Comments on: Want a Lower Broadband Bill? Maybe You Should Move

By: ISPs Find a Legislator to Stymie FCC Broadband Regs

ISPs Find a Legislator to Stymie FCC Broadband Regs — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:32:55 +0000

[...] amount of lawful Internet content, applications and services.” Internet access and the lack of competition is a profoundly local issue in many areas – something that ISPs continually try to gloss over (try to catch Verizon [...]

By: Former FCC Chair Lays Out the Limits on the Agency’s Authority – GigaOM

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:53 +0000

[...] I also wish that instead of focusing on things it can’t control, the FCC comes up with a solid plan to address competition in wired and wireline, so that a competitive market can do what the FCC cannot. : AAPL, Apple, [...]

By: Canada Needs a Broadband Plan to Stoke Competition – GigaOM

Canada Needs a Broadband Plan to Stoke Competition – GigaOM — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:01:13 +0000

[...] access to their infrastructure (others have called for similar programs in the U.S., which has its own competition problems). The document prompted a kind of call to arms from The Globe and Mail, which this morning called [...]

By: Google’s Fiber Network Could Foil ISPs and Fuel Innovation – GigaOM

Google’s Fiber Network Could Foil ISPs and Fuel Innovation – GigaOM — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:49:18 +0000

[...] The network can help spur innovation, but could also become a foil to the lobbying efforts from existing ISPs, many of whom are less than up-front about how their network costs are reflected in their prices, and tend to react with hysteria when faced with regulations that will limit their ability to control the bits running over their pipes. We’ve all read stories about how the web will break under the weight of network neutrality, or how the ISPs needs to raise prices or implement tiered pricing plans because some consumers are using too many resources. What we don’t have is the data showing that there’s an economic reason for this other than profiteering in an uncompetitive market. [...]

By: Google to Build Fiber Network to Drive Web Innovation – GigaOM

Google to Build Fiber Network to Drive Web Innovation – GigaOM — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:43:43 +0000

By: FCC Takes on Cable But Not Carriers With National Broadband Plan – GigaOM

FCC Takes on Cable But Not Carriers With National Broadband Plan – GigaOM — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:50:20 +0000

[...] doesn’t get spent evenly across the population. Plus, despite that investment, most Americans don’t have a lot of choice about their broadband [...]

By: Economists to FCC: Wireless and Wired Broadband Are Equal

Economists to FCC: Wireless and Wired Broadband Are Equal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:39:25 +0000

[...] gathered in Washington, D.C., this morning to debate how the wireline duopoly affects the market for broadband in the U.S. at an open meeting held by the FCC. The majority of the speakers, including representatives from [...]

By: Silly Strickling: Carriers Won’t Share Broadband Data

Silly Strickling: Carriers Won’t Share Broadband Data — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:14:26 +0000

[...] We need laws. Carriers don’t want to share the data because then wed know exactly how uncompetitive the market for broadband is in most areas of the country — and armed with that knowledge, the government may have to [...]

By: DOJ Wants to Probe Telcos? It Should Take a Number

DOJ Wants to Probe Telcos? It Should Take a Number — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:16:42 +0000

[...] companies, it’s hard to prove a monopoly situation. (I’m not arguing either of those areas are all that competitive, only that they’re not a monopoly). However, in terms of the agreements between carriers that [...]

By: When It Comes to Real Estate, It’s Location, Location, Broadband!

When It Comes to Real Estate, It’s Location, Location, Broadband! — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:18 +0000

[...] Internet from a direct fiber-optic line” at the next home they buy, the study showed. Although I’m a huge proponent of broadband access, and assume that it would be a critical factor in my choice of home, choosing broadband over [...]