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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)

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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Time Warner Cable Teams with Univision to Launch First Latino-Targeted Free VOD Service

Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in News | viewed 119 views times | 0 Comments

Time Warner Cable and U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision Communications, announced the launch of TWC's first Latino-targeted free Video on Demand service called "Lo Mejor On Demand."... (Continue reading)

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FCC Chairman Discusses Net Neutrality and National Broadband

Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in News | viewed 325 views times | 0 Comments

In a recent interview with BusinessWeek magazine, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski shared his thoughts on the nationalization of broadband internet, as well as net neutrality. As a person who holds great influence over the consumer electronics industry, Genachowski is the... (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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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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Study: internet TV to take off within a few years

Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 101 views times | 0 Comments

A study by business auditing and consulting firm Ernst and Young says that a hybrid of TV and the internet could become the dominant paradigm within the next few years.... (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)

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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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Google and ATT in clash of the titans

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 115 views times | 0 Comments

Disputes over AT&T's restrictions on Google Voice being carried over its broadband networks have grown more and more bellicose, with the telecom giant Friday filing documents with the FCC accusing Google of violating the government's net neutrality guidelines.... (Continue reading)