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| December |
Dec 01 | Tuesday | | Comcast Releasing Promised Usage Meter
You'll of course recall that back 2008 we were the first to report that Comcast was implementing a clear 250 GB usage cap for al.. More
163 - Read |  | Telco Exec Gets Broadband In Market Snubbed For Years
In 2008, UK telco British Telecom announced a widely lauded plan to invest in "fiber" (to the node), though the specifics weren'.. More
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| Rogers Unveils The ISP Dream Model
Canadian cable operator Rogers has constructed what's essentially the dream business model for broadband executives. They're lau.. More
55 - Read | | Vivendi Agrees, Comcast/NBC Deal Soon
According to the New York Times, Vivendi executives have agreed with General Electric in principle on a price to offload their 2.. More
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| ACTA: Global Three Strikes
Leaked information on the secretly Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) already indicated that the guidelines are primaril.. More
47 - Read | | Tuesday Morning Links
• Comcast, AT&T fight Illinois broadband plans [chicagobusiness.com]
• USF legislation could be a game-changer for br.. More
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| November |
Nov 30 | Monday | | Monday Evening Links
• WiMax Service Will Need Affordable Handhelds Fast [rwonline.com]
• Exploding Demand for Broadband Driving New Requi.. More
4 - Read | | Baltimore To Ban Lazy Cable Installs
Lazy cable installers have long draped coaxial over a customer's hedges and across their lawn instead of being buried or strung .. More
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| Charter Exits Chapter 11
Despite the best efforts by creditors who didn't like the bankruptcy conditions, Charter Communications has announced that the c.. More
41 - Read | | Rural Carriers Quickly Embracing Fiber
While Verizon gets most of the attention with their $23 billion investment in fiber to the home deployment, a significant chunk .. More
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| AT&T Top Lobbyist Cicconi Has His Feelings Hurt
According to the Washington Post, AT&T's chief lobbyist Jim Cicconi is upset with some comments made by White House deputy chief.. More
33 - Read | | Broadband Killed The Game Console
Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada last week opined that within the next ten years the game console will cease to exist -- at least in .. More
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| Midcontinent Socked With Easement Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed last week in Bismark, North Dakota accuses Midcontinent Communications of burying cable on private property with.. More
24 - Read | | Monday Morning Links
• Mininova Deletes Most Torrents Under Court Threat [techdirt.com]
• Broadband For All May Not Be As Urgent As Many S.. More
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| Nov 27 | Friday |
| Weekend Open Thread
Insert your tryptophan-addled thoughts into our comment section below... More
82 - Read | | Friday Evening Links
• Mexico's MVS Plans Broadband Deal With Clearwire [advfn.com]
• Creating demand 'crucial to driving broadband' [comp.. More
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| FCC Looking For White Space Database Administrators
An FCC public notice (pdf) indicates that the agency is looking for a few good men, women or companies -- to act as database man.. More
10 - Read | | Virgin Media Starts Snooping In User Packets
UK Cable provider Virgin Media says they're experimenting with a new deep packet inspection solution that will snoop into custom.. More
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| Fairpoint Hires New Marketing Firms
Fairpoint Communications is currently in bankruptcy after a year of offering sub-par service to customers, missing deployment de.. More
11 - Read | | Verizon CEO: Hulu Will Be Dead Soon
According to Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, the telco isn't worried about the threat Hulu poses to their freshly created TV empire.. More
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| Waterloo, Iowa To See 105 Mbps Mediacom
Earlier this month Mediacom hinted that their implementation of faster DOCSIS 3.0 technology would involve both 50 Mbps and 100 .. More
17 - Read | | Friday Morning Links
• Broadband tax 'could triple for homes with multiple lines' [netimperative.com]
• UK provider 3 halts sales of mobil.. More
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| Nov 26 | Thursday |
| Thanksgiving Open Thread
Enjoy your holiday, and empty your head into the comment section below... More
63 - Read | | Wednesday Evening Links
• FCC Solicits Applications for White Space Database Administrators [gigaom.com]
• Ruckus Wireless intros wireless br.. More
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| Comcast Settles Georgia Overcharging Suit
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Comcast has settled a nearly four year customer class action lawsuit. The suit al.. More
19 - Read | | Rogers Launches Internet Video Beta
Users in our Rogers forum note that the Canadian cable provider will be beta launching an open beta of their On Demand Online se.. More
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| ICANN Slams DNS Redirection
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) on Tuesday condemned the practice of redirecting Internet users to a.. More
43 - Read | | Sprint's Wireless Network Apparently Not 'Most Dependable'
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureau has recommended that Sprint stop running ads sa.. More
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| Time Warner Cable Fires Broadside At Broadcasters
It's fairly common practice for cable carriers to blame their often bi-annual TV rate increases on the high costs their incur fr.. More
125 - Read | | EFF Wages War On Fine Print
Back in June, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched their terms of service tracker, which keeps an eye on company TO.. More
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