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By: FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband: Tech News «

FCC Opens the Door for Metered Broadband: Tech News « — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:03:31 +0000

[...] the whole plan never addresses the elephant in the room, which is competition. In reality if U.S. broadband were competitive, it likely wouldn’t need intricate network neutrality rules because consumers could dump [...]

By: The Rich Get Richer: Verizon Ups FiOS to 150 Mbps: Tech News «

The Rich Get Richer: Verizon Ups FiOS to 150 Mbps: Tech News « — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:43:19 +0000

[...] applications to develop and the end prices of such fast service to drop, the rest of the country has to see similar offerings as well. I hope it’s soon, because my 7 Mbps down and 480 kbps up have me realizing I’m on the [...]

By: GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobilize Influencers 2010: Tech News «

GigaOM’s Top 15 Mobilize Influencers 2010: Tech News « — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:17:59 +0000

[...] fees to the actual auctioning of spectrum. Given that the FCC has essentially given up on wired broadband competition and is putting all its eggs in the mobile connectivity basket, Milkman has become a huge player in [...]

By: Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up!

Genachowski, Man Up! And Silicon Valley, Wake Up! — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:57:12 +0000

[...] the bulwarks against nefarious activity in terms of discriminating against certain types of content is robust competition. The line of thinking is that if AT&T blocks certain files, the customer can simply find an ISP [...]

By: Telco Lobby Loses its Best Stats as the U.S. Falls in Broadband Ranking

Telco Lobby Loses its Best Stats as the U.S. Falls in Broadband Ranking — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:18:18 +0000

[...] slow average speeds in the country (between 5.1 Mbps and 10.12 Mbps depending on the survey) and a pitiful lack of real competition. It looks like that complacency is coming home to roost. Unfortunately, since our broadband plan [...]

By: Google Begins Using Its Planned Fiber Networkto Flog ISPs

Google Begins Using Its Planned Fiber Networkto Flog ISPs — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:33:26 +0000

[...] of these actions, or even Google’s planned network, will change the dismal competitive landscape in the U.S. overnight, but it’s certainly a start. And yes, Google still plans to announce [...]

By: With Bandwidth Demand Booming, a New Kind of Optical Network Is Born

With Bandwidth Demand Booming, a New Kind of Optical Network Is Born — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:15:40 +0000

[...] Newby, who was the chief strategy officer at colocation provider Telex, is pretty impassioned about his plan to bring wholesale fiber to places where existing backhaul providers may not go. It’s a plan similar to Google’s experimental fiber network for consumer broadband, but enacted on a much larger scale, and for businesses. Newby believes that in underserved areas where Allied Fiber will have a presence, the cost of bandwidth will be driven down significantly because Allied will be willing to sell access to the long haul network, at competitive rates, to anyone who wants them — something the incumbents aren’t inclined to do. [...]

By: For a Look at Why We Need to Beef Up Our Broadband, Head Down Under

For a Look at Why We Need to Beef Up Our Broadband, Head Down Under — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:11:41 +0000

[...] many in the government. However, the answer to the lack of competition isn’t data, as the National Broadband Plan proposes, nor is it wireless, which can never deliver the kinds of speeds a fiber-to-the-home connection [...]

By: Is Arkansas Really The Most Competitive State for Broadband?

Is Arkansas Really The Most Competitive State for Broadband? — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:19:43 +0000

[...] Communications Commission hopes to address the lack of competition with mobile broadband and better data, which this report helps provide, but I’m not holding out for a any miracles of access [...]

By: AT&T Tries to Strong-arm the Feds

AT&T Tries to Strong-arm the Feds — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:04:40 +0000

[...] it, but the FCC in its National Broadband Plan steers very clear of that issue, instead deciding that data and possibly wireless access would have to be the competitive threat (USE A DIFF WORD HERE, PLEASE [...]

By: J.

J. — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:10:31 +0000

I expect increased speeds at reduced price. You know, just like everything else in technology.

By: FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us! – GigaOM

FCC’s Broadband Plan: Mobile Broadband Will Save Us! – GigaOM — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:24:17 +0000

[...] could help drive faster networks as well. But again, those are 2020 goals.When it comes to ensuring competition between the duopoly in the short term, the FCC will rely on data. The plan proposes changes to both the type and amount [...]

By: FCC Broadband Plan Goal: Use Broadband to Manage Energy Consumption « Attorney Don Hecker Release

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:05:49 +0000

[...] the unveiling of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Plan, which it plans to officially release to Congress on Tuesday. The FCC, which is headed by Chairman Julius Genachowski and has been unusually bullish on [...]

By: Video: FCC Chief Answers Questions About the National Broadband Plan | AniChaos.com

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:37:46 +0000

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By: Video: FCC Chief Talks About the National Broadband Plan – GigaOM

Video: FCC Chief Talks About the National Broadband Plan – GigaOM — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:32:07 +0000

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