Tag: Broadband

FCC Chairman Supports Usage-Based Broadband Pricing
You probably remember the early days of the internet's growth and popularity in the 1990s, when more and more people were getting computers with dial-up modems and people were stil...
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NAB Backs Off on TV Broadband Objections
Back in 2010, it was reported that the FCC and Google had been working with moving forward with white spaces, which are unused television bands that can be used for ultra-fast wifi...
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South Korea Has (Much) Faster Internet Than You
Soon after Google ranked South Korea as having the second-fastest desktop i...
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Verizon-Cable Deal Raises Major Concerns, According to Public Knowledge
The dispute over Verizon Wireless's bid to buy spectrum from several cable companies is still going strong even after last week's hearing that attempted to answer some of the quest...
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NetZero to Offer Free Wireless Broadband Service
United Online Inc. will offer wireless broadband service under its brand NetZero. They're the ones who first offe...
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AT&T Threatens Man Who Won Small Claims Lawsuit
Late last month we brought you the story of Matt Spaccarelli, the iPhone user who s...
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New Light Tech Could Speed Computing, Phones 1000X
Communication technologies including smartphones and laptops could now be 1,000 times faster. A University of Pittsburgh team has generated a frequency comb with more than a 100...
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iPhone User Wins Throttling Suit Against AT&T
Earlier this month we reported that AT&T was throttling the data connections of customer...
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Google Gets Into the TV Business
Back in March of 2011, Google announced that it was getting into t...
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AT&T Lightening Up On Data Throttling?
Earlier this month we brought you news that AT&T had started throttling the data streams...
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Payroll Tax Cut Bill Comes With Spectrum Auction Funding
Today, Washington passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, extending the Payroll Tax Cut and unemployment benefits. Part of this was the authorization of the FCC to...
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Interview: FCC Lifeline Program – Will the Revamp Solve the Fraud?
On January 31, the FCC announced a complete overhaul of its Lifelin...
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Interview: Here’s Why Open Auctions for 2G Spectrum Are the Best Option
The war in Washington over wireless spectrum is really beginning to heat up as policymakers and the FCC aren't seeing eye to eye. The issue is commonly referred to as the "spectrum...
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CES 2012: DISH announces new Broadband and DVR services
Somebody is finally taking on the righteous task of bringing faster internet to those in rural areas and that somebody is DISH Network. DISH Netw...
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Skype Co-Founder Wants Free Broadband For All Americans
Operating under the mission statement of "the Internet is a right, not a privilege," Niklas Zennstrom, one of the co-founders of Skype, has introduced an idea of bringing free broa...
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