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Linkpost | 12.30.2008
TechBlog —
... - In order to cool down quad-core processors? • Internet Providers Move to Shape Broadband Push - The Obama administration plans to make broadband a major policy emphasis. But how exactly will it make its promises into reality? • ...
First Bytes: Here Come the Web Slump
Tech Observer —
Content sites bracing for 50 percent revenue slowdown [TechCrunch]
Cisco's misguided foray into the living room [GigaOM]
Internet providers join broadband push [Wall Street Journal]
How long can Wikipedia sustain its ambitions? [Wall Street Journal]
Martin drops porn filtering from F.C.C. free wireless broadband plan [ArsTechnica]
AMD takes bigger hit on more job cuts [Silicon Valley Business Journal]Related Links First Bytes: Pandora, U2, F.C.C., TechCrunch vs. Demo ...
Telcos look to benefit from broadband funding
CNET News - Politics and Law —
... As Congress and the next administration consider potential investments in a national broadband infrastructure, cable companies and phone companies are at odds over what should be considered high-speed broadband and how the investment should be made, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. ...
The Promise of Broadband–Is the Umpteenth Time a Charm?
BoomTown —
... In an article in The Wall Street Journal today comes the news that “President- elect Barack Obama’s call to improve the nation’s broadband infrastructure has cable and phone company lobbyists maneuvering to get a leg up.” ...
Increasing Broadband Is Good... But The Devil's In The Details
Techdirt —
... improved broadband as a key issue to focus on in the new administration. Broadband infrastructure is becoming critical infrastructure to any successfully functioning economy these days, and boosting our overall broadband is a necessity in trying to open up new economic possibilities. However, as with any government-sponsored program, when the government suggests it's ready to open its massive wallet on an initiative, special interests, incumbents and lobbyists see it as a way to get free money from the government. This is the problem in any sort of announced ...
If It Stops Moving, Subsidize It
Technology Liberation Front —
... And lobbyists for various industry segments are proposing to define the broadband services which would qualify for the tax breaks or grants according to transmission speed. Of course it would be nice if everyone could have the best, i.e., fiber to the home, but that isn’t practical in many parts of the country. Should policymakers disqualify “inferior” technologies because we don’t consider them cutting-edge, even if they are currently best suited to make a real difference in the lives of people who happen to live in places where the “best” ...
