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Time Warner Cable Brings 4G Wireless to North Carolina with the Fastest Wireless Speeds Available

Written on 20 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 136 views times | 0 Comments

Time Warner Cable will officially launch the Time Warner Cable 4G mobile network in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh North Carolina on December 1, 2009.... (Continue reading)

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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Commerce Department doles out almost $7 million in first round of broadband mapping grants

Written on 6 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 89 views times | 0 Comments

The states of California, North Carolina, Indiana, and Vermont were the first to receive federal funds from the $7.2 billion earmarked for broadband infrastructure projects under the Obama administration's recovery act. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said that... (Continue reading)

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House Republicans oppose net neutrality rules, citingmicromanagementconcerns

Written on 5 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 89 views times | 0 Comments

In a letter to President Obama, two leading Congressional Republicans warned that the proposed tightening of FCC regulations on net neutrality would harm America's economy and could deter investment in broadband networks.... (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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Don’t track on me: Americans dislike cyber-monitoring

Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 93 views times | 0 Comments

Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania released a survey this week saying that most Americans object to companies tracking their online movements, and that the number objecting rises once respondents are informed of the methods... (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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Yahoo whoops it up with new ad campaign

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 104 views times | 0 Comments

Going against the prevailing trend of decreased spending on internet advertisements, Yahoo on Tuesday introduced its new ad campaign. Its theme? "You," or as Yahoo would have it, "Y!ou."... (Continue reading)

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Online app makers great and small stand to gain from net neutrality

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 103 views times | 0 Comments

Whether a mid-sized company like VoIP provider Skype or a corporate titan like Google, firms in the business of providing applications and services over the internet would benefit hugely from net neutrality laws heading towards realization in the U.S.... (Continue reading)

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