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Comcast wants to use your routers

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

For a massive WiFi network. Comcast is expected to flip a switch Tuesday in Houston that will turn 50,000 of its customers’ home Wi-Fi routers into a massive network of public Wi-Fi hotspots. Comcast residential Internet subscribers with one of … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for January 10

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Are you still writing “2009” on your checks? The story of Esperanto. No, I’ve never heard anyone actually speak it, either. It’s a Y2KXVI bug. Or something like that. RIP, Curtis Allina. If you’ve ever collected a PEZ dispenser, you … Continue reading →

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Comcast to offer wireless broadband in Houston

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Dwight has the news. Coming next year to the hot, humid air all around you, Houston: High-speed wireless broadband from Comcast. Its new High-Speed 2go service is rolling out now in Portland, Ore., and local Comcast spokesman Michael Bybee said … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for April 12

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Mmm…baseball season…life is good… When Bill O’Reilly and David Horowitz are acting as voices of reason, you know things have really gotten out of hand. I don’t care if broccoli can prevent cancer. I still hate it and won’t eat … Continue reading →

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Philly Wi-Fi network hits a snag

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

From last week, more signs from EarthLink that they are done with the municipal WiFi business. Three years after Mayor John Street announced that Philadelphia would be the first major U.S. city to have its own wireless Internet network, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Is a deal in the works?

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron reports that a deal is being talked about to combine the forces of Brian McCall and Jim Pitts against Tom Craddick. “I don’t think there is a deal. I know they have been talking and continue to talk,” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pre-filing news

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Don’t know if it’s 1400 bills or not, but there has been a lot of pre-filing activity for the 80th Lege. Legislators proposed measures that would crack down on child sex predators, restore health benefits to children in low-income families … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Looking for equivalence in all the wrong places

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Where your tax dollars are going, thanks to the benificence of Governor Perry. Two weeks after the state made its first $15,000 monthly payment to a contract lobbyist in Washington, D.C., the lobbyist and his firm spent $7,600 to host … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The city’s plan for a Wi-Fi network

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The city of Houston is on its way to bringing a WiFi network to town, beginning with the downtown area. The city of Houston will begin looking in March for a company to not only build a wireless Internet network … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Down to the wire for the telecom bill

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

It’s down to the wire for everything, of course, as Lege business wraps up at midnight Monday morning, but the telecom bill, HB789 is going through the conference committee process to see if differences between the House and Senate versions … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That’s a little better

Posted on March 25, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’m still not happy with Rep. Sylvester Turner, and I’m still not convinced that the telecom bill (also known as HB789) deserves to be passed despite the 145-1 vote in favor of it in the House, but he’s at least … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Plug pulled on Philly wi-fi

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Alas. Question: What ever happened to municipal Wi-Fi? Answer: Not much. Unless you want to count Earthlink’s announcement today that it will discontinue its municipal wireless network in Philadelphia, an experiment once touted as a new model of low-cost, public … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EarthLink pays for delay in citywide wi-fi

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Tiffany Tyler

The future of the city’s ambitious wi-fi plan is questionable right now. From a Chron story by Carrie Feibel: Following months of delay, an ambitious plan to blanket Houston with wireless Internet signals now is in serious jeopardy. The city’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Does EarthLink want out?

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like EarthLink might be getting some cold feet over the WiFi deal they’ve inked with the City of Houston. Months after the City Council approved a contract to allow EarthLink Inc. to blanket Houston with a wireless network, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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West U Wi-Fi

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Houstonist, the city-within-the-city of West University Place is following in Houston’s footsteps by doing a study to see if a municipal Wi-Fi network would be a good idea for them. Council members asked [City Manager Michael] Ross to negotiate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Other reasons to fear HB789

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

HB789, known for its provision that would forbid municipalities from offering free WiFi services, is up for debate today, and there’s more than just that bad part of the bill to worry about. Earlier versions of House Bill 789 said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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