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FCC takes aim at Data Caps

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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 more to deliver you 1,001 gigabytes versus 999 gigabytes. Well, the United States Federal Communications … Read more

Packets Down Range #31:Meta, Google, Indiana Digital Equity

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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 Center News •Meta to open a data center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. •Google is set to … Read more

Packets Down Range #30:Lumen, Databank, and investments in networks

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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 topics. Data Center News •DataBank expands in Utah. •DigitalBridge announced a 6.4 Billion equity investment … Read more

Packets Down Range #19: Events, wireless signals in VR, global internet

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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 amount via Paypal. You can also subscribe to receive newsletter notifications via email. Company News•Airspan/Mimosa … Read more

Podcast: Atheral, VOIP and communication “stuff”

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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 you want to contact Atheral about their products you can do so at the following: … Read more

Podcast:5.9GHZ, Azure overloaded,collaboration

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Microsoft is concerned about its cloud capacity. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/our-commitment-to-customers-and-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/ FCC Opens up 5.9GHZ to rural providers The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), helped the companies apply for the STAs. WISPA told the FCC the companies rely primarily on unlicensed spectrum for last-mile connections to end-users, including the 5 GHz UNII bands. “Many of the WISPs’ … Read more

FCC and their view of broadband

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It seems the FCC is getting some pushback on its picture of broadband access in the United States. Much of the article centers around Form 477 and the inaccuracies being found in it. https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18644726/fcc-broadband-report-high-speed-rural-statistics-reactions

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