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Telco CFOs call for structurally separate netcos to operate Europe’s fibre networks Commission and regulators should focus on making the economics work for fibre roll-out and avoid political deals with dominant firms, companies stress Brussels, 30 March 2011: Chief Financial and Operating Officers from leading telecoms competitors met today with the European Commission and major banks to exchange views about the conditions needed to allow investment in ultra-fast fibre networks, at a roundtable event organised by ECTA.
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When It Comes to Television Content, Affiliate Fees Make the World Go ‘Round « abovethecrowd.com
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The cable company submission to the CRTC on usage based billing confirms what has been readily apparent to consumers for some time: there is no link between the prices charged by ISPs for usage pricing and the actual costs to ISPs. According to the cable companies: In order to be effective as an economic ITMP, the usage based price component needs to be established so as to discourage use above the set limit.
After years of public shaming and the potential threat of Congressional action—under a regulation-averse Republican leadership—Comcast finally came clean . In October 2008, the firm began enforcing a loose 250 GB per month limit on combined downstream and upstream usage. Crossing the line does not produce an automatic warning, but the company reserves the right to wag its finger and subsequently shut out any egregious overuser.
Telecoms regulation: Put a cap on it | The Economist
Some Stock Jocks Still Really, Really Want FiOS To Fail - Sanford Bernstein: Building New Networks 'A Losing Proposition' | DSLReports.com, ISP Information
Back in 2006 you'll recall that some investment analysts insisted that Verizon's $24 billion FiOS investment was " doomed " before it even got out of the gate.
Eyes in their ankles: The congressional view of network neutrality
For quite a while I've been baffled by the inability of too many members of Congress to understand the importance of the network neutrality discussion. I'm not satisfied that I know for sure, but I may be getting closer.
During a panel at Web 2.0 Expo , someone asked if the panelists saw any signs that suggest mobile operating system fragmentation might decrease. In 2006, two smartphone operating systems accounted for 81 percent of the market. There were really only four platforms to worry about: Symbian, Windows Mobile, RIM, and Palm OS.
Mobile operating systems and browsers are headed in opposite directions - O'Reilly Radar
App Store not invited to web's date with destiny • The Register
Open...and Shut Just as the web seemed to have won - with consumers living their lives online through Facebook and Google and enterprises embracing cloud computing - along comes the mobile app to spoil the party. And while mobile apps aren't the only force prompting a reconsideration of the web, as noted in The Economist , no single factor may be more potent.
Wireline Costs and Caps: A Few Facts
Broadband is an extraordinarily profitable service. Top Wall Street analysts John Hodulik of UBS and Craig Moffett of Bernstein both report broadband margins of 90% based on official company filings. My own figure is more like a 75% margin because I allocate additional costs, but either implies running a broadband network is actually inexpensive in relation to the price charged.
Somewhere between 2-5% of your monthly broadband bill actually goes to bandwidth, long-time broadband industry analyst Dave Burstein reminds readers .
2-5% Of Your Bill Actually Goes To Bandwidth - Netflix Is Not The Enemy, And The Sky Is Not Falling | DSLReports.com, ISP Information
MEXICO CITY — Teléfonos de México, the country’s dominant fixed-line phone carrier, plans to carve out its rural lines into a separate company, adding a new layer to a dispute between the company and its competitors. The new company, to be called Telmex Social, would serve 46 percent of the country where there is no competition, according to an announcement on Tuesday, although it would account for only 12 percent of the parent company’s 15.5 million lines.
Telmex to Put Rural Lines Into Separate Company - NYTimes.com
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