Archive for June 30th, 2010
Zayo is once again coming to the deal table with a bid to acquire Rochester, N.Y.-based American Fiber Systems Holding Corporation (AFS), a provider of metro fiber and telecom services. By purchasing AFS–Zayo’s fifteenth acquisition since its inception in 2007–the service provider will augment and expand its fiber network presence in nine Tier 1 and [...]
Not content to pen astroturf editorials and send deceptive last-minute postcards, the Utah “Taxpayers” Association has plans to hold an anti-UTOPIA rally in Orem on July 13. The BBQ/carnival (heh) will be in Orem City Park, 300 E Center St, from 5-7PM. I’d encourage UTOPIA supporters to show up in a counter-protest to correct what [...]
Last January the FCC issued an order (pdf) designed to put an end to cable operators preventing competitors from accessing local sports channels owned by the cable company. Last week those rules went into effect, and Dish, DirecTV and AT&T began the complaint process as they try to get access to Cablevision’s MSG HD in [...]
Time Warner Cable, AT&T and CenturyLink/Embarq’s latest attempt (they’ve been trying since 2005) to pass a bill in North Carolina that would hinder communities interested in wiring themselves with fiber — seems to be seeing some opposition in the state. Companies like Time Warner Cable don’t like the fact that cities like Wilson now offer [...]