Tag Archives: Broadband Bytes

• Video has driven a big increase in traffic, but better routing away from Tier-1 providers is managing it well. http://is.gd/51iVg #
• As usual, telcos want billions of federal dollars with no strings attached. http://is.gd/51Y3y #
• Libraries are strapped for bandwidth. http://is.gd/52JDm #
• Comparing fiber to rail. http://is.gd/52JE4 #
• We like in-flight WiFI, so long as we don't have to pay for it. http://is.gd/52QvL #
• Is it time to reward Hulu's bad behavior with the cold shoulder? http://is.gd/52Qwm #
• Rural telcos have a diet high in fiber. Over half will offer FTTH to more than half of their customer base by 2011. http://is.gd/53BhU #
• Is there room for more than a single standard? TelephonyOnline makes a case for retiring the VHS/Betamax wars. http://is.gd/53Bk1 #
• Time Warner is trying to enlist customers in the fight against higher retransmission fees. http://is.gd/53BkZ #
• TiVo is dying a slow death as knockoffs and streaming take their toll. http://is.gd/53Bmm #
• Short-haul fiber electronics are about to see a big price drop. http://is.gd/53BoQ #
• ICANN considers a full ban on DNS redirection. http://is.gd/53Ked #
• FairPoint turns to PR to fix their problems. (Hint: try fixing lines, billing correctly, and good service first.) http://is.gd/54R4G #
• Add another pro-broadband coalition to the mix. http://is.gd/54R6p #

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• Why wirelss pricing sucks. (Hint: it's our fault.) http://is.gd/4VeHB #
• Cable and DSL modems are perpetuating a DNS flaw that can result in DDoS attacks. http://is.gd/4VBtf #
• Infighting at Hulu causing all kinds of problems. http://is.gd/4WpQK #
• Apparently Mark Cuban is still an idiot. http://is.gd/4Wsws #
• New streaming STB now in beta. It can deliver OTA, IPTV, and cable channels on the cheap. http://is.gd/4WDQw #
• Verizon kicks up the smack talk against AT&T. http://is.gd/4X7Cn #
• WV is the latest state to throw down on the Frontier-Verizon deal. http://is.gd/4XhZE #
• Cable still has the upper hand on video and everyone else is playing catch-up. http://is.gd/4Xi1n #
• Spain copies Finland and makes broadband a legal right. http://is.gd/4Y1Eh #
• Cable company in Ohio starts replacing coax with fiber without any trenching. http://is.gd/4Y1Fb #
• ISPs find sneaky ways to cheat you. http://is.gd/4Y2UH #
• The Pirate Bay's move to trackerless DHT explained. Short version: it's faster and less prone to being shut down. http://is.gd/4Y8uQ #
• Verizon continues neglecting copper infrastructure, the same stuff they're trying to sell to Frontier. http://is.gd/4YhFu #
• Want to hear me on KVNU's For The People? Follow the link (I start at 34:34). http://is.gd/4YtL5 #
• Verizon believes it's FTTH or bust for cablecos and telcos. http://is.gd/4YuG1 #
• Should service providers give away part of the triple-play as a loss leader? http://is.gd/4Z08g #
• FCC may re-adopt line-sharing rules. This could open up FTTH/FTTN networks to competitors. http://is.gd/4ZGVO #
• Is YouTube pulling a Hulu? They're started clamping down on STBs that have no license. http://is.gd/4ZOiJ #
• FreeUTOPIA Podcast for December 2009 on FreeUTOPIA will air 12/11. http://tobtr.com/s/791405 #BlogTalkRadio #

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• Blu-ray bringing managed copies to the party. http://bit.ly/4uC69U #
• Clearwire to get a big cash infusion. http://is.gd/4QY2j #
• Google further consolidates its voice platform by buying up Gizmo5. http://is.gd/4RhRU #
• Connected Nation strikes out in 15 states so far. http://is.gd/4Riyd #
• Rupert Murdoch wants to be the next A&P (and that's not a smart thing). http://is.gd/4RNnH #
• Only one round of broadband stimulus left. http://is.gd/4RXkL #
• Verizon's plan: dump debt and decrepit rural networks onto someone else to pad the bottom line. http://is.gd/4RXRf #
• Bill to install conduit with highways moved forward. http://is.gd/4S5oG #
• Not content just to stick it to RedBox, movie studios go after Netflix too. http://is.gd/4SDK2 #
• FCC names top five barriers to broadband adoption. http://is.gd/4SNqk #
• ISPs are working on rolling out P4P to manage P2P traffic loads. http://is.gd/4SNsu #
• Boxee to introduce an STB. http://is.gd/4TvOH #
• "News": consumers like free media. http://is.gd/4TBP3 #
• Almost half of DTV coupons were never redeemed. http://is.gd/4TBPY #
• Wiretaps could be hit with a DoS attack. http://is.gd/4TBQs #
• New Google project could dramatically speed up web page loading. http://is.gd/4TEPY #
• Statewide franchises score lower prices for CA seniors. And by lower, they mean 26% higher. http://is.gd/4TJPg #
• Comcast's TV Everywhere to launch in December for existing subscribers. http://is.gd/4TRhz #
• Comcast's TV Everywhere will really be everywhere, not just at home. http://is.gd/4UhTA #
• YouTube goes full HD. http://is.gd/4UhU4 #
• Standalone FloTV devices now on the market. Portable TV lives again. http://is.gd/4UhV2 #
• New York has a pop density higher than Hong Kong, yet the latter gets better broadband because of density? http://is.gd/4Uonz #
• Wireless backhaul still a booming business. http://is.gd/4Us66 #
• IPTV making inroads on HFC networks thanks to DOCSIS 3.0 FTW. (Yes, those are all valid acronyms.) http://is.gd/4Utyy #
• One week after being shut down, the MPAA and Sony say "mea culpa" to Ohio muni WiFi network. http://is.gd/4UzPR #
• Verizon to play stooge for the RIAA. http://is.gd/4UzXY #
• Bell Canada's profits surge as they try and justify double-dipping competitors on bandwidth. http://is.gd/4UA1E #
• Om Malik takes Apple to task for its app approval process (or lack thereof). http://is.gd/4UDeo #

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• (@elforesto) Verizon stalls FIOS in Boston as revenge for not caving. http://is.gd/4L4S1 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cable rate hike season arrives. http://is.gd/4L8Pc #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Unlimited streaming iTunes video for $30/mo? It could happen. http://is.gd/4LlSR #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Remember how the DVR was going to kill TV? Yeah, apparently it did the opposite. http://is.gd/4LmjU #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Best Buy wants a slice of the streaming pie. http://is.gd/4Mb1e #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Bondholders are pretty ticked off at FairPoint. http://is.gd/4MkYa #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) New international copyright treaty wants to make ISPs into copyright cops. http://is.gd/4MXmr #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) A voice standard for LTE emerges. http://is.gd/4NaP0 #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) AT&T agressively pushing Ethernet across their entire network. http://is.gd/4NzjR #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) False fiber advertising. http://is.gd/4Nz9g #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Congress pushing for ISPs to do a better job at anti-phishing. http://is.gd/4OWVi #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Comcast doing such a good job at throttling fairly that you didn't even notice. http://is.gd/4OWRW #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cable's future is in growing voice. http://is.gd/4OWQS #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Screw the recession, gimme my smartphone! http://is.gd/4OWWc #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Internet users aren't social dummies. http://is.gd/4OX3u #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) The frustration of jumping from one incumbent to another. http://is.gd/4OX1T #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cox joins rate hike season. http://is.gd/4OX9p #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Lack of middle mile competition leads regulators to reconsider special rates. http://is.gd/4OX8U #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Regulators in OR and WA see little benefit to Frontier-Verizon deal. http://is.gd/4P16z #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Warner shows that the MPAA doesn't need to block analog outputs. http://is.gd/4P18y #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Verizon gets into the pre-paid mobile broadband game. http://is.gd/4P17u #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) In America, companies meet consumer demand. But in Soviet Comcast… http://is.gd/4P4sP #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Hey UTOPIA providers? You have better service and a better product. Charge like it. http://is.gd/4P4yD #freeutopia #
• (@elforesto) Cable wants USF reform. http://is.gd/4P7am So does Rep. Boucher. http://is.gd/4P7aK #freeutopia #

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• (@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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