Baller Herbst List: 5-22-07
NATIONAL BROADBAND STRATEGY
Asia/Pacific at forefront of fiber evolution:
“The next-generation broadband access
services strategy, as proven in markets like
Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, is to
focus on market proliferation of value-
added broadband services, driven by the
launch of compelling broadband content
(i.e. IPTV and VoIP) and innovative
broadband pricing plans.”
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At Intelligent Community Forum, no US
finalists and “Conference speakers and
participants cited lack of coherent US
public policy for broadband technologies,
compared to the other global regions in
the competition.”
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BROADBAND
OECD hits back at criticisms of its data
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More on draft Markey broadband bill
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More on CWA data that US average broad-
band speed is 1.9 Mbps, versus 61 Mbps in
Japan, 45 Mbps in Sweden
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"Municipal broadband takes on the Internet
cartel"
indypendent.org
ARIN says IPv4 address space will be gone
by 2013
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Broadband competition in the UK
(from Om Malik)
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Broadband Brooklyn community hearing
today, 12-3 p.m. (from Bruce Lai)
nycbroadband.blogspot.com
Aurora, IL, seeks to lease out fiber
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WIRELESS
Mayor Newsom on S.F. citywide wireless
delay
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"Apparently with the arrival of spring came
a memo to journalists begging them to write
skeptical pieces about the viability of city-
wide Wi-Fi"
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Fleischman)
Muni wireless not meeting goals
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AT&T acknowledges local demand for
for high speed Internet in No. Calif., but
blames federal rules for lack of specificity
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Pleasonton, CA rolls out Wi-Fi/public safety
network
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Wheatland, CA, considers citywide wireless
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Jim Geier post to MuniWireless: "Higher
mesh node density necessary in some cases"
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Cisco may expand WiMAX strategy
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VIDEO
Update on Tenn. statewide franchising
legislation -- Senate committee vote today
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"As state lawmakers across the nation race
to pass legislation taking control of video
franchising oversight, state regulators are
grappling with the additional responsibility
and costs associated with that responsibility."
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Exclusive contracts upset upscale residents
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Review of Joost P2P TV beta
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U-Verse in Detroit
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Constitutional issues posed by a la carte
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OTHER NEWS
Sup. Ct. rejects antitrust conspiracy lawsuit
vs. Bells
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