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10/28/2011
J.D. Power Ranks Customer Satisfaction with ISPs
The ability for Internet service providers (ISPs) to meet or exceed customers’ demand for higher speeds is a key driver of overall customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Internet Service Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. Verizon, Cox and WOW won top honors in separate regions. Now in its 14th year, […]
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10/28/2011
Zhone Offers Active Ethernet ONTs For Indoors
Zhone Technologies says its new zNID 24xx GE Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) – Active Ethernet indoor ONTs – are now available. “Following the launch of the zNID GPON indoor ONTs last month, we are pleased to introduce our new zNID Active Ethernet indoor ONTs,” said Brian Caskey, chief marketing officer of Zhone, in a statement. […]
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10/28/2011
Chattanooga Creates Contest for App Developers
Alcatel-Lucent is investing $100,000 in a Chattanooga-based initiative to foster the development of gigabit per second Internet applications and business ventures.? “Last year, Chattanooga became America’s first and only city to complete a community-wide network capable of delivering up to 1 gigabit per second Internet speeds to every home and business in EPB’s 600-square-mile service […]
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10/28/2011
Industry Reacts to FCC Action on USF
The Federal Communications Commission finally achieved major Universal Service Fund (USF) reform steps Thursday. It will be a few days before the order is ready for perusal, but policy wonks don’t expect any big surprises. The order shifts USF voice support to broadband and reduces current intrastate rates for terminating traffic to interstate levels over […]
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10/28/2011
MobiTV Extends TV Everywhere Solution To Non-Mobile Operators
MobiTV is introducing a TV Everywhere solution for cable, satellite and IPTV service providers, leveraging the company’s expertise in providing video delivery solutions for mobile devices, PCs and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics. Based on MobiTV’s existing cloud-based video distribution platform, TV service providers can now offer their subscribers live and on-demand programming for viewing inside […]
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10/28/2011
USF/ICC Reform: Shifting Risks And Rewards
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved significant changes to universal service fund (USF) and intercarrier compensation (ICC) regimes by establishing a framework designed to redirect $4.5 billion of the $8 billion subsidy pool from circuit-switched voice service to broadband service in high-cost rural areas. While the FCC has yet to release the text of […]