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Connected Nation and Lies About DSL Speeds
On Wednesday, I testified at an informational hearing before the House Telecom Subcommittee of the Minnesota Legislature. Connected Nation was giving an update on their contract to map broadband availability in Minnesota and I wanted to record some dissent regarding their claims and the usefulness of maps in general. For those who have not used the Connected Nation tool, it is horrible.
Time Warner Reverses Direction in NC, Fights Competition with New Strategy
Lafayette: 100Mbps and Now What?
Lessig Presentation on America's Broadband Policy
Paul Venezia is one of the few who noted a recent Lessig presentation that discusses broadband policy. Larry Lessig's presentation offers an excellent short history of broadband and telecom history - from the beginning of AT&T to the National Broadband Plan.
Tonka Connect
Rules Matter - Network Neutrality and Transparency
Gentlemen, Please - Dealing with a Divided Market
Update on Salisbury Fiber Network
Cable Cos, Wi-Fi, and Limiting Competition
I, a Cablevision customer, can now use all of Time Warner’s and Comcast’s hot spots in these three states.
North Carolina Considers Pro-Monopoly, Anti-Competition Broadband Bill
What is Wrong With This - Lancaster Edition
Brogan said that if Lancaster is selected, it would not run afoul of the state Telecommunications Act.
Free UTOPIA Podcast - Discussion with Todd Marriott
Audio Interview: Future of Telecom in Minnesota
Last week, I spoke with Jeff Pesek and Peter Fleck of Tech.mn about telecom and broadband in Minnesota.
Video Pitches UTOPIA to Google for Gigabit Network
As part of his pitch to Google to partner with UTOPIA in Google's gigabit network experiment, Jesse Harris gives some of the history of the UTOPIA project.