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AT&T just announced that they're changing the way they offer wireless service to devices like the iPad and iPhone. Instead of paying $30 a month for "unlimited" service (really a 5GB cap), now new subscribers will have to pay $15/month...
I've been meaning to take a moment to shine a light on the recent story of AT&T blocking 4Chan.org and how it highlights how absurd some elements of the debate on net neutrality have gotten. As a quick background, last...
In the latest installment of my imagining what I'd do if I ran AT&T, it's time for me to admit I'm worried about the future of my company given where things are trending. As everyone knows my wireline phone business...
In January I joined the iPhone Nation. And for the most part it's been a life-changing experience. Prior to this my cellphones had just been cellphones, so having access to email, Google Maps, and webpages while on the go has...
As regular readers of App-Rising.com know, I'm often more likely to criticize than praise AT&T, who co-sponsors this blog. I'm not one to give false praise, nor one to go overboard in trumpeting minor happenings. But I have to admit...
The last 48 hours have born witness to the latest flareup over net neutrality, only this time things were a little different. Instead of a multi-billion dollar ISP being accused of unduly interfering with Internet traffic, the brouhaha stemmed from...
According to a number of readers, in my post on Tuesday I gave the impression that AT&T and the cablecos are big, evil corporations for having begun implementing bandwidth caps. But that's not necessarily the case. My overall stance on...
In the second part of my imagining what I'd do if I ran AT&T I want to respond to their plans I just learned about in this article to limit the throughput of U-Verse customers "when a customer is using...
Last week I reported on the happenings of a private AT&T demo of their PEG system to members of the ACM's Board of Directors. In response to that post, Matt Schuster, who chairs the Board, wrote in the following comment:...
Yesterday I had the unique opportunity to sit in on a meeting between AT&T and some members of the board of directors for the Alliance for Community Media (ACM), which represents more than 3000 PEG access centers and is holding...
Much ado was made when the recent wireless spectrum options wrapped up and the two biggest winners were AT&T and Verizon. Pundits lamented over the fact the two biggest companies got the two biggest chunks of spectrum as they feared...
One of the biggest issues in telecom these past few months has been the proper role of network operators in policing the delivery of illegal content across their pipes. The MPAA has been pushing to require all universities and colleges...
It's amazing how combining a seemingly endless show floor with limitless choice in nighttime activities can derail the best intentions of any blogger to post throughout the day. Never worry, though, as there have already been many interesting, enlightening experiences...
So much is happening in the deployment, adoption, and regulation of broadband it can be overwhelming. Here's an attempt to pull together some of the more interesting stories I've found over the last week. Jackass On the Internet Jackass is...
Yesterday I wrote about the inevitability of the exaflood, citing recent news that ISPs are starting to invest in their backbone/transport networks. Well there was another announcement yesterday that plays into this conversation: AT&T has turned on its high speed...
Hello from cloudy California! I'm out here attending the P2P Summit put on by the DCIA and the Digital Hollywood Summit, and I'll do my best to keep you all up to date on the happenings of these exciting events. Yesterday I attended the one-day P2P Summit, which pulls together many of the players in the P2P (aka peer-to-peer) space to talk about where the industry is and what it needs to do to continue moving forward.
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