Comcast Business Services recently announced the regional rollout of its chamber referral program in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The program, which Comcast launched in August of last year, gives local chambers of commerce organizations the ability to offer discounts to their members on select tiers of Comcast Business Class Internet and Comcast Business Class […]
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Verizon, MetroPCS net neutrality suit to proceed
A court challenge to the FCC’s controversial net neutrality regulations will proceed after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed the agency’s request to delay the case. The ruling is a largely procedural victory for Verizon and MetroPCS, who first filed suit over the open Internet rules last January. The operators claim that […]
Broadcast networks gang up on Aereo
Broadcasters have sued a start-up backed by media billionaire Barry Diller that sends live local TV feeds to iPhones and iPads in the New York area. Two groups of broadcasters, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the local PBS station, filed suits Thursday in federal court, saying Aereo’s service uses their content without permission. Aereo […]
AT&T officially throttles all unlimited plans
AT&T Thursday confirmed that it will begin throttling customers with 3G unlimited plans that exceed 3 GB of data in a single billing cycle. Speeds will return to normal at the start of the next billing cycle. The change will also affect customers with a 4G LTE smartphone who still have unlimited plans. Data speeds […]
Rogers shoots, scores on Toronto Raptors live streaming
Starting Sunday, NBA fans will be able to watch Sportsnet’s live coverage of Toronto Raptors hoops games on their computers and smartphones. “We’re thrilled to deliver live games to Raptors fans across Canada,” said David Purdy, vice president and general manager of television products at Rogers Communications. “At Rogers, we’re passionate about sports, and we […]
Q&A: CableLabs CEO Liao weighs in on Canoe, industry initiatives
CableLabs President and CEO Paul Liao is set to leave those posts by the end of this year, but there’s still a lot on his plate over the next nine months. Among other duties, Liao and his staff worked closely with Canoe Ventures prior to the latter’s decision last week to drop its national interactive […]
Microsoft, Adobe, others line up behind MPEG DASH
A good chunk of the electronics industry has signed on to advocate for a new streaming video standard, MPEG DASH. The endorsements are a promising sign that the large number of streaming formats will be reduced, but the absence of at least one key company on the list suggests that number will not be whittled […]
FCC to vote on 700 MHz interoperability, MSS
Small wireless operators whose LTE services can’t roam onto the networks of national providers because of interoperability problems could see some progress on the issue at the FCC’s next open meeting. The lack of interoperability between different blocks of the 700 MHz band has been a hindrance to rural mobile broadband deployment, since many regional […]
Former Nextel exec rumored as new LightSquared CEO
LightSquared may hire the former head of Nextel as its new CEO while it tries to turn around its LTE plans, which were left dead in the water by the FCC’s decision to stop it from moving forward. The embattled mobile broadband company, backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, is said to be […]
It’s a wrap: Time Warner completes deal to buy Insight
Time Warner Cable announced this morning that it had wrapped up its $3 billion cash deal to buy Insight Communications. With Insight into the fold, Time Warner Cable added more than more than 760,000 Insight customers in Evansville, Indiana; Louisville, Covington, Lexington, and Bowling Green, Kentucky; and Columbus, Ohio. Time Warner Cable said the acquisition […]