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Frontier Forces FUD on Cities in Sibley: Sibley Responds
The fiber-to-the-farm initiative in Sibley County, Minnesota, has completed the feasibility study and the towns involved are discussing a Joint Powers Agreement.
The Burlington Telecom Mess in Perspective: a Letter to the Community
We are posting another perspective about Burlington Telecom, this time from Tom Streeter, a Professor of Sociology at UVM and author of Selling the Air, The Net Effect and other
Qwest Renews Push to Gut Local Authority over Cable Television
It's 2011 and time for Qwest to renew a push to gut local authority in a number of states - Idaho and Colorado to start. An article for the Denver Post explains the argument:
Leo Laporte and Bob Frankston: The Past and Future of the Internet
Big cable and phone carriers want to take credit for what the Internet has become -- but they never wanted it to be open. Smart decisions behind the scenes by people like Bob Frankston have allowed the open Internet to flourish despite the big carriers.
Gotta Love that Efficient, Competitive Broadband Market
Dave Burstein Reflects on FCC Policy
Dave Burstein of DSL Prime is interviewed on a recent episode of America's Report on TelecomTV.
Chattanooga's Approach to Connecting Customers
Tired of Dealing with Bad Customer Service? Get Even...
Though we in the U.S. often praise the policies in Europe that have given them faster speeds, lower prices, and actual choices in the market, the reality is that some of their companies have just as bad customer service as what we have to deal with from massive incumbent providers. This video features an incredible prank, forcing an offending company to deal with terrible customer service.
The Economist Again Blasts US Anti-Competitive Telecom Policy
This debate is loudest in America, uncoincidentally the developed market with the least competitive market in internet access.
Wired West Towns Start Joining Broadband Coop
FCC Survey: 80% of Schools/Libraries Have Insufficient Broadband Connections
Medina County Bonds for Network in Partnership with OneCommunity
The Port Authority of Medina County, Ohio, has successfully bonded $14.4 million to take advantage of a broadband stimulus award to build a fiber-optic network connecting community anchor institutions and businesses with better broadband.
Update from Lake County Fiber Project (Minnesota)
Problem of Scale Hurts Frontier with FiOS
Frontier has been bitten by the same disadvantage many communities face when building their own networks -- little market power means having to overpay for everything. When Frontier bought millions of Verizon rural lines, it bought a few FiOS connections as well. But not enough to gain any bargaining power with channel owners.
Customer Service From National Carriers is Terrible
Axcess Ontario Officially Complete
Ontario County was working on a publicly owned solution to Middle Mile long before the broadband stimulus approach made it popular. And now, before most of the stimulus money has been disbursed, they have completed an expanded version of their initial plan.