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WiMax Coming to Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle

Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 163 views times | 0 Comments

Comcast, Sprint, and Clearwire will launch WiMax based high-speed wireless Internet service in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle in the upcoming weeks. WiMax is a long range point-to-point Internet connection that connects a multitude of Wi-Fi spots to the Internet.... (Continue reading)

World’s Fastest Broadband

Written on 5 Nov, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 173 views times | 0 Comments

This week BusinessWeek published a story titled "World's Fastest Broadband" that discusses the issue of the public's access to broadband internet, and focusing on which countries or areas of the world have the fastest and most reliable high-speed Internet connections.... (Continue reading)

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Cox Launches 23 New HD Channels in James City County, VA

Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in News | viewed 145 views times | 0 Comments

Cox Communications recently rolled out 23 additional HD channels for their customers in James City County, Virginia. These new HD channels will be available to Cox cable TV customers for no additional monthly charge.... (Continue reading)

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Web-aholics anonymous: Study finds internet addiction growing more common

Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 112 views times | 0 Comments

Taiwanese researchers who surveyed nearly 2,300 seventh-graders for signs of depression, ADHD, social phobia, and other mental health issues found that children who suffered from such issues were more likely to use the internet to the point of excess.... (Continue reading)

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Verizon brings fiber-optic TV to upstate New York – along with some competition

Written on 6 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 114 views times | 0 Comments

Verizon launched its new fiber-optic television service in central New York state yesterday, promising high-quality video and upgraded on-demand options. FiOS, as the service is known, will compete directly with Time Warner, the region's standard cable provider.... (Continue reading)

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England v. Ukraine World Cup qualifier will be online-only

Written on 5 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 104 views times | 0 Comments

The collapse of a major sports TV provider and bureaucratic infighting have pushed the upcoming weekend's international soccer match between England and Ukraine onto the internet.... (Continue reading)

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Rural satellite internet provider bought by ViaSat

Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 87 views times | 0 Comments

The prospective owners of DirecTV have spun off another one of their subsidiaries as part of a restructuring. WildBlue Communications, which provides satellite high-speed internet to rural customers, will be bought by ViaSat.... (Continue reading)

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Chrome, Firefox gaining on Internet Explorer in battle of the browsers

Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 70 views times | 0 Comments

Although Internet Explorer remains the dominant internet browser software in use today, competitors Firefox and Chrome are steadily eroding the Microsoft product's vast market share.... (Continue reading)

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U.S. internet speeds are the tortoise to S. Korea’s hare

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 89 views times | 0 Comments

Last month's study by the Communications Workers of America said that South Korea's average download speed of 20.4 megabits per second (mbps)was roughly four times as fast as America's average. The study ranked the U.S. 28th in the world in... (Continue reading)

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Broadband access coming to rural Americans

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 114 views times | 0 Comments

As a part of the massive Recovery Act enacted by Congress earlier this year, the Obama administration has earmarked $7.2 billion to help improve access to high-speed internet connections for people in rural or low-income areas.... (Continue reading)