The Stranger, July 14, 2015 Wondering what a city wired with its own democratically controlled fiber internet network looks like? Look no further than the town of Sandy, 30 miles outside of Portland, where subscribers get gigabit speed connections from the city for $60 per month: There are several takeaways here: 1. Comcast and CenturyLink don’t … Read More
WABE Radio, July 14, 2015 Comcast is now offering residential customers its high-speed fiber Internet service. It’s one of the fastest and most expensive Internet options for residential customers in Atlanta. Gigabit Pro will cost $299 per month with a $500 installation fee and a $500 activation fee. The promotional price is $159. Comcast’s Alex Horowitz said … Read More
Communications Daily, July 13, 2015 Colorado’s cities and towns are responding in a variety of ways to the state’s 2005 law restricting a municipality’s right to build out its own broadband network. While that law in some form isn’t unique to Colorado, the difference is that it allows local governments to opt out with a ballot measure … Read More
KOIN TV, July 10, 2015 SANDY, Ore. — The city of Sandy is providing city owned, high speed Internet to its residents. It’s something many cities are considering and something that has been a financial disaster for others. In Sandy, officials said the investment is already paying off. Construction and hookups are expected to be completed … Read More
Denver Post, July 8, 2015 The board of Intermountain Rural Electric Association, Colorado’s biggest electric cooperative, is proposing a new — and potentially groundbreaking — tariff to deal with the growth of rooftop solar in its service area. The board agreed Tuesday to present the plan, which involves adding a charge for systems that do not … Read More
Government Technology, June 25, 2015 The state of Maine is firmly committed to municipal broadband — it just doesn’t want to pay for it. If Maine Gov. Paul LePage signs LD1185, the state will create a new fund that would endeavor to provide residents with a wider array of high-speed broadband providers in the coming years. … Read More
IndyWeek, May 20, 2015 The lawsuit—technically, a “petition for review”—the state of North Carolina filed in federal court last week is, for a case rooted in weighty constitutional matters, fairly short, just two-and-a-half pages. The argument is straightforward enough: The Federal Communications Commission overstepped its constitutional bounds earlier this year when it preempted a state law … Read More
IT Business Edge, May 4, 2015 Industries, to a greater or lesser degree, are led by their biggest companies. This is a particularly strong trait in the cable business because the franchising approach under which it operates means that there is almost no direct competition between multiple system operators. Thus, these companies can more easily, uniformly … Read More
San Francisco Examiner, May 4, 2015 Despite San Francisco’s reputation as a land of the strange, its neighborhoods are like a modern-day “Leave it to Beaver.” This includes my home of the Richmond. Walking down Geary Boulevard past Nizario’s Pizza, I give a nod to the guy slingin’ slices: Robby Squyres Jr., a local muay thai … Read More
