Verizon is considering launching a subscription-based Internet video offering, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The carrier has been talking to media companies for several months about the possibility of licensing packages of older movies and TV shows, the report said. (more…)
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Video services: Marketing matters more than ever
Despite the difficult economy, 40% of consumers in a recent Frank N. Magid Associates study said they plan to shop for a new TV set in the next year. And 62% of those shoppers said Internet connectivity was an important factor in their decision to purchase a new TV. (more…)
Dell’Oro Group sees big jump in DOCSIS 3.0 shipments
Shipments of cable modems supporting DOCSIS 3.0 and wireless LAN connectivity doubled between third quarter 2010 and the same period of 2011, reports Dell’Oro Group. (more…)
FCC outlines plans for discounted computers for low-income users
Redemtech, a little-known Ohio-based company, plans to make refurbished “business class” computers available for $150 to low-income users, FCC officials said today. In addition, Microsoft plans to make laptops available for educational use for $250 beginning next year, the officials said. (more…)
Universal Service reform order has bad news for Halo Wireless
The Universal Service and inter-carrier compensation reform order recently issued by the FCC contains some bad news for Halo Wireless, the company that offers wholesale voice termination services that enable at least one enhanced service provider customer to avoid paying long-distance access charges (CP: Halo Wireless defends access charge avoidance methodology). Halo Wireless claimed its mode of operation is legal because it re-originates long-distance calls placed by its ESP customer’s customers through its mobile network infrastructure, thereby converting the calls into local calls. (more…)
Universal Service reform order targets 6 Mb/s broadband speed in certain cases
After staunchly defending a 4 Mb/s downstream- 1 Mb/s upstream target broadband speed for the planned broadband Universal Service program for nearly two years, the FCC signaled in the recently issued Universal Service reform order that it may be wavering just a little bit. (more…)
Day three of new Net Neutrality regime and no complaints yet
Today marks the third day since FCC-imposed Net Neutrality rules went into effect and there have been no reports yet of anyone accusing anyone else of not complying with the rules.
We thought we might hear something from Consumers Union and Media Access Project—two consumer groups that expressed concerns earlier this year that a tiered pricing plan from MetroPCS might be a Net Neutrality violation (CP: Net Neutrality tables turned this time). (more…)
Cincinnati Bell offers free calls from Santa
Cincinnati Bell is offering people in its serving area the ability to surprise their kids with a free call from Santa, customized with the child’s name, between now and December 24. Area residents, who apparently don’t have to be Cincinnati Bell customers, can schedule the call from a computer or smartphone, choosing one of four holiday messages. And if the phone receiving the call has caller ID, the call will be heralded with Santa’s North Pole address. (more…)
AT&T Mobility deal should help Frontier boost ARPU, minimize churn
Frontier today formally announced a partnership with AT&T Mobility—a deal that Frontier CEO Maggie Wilderotter essentially pre-announced on Frontier’s third quarter earnings call earlier this month (CP: Independent earnings season: half see revenue growth, half do not). (more…)
Sony reportedly eyeing OTT video offering
Just one week after reporting that Dish Network was considering a Web-based subscription TV offering (CP: Dish reportedly considering OTT offering), the Wall Street Journal today is reporting that Sony is eyeing a similar service. (more…)