Saturday, September 09, 2006

Because broadband has established itself as a household centerpiece, there is little doubt that it will continue to be the future of communication. However, there is one question I do find myself wondering is, how exactly will this transition come to full maturity? With telephone companies continuing to expand their foothold in the broadband arena of internet and voice, we can only assume the resistance they will face will only increase until some sort of law is implemented to either allow state and/or national franchise agreements or they allow the current controlling companies to strong-arm the newcomers out of competition. With no amicable end in sight it seems once again, it will be a commercial debate settled with political powers. If only things could be sorted out without going to the courts; wouldn't it be much more interesting if we just let them proverbially duke it out until they reach an agreement of their own.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

With yet another TV push, Verizon's FiOS TV has now become available to nearly 9,000 households in the FishHawk Ranch and surrounding areas. This brings the total number of households that have FiOS TV as an option to just over 1, 000, 000 and counting. This article also includes a fairly detailed report of where service packages prices begin as well as what they consist of.

Monday, September 04, 2006

Driving home from work today, as I got on the interstate, after driving only a couple of miles I found that traffic had reached nearly a standstill. Assuming there had to be some kind of incedent on the roadways I spent the next thirty minutes listen for any kind of accident or delays on this road, only to find that things should be moving without any problems. After about 10-15 more minutes of things crawling along, I finally saw that up ahead on the shoulder; a single car was pulled over by a single police cruiser, now once we got past them traffic resumed to normal speed. Now my question is; why, when people see flashing light on the side of the road, do the feel the need to slow themselves to a maximum speed of 30 MPH? I understand slowing down some, or moving over, of some other form of respect for the situation. But is it really necessary to back up traffic for miles just because someone wants to gawk at another persons misfortune?