Sorry I was so late today. In meetings all morning.
Cable, phone service spotty in central Ohio [Columbus Dispatch]
Along with the widespread outages in the Louisville area, the Columbus Dispatch reports on outages in central Ohio. This article echos some of my comments from yesterday - that many dedicated people are working 24/7 to restore service, but that some problems won't be discovered until power is restored. As of this morning, half the customers who were offline 24 hours earlier (primarily due to loss of power), were back on. We are hopeful that most people will have power, phone, Internet and cable services restored today.
Cable broadband is beating DSL to a pulp [Telecommunications Magazine]
This article offers a good analysis as to why DSL is becoming the "new dial-up" when it comes to the speed comparison and customer switch to cable broadband internet. First and foremost, it's the speed difference because customers know that cable broadband speeds far exceed those offered by DSL. Secondly, cable's fast speeds are far more available to customers than the telcos' fiber-to-the-home. Finally, the DOCSIS 3.0 rollout that is on the horizon promises much faster speeds than are available today making cable's modern fiber-coax network technology capable of competing head-to-head with anyone -- and outperforming almost everyone.
The underlying theme in this article is that both cable operators and the telcos are competing fiercely for broadband customers by innovating new delivery technologies and rolling them out. Customers are the beneficiaries of this competition as we focus intensely on improved service, faster speeds, and greater value.
‘MNF’ Sacks Cable's Live Audience Mark: 18.6 Million Viewers [Multichannel News]
It was the largest audience watching a live event in the history of cable television. On ESPN's Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles over 18.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the hotly contested game that saw both teams score a combined 71 points.
NFL player fumbles playbook on his blog [CNET News]
Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley has a blog, and last week he posted part of the Redskin's playbook on his blog. Prior to their game against the New Orleans Saints, Cooley was analyzing the defensive packages of the Saints on his blog, when he posted part of Redskins' playbook for all the world to see.
Needless to say, Cooley's coaches weren't too happy that their star player was sharing the playbook with not just the Saints, but potentially every opponent that the Redskins will play this season. Oops.
Apple’s Capricious Rules for iPhone Apps [NYT Bits Blog]
With the iPhone 3G now in its third month, along with the new Apple iPhone App Store, some developers are questioning Apple's rules for deciding which applications are featured in the App Store. One developer's story is getting quite a bit of play on the blogs. Alex Sokirynsky developed a podcast viewing/listening application for the iPhone that Apple rejected due to the fact that it replicated features of iTunes.
Apple's "walled garden" approach to the App Store has been lauded as a way to prevent malware or poorly performing applications from making their way onto iPhones. But, now the question is being raised as to whether Apple is using the App Store application approval process to thwart developers from creating programs that compete with Apple's products.
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