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from: TechBlog

February 27, 2008
Choosing the lesser of two evils: Comcast or AT&T?

I've been a cable-modem user ever since the service first launched in Houston as Time Warner's Road imageRunner. Despite occasional outages and a relatively high price, I've stuck with it, mainly because it's fast and simple to set up and use.

from: Cable 360

February 25, 2008
Comcast Faces Capitol Class Action
By Jennifer Rinaldi

The law firm of Gilbert Randolph has filed a class action suit against Comcast in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of its client, Dr. Sanford Sidner, and all DC citizens who have subscribed to Comcast's high-speed Internet service over the course of the past three years.

from: Cup of Joe

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Connected TN Backers A Front for AT&T? (Part 2)

I have a couple of updates to add on my post from last week regarding the creation of state and national programs focusing on expanding internet access which also seems to work not only as a PR machine for AT&T but as a lobbying agency as well. A flurry of activity has been taking place and rapid changes are ahead.

from: Cup of Joe

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Connected Tennessee Backers A Front for AT&T?

A recent examination of a program to expand internet access, which began in Kentucky and then moved into Tennessee and now goes under the name Connected Nation raises some concerns that the entire project is basically a PR machine for AT&T.

Comcast Threatens the Open Internet – FCC Hears Complaints
Last summer, users of Comcast internet services reported cut-offs and significant decreases in their download speeds when they were sharing large content such as video, audio and data files using a peer-to-peer sharing application known as Bit Torrent (www.bittorrent.com).

from: NY Times

N.Y. Attorney General Subpoenas Comcast on Broadband

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: February 26, 2008

Filed at 3:34 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York attorney general's office has requested information from Comcast Corp. on the company's handling of Internet traffic.

from: The Times

Losing public access TV harmed right to free speech

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | No comments posted.

One by one, the Comcast public access TV studios in Mishawaka, Portage, Merrillville and Hammond were shut down. The significance about the Hammond studio was that live, call-in, powerful programming took place on a weekly basis.

Note: it looks like Comcast may have more channel slamming planned for the future, hopefully they will leave PEG channels alone after their spanking in Michigan .

from: Broadband Reports

Comcast's $35 Digital Conversion Dongle
Prepares order for 25 million of them...

from: Community Media in Transition

Rethinking Participation and Access in Public Access Media
February 24th, 2008 by Colin Rhinesmith

In June 2007, after learning about this project Felicia Sullivan recommended that I read Community Media: A Global Introduction by Ellie Rennie. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve only just begun to realize - sigh - what an amazing resource it truly is. Particularly for students and scholars of old and new media interested in finding fresh perspectives within media studies and democratic theories of governance.

from: Times Free Press

Telecoms compete EPB set to challenge Comcast for local customers

By: Jason Reynolds
TimesFreePress Audio

In the past, Comcast only offered cable programming and EPB just sold electricity.

Now, Comcast offers telephone and Internet service as well, and EPB is poised to offer the complete package of video, telephone and Internet service.