buy. http://t.co/LVyWoUIqfn ->
• Sony wants a slice of the streaming video pie. http://t.co/ENEE6YtwRw ->
• Isn't it totally an adult response to pick up your ball and go home? AT&T thinks so. http://t.co/rtvMuAS65k ->
• Instead of chasing down more customers, why not just charge the ones who stay more money? http://t.co/AYrI7yvrPO ->
• The FCC and White House don't see eye-to-eye on Title II. http://t.co/A4wvEisU2C ->
• Love of the Jazz unites Utahns of all political stripes. Hatred of ISPs does it for Americans. http://t.co/fkzFscGkAy ->
• Want business service from Google Fiber? It's going to be in cherry-picked Kansas City areas only. http://t.co/iqBPIK5NBU ->
• http://t.co/1P5yiEB3bw CEO tells it like it is: net neutrality is a symptom, and no competition is the cause. http://t.co/NXNOKxre3E ->
• We have the PCs. Now we just need the fiber. http://t.co/OHpj6sxrjZ ->
• Want to know the wholesale rate for your TV service? Tough noogies. http://t.co/143PeOCbA0 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-11-07

By Jesse | November 8, 2014 - 5:00 pm |November 8, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• US broadband is still a "pay more, get less" proposition. http://t.co/ZNgaB7ykKk ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-31 http://t.co/GjiYdqieE3 ->
• Free broadband for poor people becomes a new merger condition. http://t.co/huuSxnph2H ->
• Would federal broadband grants work better if they were restricted to munis only? http://t.co/aq6lhxCMu4 ->
• Telecom like to play games with math. http://t.co/PgiSBcIPsb ->
• Is anyone surprised that Big Red would threaten to lawyer up? http://t.co/sezLL5WYMY ->
• Tech issues just aren't campaign issues. Yet. http://t.co/5eEltfFDfa ->
• Think broadband deserts are just in the country? Think again. http://t.co/tqZpS3ixOg ->
• Yep, fiber still adds $5,000 to the value of your home. http://t.co/Vq9tjgBJoP ->
• What's the point of broadband grants that don't, you know, get companies to build broadband? http://t.co/3wfU91f3xU ->
• Verizon doesn't care if you want fiber, it won't build in your town. http://t.co/b8jL3trSy5 ->
• UTOPIA gets a fraction of what RUS cost it. http://t.co/QtgAuahXBb ->
• If the feds are scared to push bad legislation on the Internet, then we've won. http://t.co/GGdZ5DWl33 ->
• It only took two years, but Google has a gigabit business plan almost ready… with few details. http://t.co/DGhon6TA8Q ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-31

By Jesse | November 1, 2014 - 5:00 pm |November 1, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Funny how everyone who called gigabit marketing fluff has embraced it so darn quickly. http://t.co/1n31cNJOLq ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-24 http://t.co/6Zlrlry8ol ->
• Comcast may be prepping a gigabit product, but don't expect it before 2016 when DOCSIS 3.1 is truly ready. http://t.co/hB4lbFbdSE ->
• Take a look at Ars' lengthy talk on muni gigabit networks. http://t.co/49opLWbp2v ->
• Raising the bar for broadband could sink the Comcast merger. http://t.co/534bTealLW ->
• US broadband looks great when you cherrypick the every-loving daylights out of the data. http://t.co/0aPD6n7LN2 ->
• Treating online video like cable could be good or bad depending on how it's done. http://t.co/eqfABrBoSD ->
• The Netflix shakedown made your connection worse than vanilla DSL. http://t.co/z9XBaYrEFx ->
• "I'd like a super-sized government subsidy, hold the obligations and conditions please." http://t.co/EGJR3i5Zj9 ->
• Starz wants in on the streaming action too. http://t.co/v1ZVs4d2Cr ->
• Nice try, Lucy. We're not kicking that football. http://t.co/GsDQeD0dsD ->
• 57 channels and nothing's on: we're pressing the power button on paid TV. http://t.co/Fa8F3bPkYP ->
• I could swear I've heard the idea of separating wholesale and retail somewhere else before. http://t.co/XnuNxzhgD0 ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-24

By Jesse | October 25, 2014 - 5:00 pm |October 25, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-17 http://t.co/2SXRRGGZvT ->
• As long as you can suspend the laws of physics, high-frequency bands are great. http://t.co/LmkVkjKXBw ->
• Who's leading the gigabit charge? Cities, that's who. http://t.co/Cotk4tXRjN ->
• That "promo" price from the cable company sits on a throne of lies. http://t.co/VROzAnUfWD ->
• The DoJ is in a deep dive on the Comcast merger. http://t.co/P4I40xbPID ->
• South Korea to US: "Gigabit? That's cute." http://t.co/hWWzxOF1lz ->
• It's safe to say that a near four-fold increase in online viewing means online video isn't going anywhere. http://t.co/2Ixf7YM9Oz ->
• Gigabit on cable isn't likely to happen before 2016 http://t.co/VTrviwT1hQ ->
• Class actions for crappy service? I approve. http://t.co/XEgvVjQpbg ->
• Gigabit "DSL" requires fiber less than 19 meters away. http://t.co/GyCSJqPt2V ->
• Hungarian government proposes an Internet tax that's at least 62x the cost to deliver the traffic. http://t.co/deGBl30E7s ->
• Is fiber deepening the digital divide? http://t.co/AqgLqZhS4O ->
• "Cable" company still making money hand over fist by selling Internet access. http://t.co/wfPpvCcv5Y ->
• Another reason to avoid Google Fiber: they're too willing to appease the entertainment business. http://t.co/iQ5N8zZ4yu ->
• You don't need to be a subscriber to benefit from UTOPIA. http://t.co/JZIvTHAOvp ->
• A US Senator just comes right out and says it: "Tell me that you won't do fast lanes." http://t.co/jdIlKRxrES ->
• Antitrust people aren't so keen on the Comcast merger. http://t.co/kvt7owsnZb ->
• Aereo can be your Internet DVR, but forget about live TV. http://t.co/jmZsfMc5x2 ->
• Paid shills try to convince you that your broadband doesn't suck. http://t.co/2N0BH6f9PS ->

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Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-17

By Jesse | October 18, 2014 - 5:00 pm |October 18, 2014 Broadband Bytes

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• Spying breaks trust which breaks the Internet. http://t.co/FhUD1RO2ZN ->
• Telcos aren't the only large legacy businesses holding back the Internet. http://t.co/IrEIt2slQq ->
• If you complain about Comcast's service, they'll try and get you fired. http://t.co/Bkg675ygDP ->
• The same Verizon that tried to replace wired service with LTE is now extolling the vitues of… wired service. http://t.co/ANyJzDzOEj ->
• Broadband Bytes for 2014-10-10 http://t.co/5qFPvHcjXT ->
• Utah now has a broadband plan. http://t.co/eAh5QJCq4C ->
• How did Sweden break the duopoly? With interconnected open access muni fiber, that's how. http://t.co/xoKBqDLsoM ->
• The only sure thing about net neutrality is that judges and lawyers will probably get the last word. http://t.co/LYW0jlpkEk ->
• Sen. Wyden keeps fighting the good fight against mass surveillance. http://t.co/7N4kgKZ9BS ->
• Comcast realizes that maybe getting someone fired for complaining about their service isn't good PR. http://t.co/sasiwtQGoJ ->
• At least Comcast investors are enthusiastic about the merger. http://t.co/eIbz0Ahlav ->
• Anyone else wondering when the ransom amount will go up? http://t.co/M4o39dCcLC ->
• How did Brigham City weather the recession? One word: UTOPIA. Listen to the linked podcast. http://t.co/SDgREW67eN ->
• The president wants to ban all fast lanes. Period, full stop. http://t.co/z9nxLcELl3 ->
• Encouraging: all mayors, Macquarie-backing or not, say that shutting down is off the table. http://t.co/W12YWejz6U ->
• Roku might be going full cable (read: evil). http://t.co/HrsUM5mzrs ->
• Is your ISP hostile to encryption? http://t.co/4MsU5cGZ1T ->
• The floodgates are open: HBO will go full over-the-top next year. http://t.co/dmlbrx9NbY ->
• Gigabit has killer apps, but we need more gigabit first. http://t.co/86Gdq9ch4P ->
• Aereo: "Oh please, oh please let me be a cable company!" http://t.co/6ITEIYIk1s ->
• A few theories on why Google has a case of laryngitis about net neutrality issues. http://t.co/F0naoxvlzC ->
• Reddit founder wants broadband to be a utility. http://t.co/6Kjm0uiZGT ->
• Verizon draws blood, hits asymmetrical connections hard. http://t.co/LFzvOh18W0 ->
• The next big roadblock to the Comcast merger? City councils. http://t.co/S3U0FzT5dc ->
• Google still wants a slice of the wireless space too. http://t.co/uXxm6oFP3F ->
• The big problem with over-the-top video? ISPs can and will try to block it. http://t.co/NpTzE0T7Bx ->

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