State laws that hinder efforts to build municipal broadband networks can be repealed or dismantled, and showing startups using gigabit networks and the promise of economic development is a good place… Read more »
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says the U.S. lacks meaningful broadband competition and proposes a few vague solutions while also calling for higher speeds. Read more »
Comcast and Charter have released the name of its planned cable spinoff that will ensure that Comcast won’t get its hands on too many pay Tv subscribers after it swallows Time… Read more »
Understanding how bandwidth is priced can be complicated. But if you value the internet, it’s worth trying to understand how it works because large ISPs and certain business models can drive… Read more »
The first round of public comments about the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable will close on Monday. Comcast had little to say about internet antitrust issues, but instead… Read more »
I was passed on to a supervisor. Then to another supervisor, and another and another. We went round and round for weeks. Weeks turned into months, during which I was still… Read more »
The FCC’s recent objective to improve the functionality of our 911 system is laudable — but such regulation could signal danger for entrepreneurs. Read more »
Broadband is a big business, and for the first time ever, the number of broadband subscribers has surpassed the number of pay TV subs at major cable providers. Read more »
ViaSat is radically changing the pricing and data allowances on its Exede service in several regions of the U.S. While still not comparable with wireline broadband, it’s a big leap forward… Read more »