Global DSL Uptake Tops 30 Million
[December 16, 2002] With more than 5 million new DSL subscribers in the third quarter of 2002, one DSL advocacy group contends that copper-based broadband services are proving more popular than cable modem connectivity.

Intimate Knowledge of RADIUS
[December 13, 2002] From PAP to CHAP and beyond, the purpose of the RADIUS protocol is to secure network access. If you don't know your resource management from your session management, then RADIUS the book is must-read material.

ADSL, the Next Generation
[December 4, 2002] ADSL2 is inching closer to being a working reality. Clearly, the new standard offers some nice improvements to the design and development of ADSL equipment. But will it challenge VDSL services?

Regulatory Tug of War
[November 25, 2002] While CLECs commemorate the third anniversary of the FCC's renowned line sharing and UNE-P orders, one RBOC asks the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau to terminate those very rules.

Book Review: Border Gateway Protocol
[November 22, 2002] BGP is what keeps the Internet flowing. ISPs use BGP to inform each other which IP addresses go where. Are you making the most of BGP at your ISP?

The Pitch to Switch
[November 18, 2002] New switching tools makes changing Internet service providers easier than ever for the average residential users. But does facilitating customer disloyalty help or hurt ISPs?

Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Third Quarter 2002 Analysis
[November 15, 2002] Of the ISPs we track, narrowband subscriptions actually outpaced DSL uptake three fold in the third quarter; 1.3 million dial-up to 541,000 DSL connections.

Wi-Fi Switching Bravado from Vivato
[November 5, 2002] If Vivato's Wi-Fi switching technology promises to dramatically alter the economic scale and physical delivery capabilities of conventional 802.11-based systems, why haven't you heard of them?

eBillit Bills Itself As PaymentOne
[November 4, 2002] Determined to change the way people pay for Internet service and content, PaymentOne eliminates obstacles and payment barriers traditionally associated with making online purchases.

Marketing Cyber Security
[October 7, 2002] The federal government has put together a pretty nice cyber security marketing plan that can help you build an outreach program for security-conscious customers.

Uphill Up-Sell Down-Home
[September 30, 2002] Small businesses, telecommuters, and remote offices have been quick to migrate to broadband services, but residential have not. Is there some vital ingredient providers have missed?

Doing Business with Atlantic.Net
[September 25, 2002] Conventional wisdom dictates that independent ISP operators should do one thing and do it well. Atlantic.net says phooey to convention—we can do it all and we can do it well—if we just do it right.

Battle of the Bands, Wireless Style
[September 16, 2002] LMS companies attempt to grab 900 MHz spectrum puts their interests on a collision course with millions of American businesses and consumers that use Part 15 devices on a daily basis.

Strange Foes
[September 11, 2002] The RIAA, rejuvenated by the recent demise of Napster and Madster (formerly known as Aimster), has set its sights on new prey in its legal onslaught.

Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q2 2002
[August 21, 2002] We rank U.S. Consumer ISPs by overall subscriber numbers, regardless of connectivity method. Market Insight

On the Road to Recovery with Globix
[August 12, 2002] One global carrier seems to be emerging from the brink of financial ruin fiscally rejuvenated and ready to meet the challenges of finding profitability in a down economy.

Cisco ISP Essentials
[August 5, 2002] Cisco IOS software documentation is extensive, but it's difficult to find what you need in a crisis. In a new book, Cisco Press has put its best principles into a single resource made for ISP operators.

UUNet Ripe for the Picking
[July 15, 2002] While WorldCom mitigates and litigates its way through a $3.85 billion accounting scandal, experts focus on UUNet, attempting to access its value and understand its role in the national infrastructure.

Protect ISPs' Freedom to Innovate (Part II)
[July 5, 2002] A report says small ISP businesses, not phone and cable companies, have driven the pace of innovation in the United States, even as the corporations tried to prevent lone entrepeneurs from succeeding.

FCC May Stifle Independent ISPs (Part I)
[July 4, 2002] Citing a historical study of the benefits independent ISPs have brought to the market, a consumer advocate and a handful of industry insiders challenge the FCC to think outside the platform.

Impaired Judgement
[June 7, 2002] A U.S. Court of Appeals rules that the FCC line sharing order impairs ILECs' profits. Does the FCC intend to allow the return of government sanctioned telco monopolies?

Meet SAVVIS in St. Louis
[May 17, 2002] Picking a service provider partner is never an easy proposition. Don't judge every balance sheet by its cover. Sometimes, you have to look beyond assets and liabilities.

Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q1 2002
[May 13, 2002] We rank U.S. Consumer ISPs by overall subscriber numbers, regardless of connectivity method. Oddities, anomalies and reporting errors reveal a changing U.S. Marketplace. Includes Market Analysis.

Of 3G, Netro, and iWISPs
[April 25, 2002] Is good news for 3G carriers automatically bad news for independent wireless ISPs? Not if it comes in the form of a wireless backhaul solution from Netro. But Netro's solution is about a lot more than backhaul.

Speakeasy Speaks Up
[April 11, 2002] What's it take to operate a successful non facility-based broadband business nowadays? Savvy service differentiation, a climb-any-mountain attitude, and a passion for besting your competition.

ISPs Are Alive and Kickin'
[April 5, 2002] At the ISP Business Expo, Avi Freedman noted that medium-sized ISPs may be the most profitable Internet businesses on the planet—and that those in the business earn every penny.

Meet Internap, A Virtual B2B ISP
[March 28, 2002] Not really a backbone provider and uninterested in delivering residential services, Internap has created a commercial niche of its own. It's a business-to-business ISP that happens to serve ISP businesses, too.

Taxing Proposal For Broadband Internet Access
[March 1, 2002] We've been begging the FCC to establish a National Broadband Policy. On Feb. 14th the FCC took action—only it might turn out to be as bloody for ISPs as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre was for George "Bugs" Moran's North Side Gang in Chicago, circa 1929.

Give Structural Separation A Chance
[February 4, 2002] Structural separation is not a new concept. In its simplest form, structural separation would require regional Bell operating companies to split into retail and wholesale operations.

US Wireless Online
[January 17, 2002] Meet yet another riff on the rapidly-expanding 802.11 ISP business plan. This one, operating in six U.S. states, in a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN).

Seasonal Dialup Sales
[December 21, 2001] The major ISPs are making some complex and even questionable promises during their holiday marketing campaigns. Take the opportunity to capitalize on the errors of the dinosaurs.

FCC To Review Broadband Rules
[December 13, 2001] The Commission is asking whether or not the local phone company should be forced to provide access to independent ISPs. Your ISP cannot afford not to comment on potential new broadband rules.

Senate Renews E-Tax Moratorium
[November 16, 2001] The U.S. Senate approved a two-year extension to the Internet tax moratorium. The bill will now be sent to the White House for the president's signature.

FCC National Broadband Policy
[November 7, 2001] We explored the maundering of recent pronouncements to uncover the outline of a national broadband policy, along with pass-the-buck proselytizations and a sesquipedalian plan to do nothing at all.

Tech Agenda Slips Into Homeland Security Bills
[October 19, 2001] As Congress considers giving a seal of approval to Carnivore and the FCC calls for deregulation in the name of homeland security, advocates are forced to defend basic privacy principles.

Two-Year E-Tax Reprieve
[October 12, 2001] House Committee approves it, but the future of Net taxation is uncertain, and two years, as every member of the House knows, is a very short time for the Federal government.

Intel Says FCC Holds Broadband Back
[October 3, 2001] Intel contends that our current high-speed holding pattern is the result of the regulatory climate—an environment that prohibits high-speed access providers from making infrastructure investments.

NetZero And Juno Stand United Online
[September 26, 2001] The formerly free Internet service and Juno completed their merger to form United Online, an interesting value proposition for the U.S. Internet access market that surpasses MSN in active users.

Lawmakers To Scrap Tech Agenda
[September 18, 2001] Just when President Bush and his administration started paying more attention to Internet issues, broadband access, and high-tech trade barriers, attention shifted on Capitol Hill.

Finns Make An Interesting RoamMate For WISPs
[September 7, 2001] Every wireless network has inherent limitations unique to its architecture. GPRS has limited bandwidth. Bluetooth can't go the distance. LANs can't provide mobility. WLANs have WEP security holes.

Superior Broadband
[August 22, 2001] Unlike many broadband service providers, this Internet business is expanding its infrastructure and adding staff. Meet Superior Broadband, a wireless ISP on the banks of one of the Great Lakes.

Top U.S. ISPs by Subscriber: Q2 2001
[August 17, 2001] It's that time again to update our ranking, as the second quarter of the year is a wrap. For those who would like to dig down to greater detail, we provide an analysis of the numbers, Q2 subscriber growth rates, and data for previous quarters.

Enumerating E-Taxes
[August 8, 2001] The moment of truth is drawing near for the e-tax moratorium. Statistical half-truths have Capitol Hill flummoxed. A parlous era lies before e-tailers hoping federal, state, and local legislators control the core of the e-tax maelstrom.

3G Interrupted
[August 3, 2001] Service providers in the United States had been drooling in anticipation of the arrival of third generation (3G) mobile wireless broadband services, but they will be disappointed by recent events.

Researcher Says Bill Bad for Broadband
[July 24, 2001] There are two competing bills being considered in Congress. One, the Tauzin-Dingell Bill and the other dubbed the American Broadband Competition Act. See what academia has to say about H.R. 1542.

The Secret To Online Privacy
[July 17, 2001] A Senate committee migrated back to the online privacy debate again, leaving little doubt that the 107th Congress would pick up where its forerunner left off—putting more than 50 online privacy laws in play. Web technologists tout P3P.

Busting Up The Cable Oligopoly Jim Wagner & Patricia Fusco
[July 13, 2001] Another appellate Court ruling says local authorities don't have the jurisdiction to force cable operators to open up their facilities to competitors. If not local authorities and municipalities, then who will break the cable duopoly?

Market Advantages Go To Small WISP Operators
[July 2, 2001] Even though Wall Street and bankers are devoid of financing dollars for firms deploying fixed wireless delivery systems, WaveRider and BreezeCOM executives make a strong financial case for small independent WISPs.

Fixed Wireless Broadband Competition In Your Backyard
[June 29, 2001] Even though your WISP might not face much competition at the moment, it pays to keep an eye on two big players. Learn how WorldCom and Sprint see the world of fixed wireless broadband access in the U.S.

WCA International Visionaries Roundtable:
The State of Broadband Wireless Access
[June 28, 2001] The discussion turns to the economy and its impact on deploying fixed wireless broadband services in North America. Don't expect a lending hand from the federal government—unless you're in Canada.

Boston's Wireless Internet Party
[June 27, 2001] The Wireless Communications Association International's Boston bash features WLAN-MMDS compatibility, TV over Wi-Fi (TVoW?), user-installable Wi-Fi in Montreal, and tower records for sale.

WCA International—Broadband Now!
[June 26, 2001] Learn the latest news at day one of the Wireless Communications Association International's Boston bash. Hard lessons, new technologies, and big business opportunities are all part of this story.

Anti-Spam Best Practice: Put Personal Politics Aside
[June 22, 2001] Perpetually controversial, habitually debated, and under litigated . . . The topic must be spam. If everyone set aside personal agendas, SpamCon could unite those most affected by email abuse and finish off spam.

H.R. 1542 Dead in the Water?
[June 14, 2001] The House Judiciary Committee reported unfavorably on a bill Wednesday that would have unleashed regional bell operating companies from regulatory review. The committee raised serious antitrust concerns.

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