Tag Archives: Broadband Bytes

• Netflix splits the baby, users continue to rage at the wrong parties. http://t.co/JPavrm73 #
• Facebook may be a time suck, but it's a time suck that creates jobs. http://t.co/CfSE2SUk #
• The Daily Herald agrees: selling iProvo it not an option. http://t.co/vzeSnL7w #
• Yes, Farmer John wants and needs broadband too. http://t.co/QLFrfoWD #
• .@UTOPIAnet provider @Integra_Telecom is going crazy-go-nuts with fiber builds. http://t.co/7il3y36m #
• Dish thinks it can bury Netflix with Blockbuster. Hey, why are you laughing? http://t.co/TyFv7TjW #
• @communitynets Lots of duplication here. It's like having five different roads hooked up to your driveway. #
• Want to rent a supercomputer? It's only $1279 per hour. http://t.co/1gVbmSeu #
• Ever wonder where all of the undersea cables go? http://t.co/DIierwks #
• Not sure I agree with these conclusions, but the telecom plan silos do need to end. http://t.co/EDR3ecqP #
• SSL/TLS is broken. http://t.co/tFfKDN8M #
• Cord cutters aren't being cheap. http://t.co/OAc143of #
• Anonymous promises to raise hell on Saturday. http://t.co/RYLKt8Km #
• Dish launches Netflix competitor, but only for Dish customers. http://t.co/hFymnduq #
• Any bets on how long Net Neutrality rules will last? http://t.co/a2yl6Y9h #
• Reasons why the video market is ripe for mass disruption. http://t.co/ApSxfVPP #
• Comcast is readying in-home streaming. http://t.co/12tlvUDl #

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• @communitynets I have a voice mail to UTOPIA's general counsel. Haven't heard back yet, but I imagine he's also pretty busy right now. #
• CenturyLink promises faster speeds in Dixie. (I'll believe it when I see it.) http://t.co/i4hxo2M #
• Coming soon: white spaces testing. http://t.co/X6OhfHQH #
• Cable is still pricing itself out of a market. http://t.co/xqmU8pke #
• CenturyLink shuttering Qwest offices in Denver. Could Utah be next? http://t.co/JgTKw6GF #
• Provo to decide the utility charge on Tuesday September 20. http://t.co/M7v35ul3 #
• Want terabits of bandwidth? Think optical computing. http://t.co/7jg2vIUn #
• Google wants a war with cable. http://t.co/r7DtUT9u And hey, so does Microsoft. http://t.co/J1P1TwpJ #
• Hollywood is killing the Netflix golden goose. http://t.co/SPzYXINu #
• Over-the-top video could help cable companies if they'd just pull their heads out of the sand. http://t.co/B8pf32SE #
• FTC proposes making COPPA suck even more. http://t.co/1jveokSQ #

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• Qwest name is gone for good. http://t.co/Zx7zQ4v #
• How secure is your SSL CA? Not very, apparently. http://t.co/RdSGFuj #
• Sprint sues to stop AT&T-Mobile deal. http://t.co/QPeOG08 #
• Google's 1Gbps connections gets developers to start making high-bandwidth toys. http://t.co/Bb7hSTa #
• Spammer wins $3 in suit against Spamhaus. Don't spend it all in one place, guys. http://t.co/qse5CIv #
• CenturyLink wants to do IPTV in Qwest markts. http://t.co/p0nPThM #

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• Is trading IPv4 addresses a good thing? http://t.co/KMTRiv1 And counter-point: http://t.co/vmuB8yw #
• CableCARD may end up being good for something. http://t.co/H0WuYkt #
• Speeding up web pages with better DNS. http://t.co/rXLSN0n #
• Qwest paid their CEO more than they paid Uncle Sam. http://t.co/E2xnlWb #
• DoJ files suit to block AT&T-Mobile merger. http://t.co/V5gWB1u #
• Is graphene the new fiber? http://t.co/qGdeE2f #
• A surprisingly small amount of data can likely identify exactly who you are. http://t.co/dOffHxZ #

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• .@UTOPIAnet is rolling forward in Centerville. http://t.co/mBFluje #
• Your cloud music service doesn't need a license. http://t.co/GNbr2Hw #
• In other words, Comcast pulled a Verizon. RT @centracom: CentraCom Acquires Comcast in Nephi Utah : http://t.co/VSUnwCe #
• In other words… Comcast dumps a rural market to the telco and it results in less competition. Anyone want to guess how that will work out? #
• Cable wants to buy out its competition. Literally. http://t.co/Ueolszn #
• Didn't make it to the iProvo meeting last week? @Curtisut has video of it on the mayor's blog. http://t.co/QdkYHlU #
• Reminder: I'm speaking at @ignitesaltlake on Wed Aug 31! Come check it out. http://t.co/Bzo0070 #
• Cable still trouncing telcos for broadband customers. http://t.co/jVzYymn #
• Not making enough long-distance calls? There's a fee for that. http://t.co/ZGNd7eQ #

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• When will Centerville have @UTOPIAnet service? Try October. http://t.co/ktpATuR #
• @mxmissile @UTOPIAnet It's in progress as part of the ARRA-funded build-out. If you live near a gov bldg or hospital, it should be close. #
• @lightguardjp @utopianet It's a pretty simple formula. No money == no network. I don't expect that to change anytime soon. #
• @lightguardjp @utopianet You've got the right-of-way already cleared. That's a big step. #
• Odds are good that your ISP is actually making money from P2P. http://t.co/d03rBE0 #
• Fox and ABC respond to piracy concerns by making legal content even less available. http://t.co/QPpAqHA #
• @lightguardjp The 8-day window is intentional. If you miss a week, you can't catch up in time for the next live airing. #
• @lightguardjp In short, it's punishing you for not watching video the way they want you to. You have to pirate to catch up. #
• Wireless and cable facing more complaints than ever. http://t.co/vbXpLmW #
• Where's the smart grid? Out in the boonies, apparently. http://t.co/H5tyiGW #
• Want to drop your network deployment costs? Avoid highway right-of-ways. http://t.co/FHVkkZ1 #
• Provo owns the reality of paying for their network. http://t.co/TME31rQ #
• Time Warner Cable figures out what we already knew: their primary business is broadband. http://t.co/4BQNPE2 #
• AT&T: "Pay no attention to the market consolidation behind the curtain!" http://t.co/xRk8oHE #
• The Deseret News pens a low-information editorial on iProvo. http://t.co/wpDKrQE #

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• .@UTOPIAnet connections are powering family history research in Tremonton. http://bit.ly/r5JF71 #
• CenturyLink took a bath on the Qwest acquisition. And it ain't over, folks. http://bit.ly/qbb9zt #
• Is your ISP mis-using DNS to make a few quick bucks from you? http://bit.ly/rbin7U #
• Huge chunk of Verizon's employees go on strike. http://bit.ly/pgM0RH #
• Whoopsie! Anti-trust concerns may derail AT&T's LTE network plans. http://bit.ly/pwEdvD #
• Here's an idea: what if service providers helped indemnify their users? http://bit.ly/qxcdjA #
• Analyst: do everything BUT build capacity to deal with increasing traffic. (Yeah, he's an idiot.) http://bit.ly/osKvfy #
• Read up on USF reform. http://bit.ly/nA1REf #
• Why are fewer people paying for video? Because it's a poor value. http://bit.ly/nF1miS #
• Small ISPs are including Google Apps as a subscriber perk. http://bit.ly/nykRGu #
• SMS and MMS are on the way to 911. http://on.mash.to/pfwQyZ #
• Do you have or have you had service with High Speed Utah out of Lehi? Let me know. I have questions. #
• Mexican cities are getting fiber before you. Yeah, that's right. http://bit.ly/oezPUz #
• CenturyLink says they really aren't interested in buying Sprint. http://t.co/NrJO8Le #
• Here's an interesting community broadband model being used in Boston. http://t.co/hFOMeZ5 #
• Want your ISP to be evil? Here are a few ways to do it. http://t.co/iF3ZmXv #

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• .@UTOPIAnet provider PAETEC to be acquired by ILEC Windstream. http://bit.ly/nEGt0h #
• Time Warner Cable says that Internet porn is killing their VOD revenues. http://bit.ly/nPHKCP #
• White spaces WiFi standard can cover 12,000 square miles. http://bit.ly/n5v2NC #
• Stimulus money is bring @UTOPIAnet to Layton and Centerville. http://bit.ly/n5mTWs #
• For what it's worth, the @FCC released a report on their broadband measurements. http://fcc.us/qH3Q1w #
• Yours truly is speaking at @ignitesaltlake on August 31. http://bit.ly/oFZ8wB #
• MPAA equates streaming a DVD with piracy. http://bit.ly/naVLpY #
• Comcast, like CenturyLink, adds broadband customers while their core business leaves. http://bit.ly/qXoAKe #
• Comcast thinks there's no money in over-the-top video. *cough*Netflix*cough* http://bit.ly/nku4Ze #
• Sprint to directly wholesale 4G. (How do you like that, Clear?) http://bit.ly/nMqLzO #
• Thinking about shaping traffic on the down low? Sooner or later, you'll get found out. http://onforb.es/rnXFcF (via @SpecKK) #
• @jimmybyu As bad as Comcast may be, Qwest/CenturyLink is even worse. In Provo/AF, talk to @VeracityNet. #

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• 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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