FCC takes aim at Data Caps
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2491457/the-fcc-takes-aim-at-broadband-data-caps.html It’s 2024 and yet some internet service providers in the US still charge you if you go over an allocated monthly data limit. Why? It’s not as if internet access is a finite physical resource. It doesn’t cost Comcast …
Packets Down Range #31:Meta, Google, Indiana Digital Equity
It’s the beginning of the year. Do you know what that means? It’s time for conferences. FISPA livejust wrapped up. Metro Connect and others are coming. Also lots of news out of my home state of Indiana this edition. Data …
Packets Down Range #30:Lumen, Databank, and investments in networks
Greetings from the great frozen Tundra of Indiana. It was 21 degrees today, which has been a heatwave. In this issue, we have a lot of data center news. Lunmen shuts down their CDN, Databank expands, and some great tech …
Packets Down Range #19: Events, wireless signals in VR, global internet
I am freshly back from WISPAMERICA 2023 in Louisville. The new items from this conference are going in the Patreon Edition. If you find this newsletter helpful and informative, please consider sponsoring by advertising, becoming a Patreon, or donating any …
Packets Down Range #8:Water in the data center, Comcast fees, Starlink speeds
Welcome to issue #8 of Packets Down Range. I am making haste in order to get on the road to Texas for some work. It will be nice to go from 31-degree weather in Indiana to 70s in Texas, even …
Podcast: Atheral, VOIP and communication “stuff”
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:28 — 67.7MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Recently I sat down and did a podcast with Daniel White of Atheral (https://atheral.co/). We talked about how WISPS can use VOIP to prevent overbuilding, Unified communications, and some of the forms and procedures for getting started with VOIP. If …
Atheral recommended 499 fillng help
Our friends over at Atheral have some companies to hello you with your 499 filings.
Podcast:5.9GHZ, Azure overloaded,collaboration
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:26 — 4.3MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Microsoft is concerned about its cloud capacity. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/our-commitment-to-customers-and-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/ <Isn’t this the advantage of the cloud?. I know you have to add physical hardware, space, cooling, etc.> FCC Opens up 5.9GHZ to rural providers The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), …
j2 Podcast:5g hype, more bandwidth, preseem
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:59 — 5.2MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Hi this is Justin, it’s Tuesday July 30th 2019 and this is the ISP news you need to know.
Comcast is pushing for broadband mapping changes
Comcast met with FCC officials last week to urge them to adopt NCTA-The Internet & Television Association’s proposal to use polygon shapefiles