“I have seen cameras here at this building when it concerns football”— George...
If TV cameras show up for football, why don’t they show up “when the people come together on issues such as this, not just black folk, not just white folk, but all Americans are here tonight because...
View ArticleT-SPLOST Lunch and Learn today at SGRC
There’s a Lunch and Learn about T-SPLOST at noon today at the SGRC offices: 327 W. Savannah Ave Valdosta, GA 31601 Phone: (229)333-5277 FAX: (229)333-5312 Corey Hull says they’re almost full. However,...
View ArticleGov. Deal suspended 3 Brooks Co. School Board members
The two local TV stations have an update on the Quitman 10: the governor has suspended the three who were elected to the Brooks County School Board. If the VDT has covered this, I must have missed it....
View ArticleWho gets to serve on the Brooks County School Board —VDT
The VDT caught up with the TV stations today on the Quitman 10 story, and provided updates and context they did not. David Rodock wrote on the front page of the VDT today, Gov. suspends `Quitman Ten’...
View Article4G data caps and prices
It may be fast, but there are some drawbacks to 4G wireless Internet access, namely data limits and significant prices. Here’s Verizon’s table for their HomeFusion Broadband. Monthly Data Allowance...
View ArticleVZ 4G vs. AT&T DSL, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2012-09-08
It turns out you can’t yet buy Verizon’s HomeFusion Broadband 4G wireless Internet service in Georgia. (You can buy it in Tennessee.) However, in Georgia, you can buy one of several 4G LTE devices...
View Article4G LTE Internet services costs too much, can come down
More people would buy 4G LTE if the price was lower, which we know is possible because it is 2 to 10 times lower in Europe. And then a lot more people around here would have fast Internet service....
View ArticleJapan’s Softbank buys Sprint because CEO Son says U.S. networks too slow
U.S. car manufacturers decades ago milked profits out of poor technology and got outcompeted by Japan on both quality and price. The same thing is happening right now with fast Internet service. We...
View ArticleEnergy efficiency rebates, Austin, Texas
The central city of a major MSA, Austin, Texas, publishes its own video reporting on local issues, like this one on local energy efficiency. AustinEnergy has brought back its best offer ever deal,...
View ArticleSpeakupaustin: a major MSA and local government transparency
The Austin reporting program is in addition to the posting a City Council agenda more than a week in advance (here’s the 28 Feb 2013 agenda already on 16 Feb 2013) and including the entire board...
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