the future of broadband Thread

[Sideswipe]

Cant find anything to corroborate.  Don't get your hopes up, pirates.

[Henry88]

Cities, States Face Off On Municipal Broadband
http://www.govtech.com/local/Cities-States-Face-Off-On-Municipal-Broadband.html

City, state and federal governments are fighting over Chattanooga's effort to bring broadband to rural consumers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/12/city-state-and-federal-governments-are-fighting-over-chattanoogas-effort-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-consumers/

[Henry88]

If there's Internet in hell, there will be no net neutrality
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2603681/microsoft-subnet/if-theres-internet-in-hell-there-will-be-no-net-neutrality.html

[Henry88]

AT&T Won't Improve Tennessee Broadband, Won't Let Anyone Else
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Wont-Improve-Tennessee-Broadband-Wont-Let-Anyone-Else-130571

[Henry88]

Americans pay more for slower Internet
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/31/technology/internet-speeds/index.html

[Henry88]

Next Century Cities Broadband Coalition Presses for Municipal Self Determination
http://www.govexec.com/state-local/2014/11/next-century-cities-chattanooga-broadband-gigabit/99320/

[Henry88]

President Obama wants towns to take on private broadband providers in push for faster Internet access
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-municipalities-provide-internet-speed-push-article-1.2078146

[Variety of Cells]

Soooo happy that my new building has FIOS available and I was able to say fuck off to Time Warner. Paying $50 for 75 up and down, which is half the $100 promotional price I was paying for 100 down and 10 up. 

[Henry88]

FCC raises broadband definition to 25Mbps, Chairman mocks ISPs
http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/198583-fcc-raises-broadband-definition-to-25mbps-chairman-mocks-isps

Mayors of Boston, Seattle, KC, others: No more muni broadband restrictions, please
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2877268/lan-wan/mayors-of-boston-seattle-kc-others-no-more-muni-broadband-restrictions-please.html

[Henry88]

FCC ruling overturns state laws preventing municipal broadband expansion
http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/fcc-ruling-overturns-state-laws-preventing-municipal-broadband-expansion/2015-02-26

[RVR II]

YAY!! 

[Henry88]

Tennessee Broadband Battle: FCC, Legislature Square Off Over Municipal Utility Bid
http://www.govtech.com/network/Tennessee-Broadband-Battle-FCC-Legislature-Square-Off-Over-Municipal-Utility-Bid-to-Expand-Gig-Territory-.html

As Big As Net Neutrality? FCC Votes To Kill State Imposed Internet Monopolies
http://www.fastcompany.com/3042895/as-big-as-net-neutrality-fcc-takes-aim-at-state-imposed-internet-monopolies

[Henry88]

FCC says cities should be free to run decent ISPs. And Republicans can't stand it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/28/fcc_ruling_on_staterun_internet/

[Henry88]

Tennessee Sues FCC for Axing Municipal Broadband Ban
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2478700,00.asp

Tennessee fights for its right to squash municipal broadband expansion
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/03/tennessee-fights-for-its-right-to-squash-municipal-broadband-expansion/

Tennessee sues FCC: Giving cities free rein to provide their own broadband is 'unlawful'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/25/tennessee_sues_fcc_chattanooga/

Tennessee sues FCC over Internet law, hurting one of its own cities: Chattanooga
http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/25/technology/tennessee-fcc-internet/index.html

[MartyS (Gromit)]

So Cisco is acquiring OpenDNS.  Not sure that's good for the internet....