A Kick to the Head

I’ve written before about “cage match competition” in the broadband space – “space” seems like a better word than “industry” – in which the companies that deliver some part of the…

August 18, 2011 0

AT&T T-Mobile Merger can Bring LTE to Rural America

In a redacted letter posted to the FCC website, AT&T explain how a merger with T-Mobile would bring LTE to rural America.  Specifically, the increased economies of scale would allow AT&T’s upcoming…

August 12, 2011 4

Reacting to the Broadband Speed Data

Over on the Innovation Policy Blog I take a look at the FCC’s broadband speeds report and some of the reactions to it: The results are surprising to some because…

August 8, 2011 1

The LightSquared Kerfuffle

We had a great discussion about the ugly problem of GPS interference last week and why it can’t be oversimplified.  Yesterday, venture capitalist Philip Falcone – a major financial backer of…

August 5, 2011 6

Measuring Broadband Performance

Here’s the video from yesterday’s release event for the FCC’s new study on broadband speeds in the US. It’s not every day that a government agency releases a study that…

August 3, 2011 5

FCC Broadband Performance Data Vindicates ISPs

When the FCC released its 2009 Broadband Performance report last year, it concluded that broadband providers were delivering only half their advertised broadband performance to consumers.  This set off a…

August 3, 2011 1

YouTube Becoming Unusable During the Day

YouTube Becoming Unusable During the Day

If you’ve been noticing problems with using YouTube during the day over the past few months, it is not your imagination.  The online video streaming for user generated content has degraded…

August 1, 2011 4

Netflix Relief Fund

Now for something completely different, a heart rending appeal. Netflix Relief Fund with Jason Alexander from Jason Alexander Hey, lighten up, it’s a joke.

July 29, 2011 0

What’s Holding Netflix Back?

What’s Holding Netflix Back?

Broadband usage fees and limits are back in the news again: the New York Times editorialized against them recently, and the Washington Post’s Cecilia Kang reported that “experts” have concerns…

July 29, 2011 2

A Tip of the Cap

There’s an editorial in today’s New York Times called “To Cap, Or Not” and you have to wonder who writes this stuff. In a nutshell, this money line in the…

July 22, 2011 0