Posts by Bernie Arnason
Bernie is publisher and managing editor of Telecompetitor. Bernie follows the telecom industry closely and conducts and authors industry research and whitepapers, provides strategic consulting for clients, and develops compelling telecom mindshare. Bernie is also the managing partner of Pivot Media LLC and a principal with Pivot Group.
Prior to founding Pivot Media and launching Telecompetitor, Bernie spent seven years with the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) as the vice president of business development. Prior to his work with NTCA, Bernie worked for Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in network operations. Bernie has a comprehensive understanding of the telecom industry and brings a wealth of experience in IPTV, broadband, wireless and next generation telecom strategies. Bernie holds a bachelor of arts in Economics from the University of the District of Columbia and a Master of Science in Telecommunications from the Johns Hopkins University.
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Sprint Taking Some Hits on VoIP
3/11/10 at 1:27 PM by Bernie Arnason
Sprint's wholesale VoIP efforts with the cable industry are well documented. At one point in early 2009, cable companies using Sprint's wholesale IP voice service passed 31 million homes, servicing 4.5 million of them with VoIP service. Sprint served both large and small ...
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Is Google Going Too Far?
3/11/10 at 11:53 AM by Bernie Arnason
Google dominance is on the rise. So much so, I'm beginning to wonder if they should slow down. Consider that Google already dominates Internet search across the globe - so much so that Google is, in effect, the gateway to the Internet for most of us. That achievement alone is ...
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Frontier-Verizon Deal Hits Turbulence in Illinois
3/10/10 at 11:16 AM by Bernie Arnason
An administrative law judge in Illinois has written in opposition of the proposed sale of Verizon local exchange assets to Frontier. The Illinois Verizon access lines in question amount to 600k of the total 4.8 million access lines in ...
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Verizon: We Can Do 40 Mbps Wirelessly
3/8/10 at 8:56 PM by Bernie Arnason
Verizon is building out a 4G wireless network, based on LTE technology, with plans to launch in limited markets by the end of this year. They have been conducting trials in Boston and Seattle and now claim that LTE is maxing ...
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FCC Proposes New USF Focused Broadband Approach
3/8/10 at 9:45 AM by Bernie Arnason
The universal service fund (USF) has a legacy of bringing phone service to all parts of the country. The shift to wireless and broadband/IP as primary means for communication is putting strains on this support system, as more consumers leave traditional TDM voice service behind for ...
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RUS Awards $254 Million in Stimulus Funding
3/4/10 at 10:39 PM by Bernie Arnason
The Rural Utilities Service announced projects in 18 states have been awarded $254 million in funding from the broadband stimulus program. These awards are for round one of the program and they add to a growing momentum of recent stimulus awards from both NTIA and RUS.
Applications for round two of ...
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New TiVo Premiere Not Compatible With IPTV
3/3/10 at 9:33 AM by Bernie Arnason
TiVo launched its latest HD DVR, TiVo Premiere, with great fanfare yesterday. The new box offers a lot of new features, including integration of over-the-top (OTT) video from sources like Netflix, Amazon, Blockbuster, and YouTube. TiVo is marketing Premiere as a cable set-top-box ...
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FCC’s National Broadband Plan May Cost $25 Billion
3/2/10 at 11:10 PM by Bernie Arnason
In about two weeks the FCC is scheduled to deliver a national broadband plan to Congress. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 mandated that the FCC author the plan, with the idea that the billions of dollars ...
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Broadband Stimulus Round Two Application Deadline Extended
3/2/10 at 1:19 PM by Bernie Arnason
The following information was pulled off of the BroadbandUSA website verbatim, indicating an extension of time for round two broadband stimulus applications:
"NTIA and RUS will grant a limited extension of time to file infrastructure applications in the second funding round. Specifically, applicants for BTOP Comprehensive Community ...
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Is a Cable Perfect Competitive Storm Forming?
3/2/10 at 12:07 AM by Bernie Arnason
Cable companies have been busy recently. They are moving with some element of precision in building a 'perfect competitive storm' of sorts. In so doing, they are laying the ground work for some tough times ahead for their telco competitors, absent an effective response.
Cable is leading the assault with ...
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