Archive for March, 2010

Recommended Reading — Why People Hate The Phone Company

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

http://www.tested.com/news/this-is-why-people-hate-the-phone-company-att/60/

” Reading AT&T’s announcement that the nationwide rollout of its femtocell product–called the Microcell 3G–is about to begin called into sharp relief the level at which I expect to get screwed by the phone company. About halfway through decoding the PR doublespeak, I had an epiphany. It was if I suddenly saw the words on the page for the very first time. “

National Broadband Plan Tomorrow

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Here’s a draft executive summary.

Here’s a list of whom Forbes expects to win.

My comments, based on what we know at this time, are here.

Spend Some of the Stimulus on Basic Infrastructure

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Today, a significant water line bursts on average every two minutes somewhere in the country, according to a New York Times analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data.

I wish some of the stimulus went towards repairing basic infrastructure.