Baller Herbst List: 4-26-07
NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY
Who's the speaker? (1) Ed Markey, (2) Ben
Scott, (3) Heartland Institute, or (4) Chairman
Kevin Martin? Answer in the link below the
quote.
"In much of the country, however, consumers
have a choice of only two broadband services:
cable or DSL. And in some parts of the country,
consumers don’t even have that choice. The
most important step we can take to provide
affordable broadband to all Americans is to
facilitate the deployment of a third “pipe” into
the home. We need a real third broadband
competitor. And we need a technology that
is cost-effective to deploy not just in the big
cities, but in the rural areas, as well. All Amer-
icans should enjoy the benefits of broadband
competition – availability, high speeds, and
low prices."
hraunfoss.fcc.gov
Dingell: House Commerce Committee to work
on comprehensive national broadband strategy
broadcastingcable.com
ITIF expands on OECD stats: "A more complete
measure would also consider speed and price.
Increasingly, in the digital economy it is the
speed and capacity of the network that matters.
... The findings show that America, which ranks
12th overall, faces a multifaceted broadband
challenge."
itif.org
Government of India "proposes to offer free,
high-speed broadband connectivity to all
Indians by 2009, through state-owned telecom
service providers"
muniwireless.com
economictimes.indiatimes.com
BROADBAND
South Carolina statewide broadband plan
moves forward
dslreports.com
"Why are T1 lines still expensive?"
dslreports.com
"Comcast's profit climbs 80%"
marketwatch.com|72609%7D
WIRELESS
"In many ways Lompoc epitomizes the promise
and the problems of municipal Wi-Fi."
informationweek.com
"U.S. consumers prefer WiMAX to cellular data
or Wi-Fi"
rfdesign.com
"FCC punts on 700 MHz rulemaking"
gigaom.com
VIDEO
FCC addresses DTV items-"The FCC is seeking
comment on whether requiring cable to carry TV
station signals in both analog and digital formats
after the transition is necessary to meet the 1992
Cable Act's requirement that cable must deliver
a "viewable" signal of any station opting for man-
datory carriage (must-carry)."
broadcastingcable.com
NCTA trashes Chairman Martin's DTV plan
multichannel.com
Lowell, MI, selling municipal cable system to
Comcast
broadcastnewsroom.com
VOIP
"The future of Internet telephony could hang
on Vonage case"
wired.com
COPYRIGHT
Ohio University bans all P2P file sharing
techdirt.com
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