"May 21, 2009 - The White House quietly announced the schedule for the broadband grants issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration under the economic stimulus package signed into law in February." … [Continue reading]
Data Center of the Future
This is an interesting way to market a Data Center: Carpathia Hosting is using an e-book!Data Center of the Future: the IntroductionChapter 1: Security, Privacy and Risk ManagementChapter 2:Monitoring, Management & Service FrameworksChapter … [Continue reading]
Who says the FCC is cleaning up USF Abuse?
The FCC is cleaning up USF abuse. Here's two culprits:MS. CYNTHIA K. AYER. Debarred Ayer from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism for three (3) years from the debarment date. Action by: Chief, Investigations and Hearings … [Continue reading]
Cloud Storage by Mail
Because broadband is so slow in the states, Amazon has resorted to allowing companies to mail in their portable devices for data storage and upload. According to Cloudave, it could take "82 days (with 1.54 Mbps T1 connection) to migrate one terabyte … [Continue reading]
Cogent Tries to Buy Qwest
Phone+ mag is announcing that Cogent tried to buy legacy Qwest (or Qwest LD/long-haul)."Qwest reportedly wants between $2 billion and $3 billion for the long-haul network. The Denver-based RBOC has debt coming due and apparently thinks selling … [Continue reading]




