AOL Joins Movielink to Offer Flicks Over Broadband

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Netflix to offer Net flicks

Netflix to offer Net flicks 04/23/2004 11:12 PM
CNN Apr 24 2004 2:52AM GMT

Broadband National, Inc. Teams with NCC
to Offer VoIP and Broadband Solutions

Broadband National, Inc. Teams with NCC
to Offer VoIP and Broadband Solutions 06/17/2005 03:16 PM
Broadband National Inc. a has teamed with National Communications Contracting, Inc. to offer high speed solutions to NCC customers inquiring about the telecommunication products and services the company offers. NCC will leverage Broadband National’s IBIS (Integrated Broadband Information System) to deploy broadband and VoIP solutions to small, medium and enterprise level customers. Broadband National’s proprietary platform enables end users to instantly compare broadband solutions offered by more than 40 different suppliers, including SBC Internet Services, Comcast, Covad, XO Communications, ITC DeltaCom, SpeakEasy, and Nuvox. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Cable joins broadband price war

Cable joins broadband price war 11/12/2003 04:26 PM
Aggressive promotions target phone company rivals as the industry mulls "tiered" services.

Cisco joins wireless broadband group

Cisco joins wireless broadband group 09/16/2004 07:17 AM
ZDNet UK Sep 16 2004 11:37AM GMT

Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort

Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort 04/15/2005 04:39 AM
AP via Newsday Apr 15 2005 7:51AM GMT

Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort (AP)

Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort (AP) 04/14/2005 10:06 AM
AP - A designer of Microsoft's Xbox game console is teaming up with two of China's biggest electronics makers to develop a system to deliver movies and video games on demand to millions of homes worldwide by broadband Internet.

• Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort

• Former Xbox Expert Joins Broadband
Effort 04/15/2005 09:28 AM
Newshub.com - Thu Apr 14, 03:57 pm GMT

China ; Former Xbox Expert Joins
Broadband Effort:

China ; Former Xbox Expert Joins
Broadband Effort: 04/17/2005 09:18 AM
Keralanext.com - Sat Apr 16, 05:25 pm GMT

MSN joins Google, Yahoo to offer
localized search service

MSN joins Google, Yahoo to offer
localized search service 06/22/2005 02:07 AM
Thenewstribune.com - Tue Jun 21, 11:33 am GMT

Bharti joins hands with Cisco to offer
calibrated bandwidth

Bharti joins hands with Cisco to offer
calibrated bandwidth 04/14/2004 08:03 PM
Calcutta Telegraph Apr 15 2004 0:24AM GMT

AOL UK in sub £20 broadband offer

AOL UK in sub £20 broadband offer 05/19/2004 04:45 AM
No cap for 'Silver' service

AOL UK to offer cut-price broadband

AOL UK to offer cut-price broadband 04/29/2004 07:38 AM
'Plans in the pipeline'

DishNetworkGiveaway.com joins VMC
Satellite to make Americans in all 48
States and Hawaii an out-of-this-world
offer

DishNetworkGiveaway.com joins VMC
Satellite to make Americans in all 48
States and Hawaii an out-of-this-world
offer 06/13/2004 02:21 AM
The largest satellite dealer in America, and the company that brought satellite television to the United States Congress, now has an out-of-this-world limited time offer for new DISH network subscribers across America available at www.dishnetworkgiveaway.com. [PRWEB Jun 13, 2004]

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service

MCI to offer new satellite broadband
service 01/29/2004 12:46 AM
A new MCI satellite broadband service, aimed at companies with branches in areas where DSL (digital subscriber line) service is not available, will be commercially available in March, the company announced Wednesday.

Nildram to offer PAYG broadband

Nildram to offer PAYG broadband 05/20/2004 08:45 AM
ISP round-up

Should Broadband Providers Offer
Content?

Should Broadband Providers Offer
Content? 04/19/2004 12:26 PM
Apparently, the talk of a recent broadband conference was on how broadband providers needed to focus on charging for "premium" content to expand their business, which seems to miss the point (once again) of broadband services. The content that draws people is already out there, and bundling it with an internet connection only serves to add one more mouth to feed out of a small pie - and doesn't help anyone make much money. When broadband providers look at providing content, they immediately fall back into the "broadcast" mindset, where users are passive consumers of content that is pushed to them. That's not what people use the internet for. They use it for interactive services (such as email, web surfing, VoIP and file sharing), where they get to choose the content and what they do with it. At the conference, they even had people saying that SBC's latest deal with CinemaNow (to offer downloadable movies) was a huge step forward. This is the same CinemaNow that hasn't received much traction at all and has been reviewed (repeatedly) as being a terrible waste of money. The article quotes CinemaNow's competitor MovieLink as putting the blame for their failures on the broadband providers. They claim that the two movie services "offer up plenty of content," even though reviewers of the service have complained about their "pathetically thin selection." Ignoring that, however, the quote from MovieLink's CEO pins the blame on broadband providers for not making it easier for users to move movies from their PC to their television using wireless connectivity. Of course, both MovieLink and CinemaNow use heavy-handed copy protection that probably has a lot more to do with the difficulty than the broadband service providers and their support of WiFi. Instead of focusing on ways to turn broadband connections into another TV (we already have those), they should be focused on the services (not content) that people want.

Mac-1 Internet to offer UK broadband
services

Mac-1 Internet to offer UK broadband
services 11/17/2003 05:32 PM
UK Mac users in areas that aren't served by broadband have been promised satellite broadband by Mac-1 Internet, according to Macwor ld UK. The company says it will launch its Mac-ready one-way satellite broadband system in the next few weeks.

DSL and cable to offer 20Mbps broadband

DSL and cable to offer 20Mbps broadband 04/14/2005 01:42 PM
vnunet.com Apr 14 2005 4:32PM GMT

BT to offer itemised billing for
broadband

BT to offer itemised billing for
broadband 05/26/2004 09:18 PM
newmediazero May 27 2004 0:34AM GMT

McCaw to Offer Wireless Broadband
Service (AP)

McCaw to Offer Wireless Broadband
Service (AP) 06/02/2004 11:39 AM
AP - Wireless entrepreneur Craig McCaw, who has a mixed track record of spectacular successes and humbling failures, is launching a wireless broadband service.

Mixed messages over cheap broadband
offer

Mixed messages over cheap broadband
offer 04/12/2005 01:56 PM
Huh?

Earthlink to Offer Broadband Wireless in
Calif.

Earthlink to Offer Broadband Wireless in
Calif. 05/20/2004 11:29 AM
Earthlink will offer Internet access to customers in Northern California through a deal with Digitalpath Networks, a wireless ISP: Digitalpath uses a proprietary system to deliver the access. It had better be a pretty cheap proprietary system because it requires technicians to install antennas on customer homes. The cost of such installs is commonly blamed for the failure of the MMDS market in the '90s. Since then, many wireless ISPs in non-rural areas have targeted the more lucrative business market because of the expense of building and installing network equipment. Earthlink has been one of the most bullish big players to pursue broadband wireless opportunities. It has made similar wireless offerings in the Atlanta area through partners. On a side note, shame on Cnet for this line: "Wireless broadband, commonly called WiMax." Come on folks, not all wireless broadband is WiMax and in fact, WiMax gear doesn't exist. It sounds like Digitalpath is using a technology that is nothing like WiMax....

Virgin.net unveils 'Plan Two' broadband
offer

Virgin.net unveils 'Plan Two' broadband
offer 09/23/2004 11:18 AM
Return of the Plan

Wimax chips to offer long-distance
broadband

Wimax chips to offer long-distance
broadband 09/13/2004 09:45 PM
Computer Weekly Sep 14 2004 1:49AM GMT

US senators offer bill to protect
municipal broadband

US senators offer bill to protect
municipal broadband 06/24/2005 06:54 PM

WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators have jumped into a growing debate about whether cities should be allowed to create tax-funded broadband services, with the two introducing a bill that would prevent states from outlawing municipal broadband projects.

Fourteen U.S. states have passed laws limiting municipal broadband services, with large Internet providers lobbying against city-offered services.

The Community Broadband Act of 2005, introduced Thursday by Senators John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, would prevent states from outlawing municipal broadband service while requiring cities to regulate their own broadband services the same as they regulate competitors. For example, a municipal broadband service would have to pay the same franchise fees as other providers.

Several cities, including Philadelphia, have explored offering municipal broadband, typically using Wi-Fi technology, in recent months. Late last year, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell signed legislation preventing further municipal broadband projects, but along with the bill came an agreement between the city of Philadelphia and Verizon Communicatons Inc. over a city-run Wi-Fi network.

The Community Broadband Act is needed to meet President George Bush's goal of universally available broadband in the U.S. by 2007, McCain said in a speech Thursday. McCain noted that the U.S. ranks 16th among nations in broadband penetration.

"This is unacceptable for a country that should lead the world in technical innovation, economic development and international competitiveness," McCain said. "As a country, we cannot afford to cut off any successful strategy if we want to remain internationally competitive."

Private investment in the Internet should be protected and continued, he added. "However, when private industry does not answer the call because of market failures or other obstacles, it is appropriate and even commendable, for the people acting through their local governments to improve their lives by investing in their own future," McCain said. "In many rural towns, the local government?s high speed Internet offering may be its citizens only option to access the World Wide Web."

Verizon and SBC Communications Inc., which both offer DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) services, have opposed municipal broadband, as has Time Warner Cable, saying tax-funded services should not be allowed to compete against existing commercial services. A spokesman for Verizon said Friday the company had not reviewed the McCain/Lautenberg bill and had no comment on it. An SBC spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comments.

The two telecom giants, however, helped fund a study released in February that said municipal Wi-Fi networks could have "grave flaws."

The New Millennium Research Council study suggested municipal broadband services could dedicate tax dollars to rapidly outdated technology. The study also noted that municipal broadband networks could be expensive to maintain. "Municipal Wi-Fi networks present a number of serious problems that are being overlooked as cities rush into committing millions in taxpayer dollars to pay for network development and expansion," the study said.

The McCain/Lautenberg legislation stands in contrast to a bill introduced in May by Representative Pete Sessions, a Texas Republican and former SBC employee. The Sessions bill, the Preserving Innovation in Telecom Act of 2005, would outlaw municipal broadband services in areas where competing commercial services exist. The bill has been referred to a House subcommittee.

Sessions introduced the bill to ?discourage local governments from wasting taxpayer funds on building duplicative infrastructure while at the same time encouraging private-sector companies to offer continually innovating service in underserved areas by removing the specter of government competition" he said in a statement when the bill was introduced.

On Thursday, 40 groups representing local governments, the IT industry and consumers sent a letter to members of Congress asking lawmakers to support pro-municipal broadband legislation. Among the groups signing the letter were the League of California Cities, Public Knowledge, the Rural Broadband Coalition, Consumers Union and the Fiber to the Home Council.

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Flicks for the far right

Flicks for the far right 09/15/2004 09:56 AM
At the inaugural American Film Renaissance festival, conservative moviemakers take feeble aim at Hollyweird -- and arch-nemesis Michael Moore.

Swedish firm to offer 100Mbit/s
broadband for £70/month

Swedish firm to offer 100Mbit/s
broadband for £70/month 12/19/2003 11:55 AM

Yahoo Partners With Rogers Cable To
Offer Broadband Service

Yahoo Partners With Rogers Cable To
Offer Broadband Service 07/13/2004 06:55 PM
WebProNews Jul 13 2004 11:11PM GMT

Clearwire to Offer Voice, Data Over
Fixed-Wireless Broadband

Clearwire to Offer Voice, Data Over
Fixed-Wireless Broadband 06/04/2004 11:02 AM
Craig McCaw's New Company to Offer Voice and Data over Fixed-Wireless Broadband

YA.COM Signs An Agreement With SES ASTRA
To Offer Satellite Broadband Internet
Services

YA.COM Signs An Agreement With SES ASTRA
To Offer Satellite Broadband Internet
Services 06/04/2004 10:15 PM
EMAILWIRE.com Jun 5 2004 2:10AM GMT

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services

Airbus to offer in-flight mobile phone
and broadband internet services 07/25/2004 05:33 PM
Utusan Online Jul 25 2004 8:42PM GMT

Kid Flicks, Adult Profits

Kid Flicks, Adult Profits 05/05/2004 07:00 AM
With Disney off the take, Rick Munarriz thinks Pixar is a long-term winner for Mom.

Clearwire to Offer Voice, Data Over
Fixed-Wireless Broadband (Ziff Davis)

Clearwire to Offer Voice, Data Over
Fixed-Wireless Broadband (Ziff Davis) 06/04/2004 12:08 PM
Ziff Davis - Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Cellular, the first nation-wide cellular network, has announced that he and other telecom veterans are launching a new fixed wireless broadband venture.

King of the funny skin flicks

King of the funny skin flicks 09/22/2004 02:27 PM
King of the funny skin flicks .. RIP Russ Meyer .. suntimes

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Broadband Providers Monitor Philly's
Plans To Offer Citywide Wi-Fi
(Investor's Business Daily)

Broadband Providers Monitor Philly's
Plans To Offer Citywide Wi-Fi
(Investor's Business Daily) 09/09/2004 07:58 PM
Investor's Business Daily - With Philadelphia's recent proposal to install a citywide broadband wireless network, will there be brotherly love between the city and its broadband service providers?

MovieLink Update

MovieLink Update 06/05/2005 11:24 PM

The movie I downloaded from MovieLink and tried to watch on my laptop expired without me ever watching it because Microsoft still hasn’t been able to figure out why the digital rights management software won’t authenticate the movie playback software. The MS support rep is still working with me via email, but I think he’s stumped and can’t reproduce the problem in order to try troubleshooting it.

I know the movie expired because in the middle of writing an email message, a small window popped up in the lower right-hand corner of my screen and told me so. I will say that this is a nice feature of MovieLink’s software (even though it’s the only feature I’ve been able to actually see), because it also informed me that it had removed the file in order to free up space on my hard drive (735MB to be exact). That was nice of them (and I’m not being facetious), but I wish I’d been able to watch it first.

One of the stories I missed posting about last month was the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeal’s ruling that the FCC did not have the authority to require manufacturers of television sets to embed copy protection controls into TVs in order to let the entertainment industry decide what you can and can’t do with what you watch. See Ernest Miller’s post for more details and reactions.

I bring this up now, only because the MPAA is attempting to bribe Congress into passing legislation that would give the FCC this authority since they couldn’t win their case in the courts (again, see Ernest Miller’s post on this draft legislation). So when it comes time to let my legislators know that I am tracking their votes on this bill and why I want them to vote against it, you can be sure I’m going to tell them this story.

Because the entertainment industry shouldn’t be allowed to dictate laws for something they can’t even guarantee will work on an average laptop like mine. Until then, get your hands off my hard drive, my television, and every digital thing else.

New connections: Airbus, SITA INC and
Tenzing to jointly offer in-flight
mobile phone and broadband Internet s

New connections: Airbus, SITA INC and
Tenzing to jointly offer in-flight
mobile phone and broadband Internet s 07/23/2004 06:21 AM
TravelDailyNews.com Jul 23 2004 11:04AM GMT

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services

Airbus, SITA INC and Tenzing to Jointly
Offer In-flight Mobile Phone and
Broadband Internet Services 07/21/2004 11:11 AM
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Cat's Clicks: Movielink

Cat's Clicks: Movielink 07/30/2004 05:01 AM
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