US Broadband Victim of Vicious Circle - PC World
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:35:32 GMT+00:00
Victim of Vicious Circle PC World People will be needed to build and manage the expanded broadband infrastructure, and broader access to high-speed Internet opens doors for innovation and ... Half Americans doubt govt broadband expansion, adoption grows but more slowly Washington Post More African-Americans are using broadband at home; overall adoption slows USA Today Broadband : Those Who Don't Have It, Don't Want It International Business Times RedOrbit  - DailyTech  - Reuters

Wis. to get $65M in fed funds for rural broadband - BusinessWeek
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:53:22 GMT+00:00
BusinessWeek Wisconsin will get more than $65 million in federal stimulus money to provide broadband Internet access for rural areas of the state. US Sen. ... Rural phone carriers get broadband funds Minneapolis Star Tribune Expanding Broadband Access to Rural Schools, Farms whsv us to pump $1.2 bln to expand broadband access afp wisconsin Radio Network  - Columbus Business First  - Columbia Missourian

Why the NBN will fail - Business Spectator
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:42:56 GMT+00:00
Business Spectator On the contrary, most will have access to privately-provided broadband services virtually indistinguishable from Labor's - but at a much lower cost. ... Speed limits Sydney Morning Herald Technophobe Tony's broadband back-step Eureka Street Customers, ISPs praise NBN Tasmania launch Delimiter (blog) Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)

NCTA To FCC: First, do No Harm - Broadcasting & Cable
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:29:20 GMT+00:00
Broadcasting & Cable "Nothing would be more at odds with that principle than imposing Title II regulation - in whole or in part - on broadband Internet service." Wireless To FCC: Don't Tread On Us Broadcasting & Cable ACA to FCC: Third Way Would Be big Burden Broadcasting & Cable

CenturyLink, Qwest Post 2Q Profit Despite Weak DSL - Wall Street Journal
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:33:14 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal Total access lines declined 8% to 6.8 million from a year earlier, while the high-speed Internet subscriber base grew 8.9% to 2.3 million. ... Slowdown in broadband growth challenges Qwest, Comcast Denver Post Qwest Beats Wall Street Pit (blog)

Cricket Launches Industry-First All-Inclusive Mobile Broadband Service Plans - MarketWatch (press release)
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:36:58 GMT+00:00
Service Plans MarketWatch (press release) Cricket Broadband provides unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket's coverage areas at speeds comparable to DSL. For more information on Cricket, ...

NM Delegation: Recovery Grant Will Expand Broadband Access in Otero County - TMCnet
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:10:13 GMT+00:00
in Otero County TMCnet Rural New Mexico deserves the same access to broadband Internet that larger cities have." "In an age where access to broadband internet can drastically ... Stimulus funds buy broadband for Timberon Alamogordo Daily News

Feature-Rich Huawei Modem Now Available on Cricket's All-Inclusive 'True Rate ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:06:43 GMT+00:00
MarketWatch (press release) It will be paired with a variety of unlimited, all-inclusive broadband service plan options. At launch, the device will be available in Cricket branded ...

Federal grant to fund Internet access in county - The People's Defender
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:22:45 GMT+00:00
in county The People's Defender The percentage of adults with internet service (dial-up or broad band ) at home was 53 percent, compared to the state average of 70 percent. ...

Broadband grant only the beginning - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:02:36 GMT+00:00
grant only the beginning BurlingtonFreePress.com The goal is to move Vermont closer to extending broadband to 13000 Vermonters and 3750 business with no or limited access today. The role that the Internet ... Vermont gets $116 million in stimulus money to expand broadband BurlingtonFreePress.com Vermont Telephone Wins Grant For Statewide Broadband Vermont Public Radio $116 million for broadband targets unserved areas of Vermont Vermont Biz (press release) Vermont Public Radio  - Commons

President's US$30M laptop pledge raises doubt over viability - Stabroek News
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:11:33 GMT+00:00
Stabroek News Jagdeo also touted widespread broadband access as a developmental tool which he said the entire region should pursue. He said, We spend hundreds of ...

Feds award $90M in rural Internet grants in Mont. - BusinessWeek
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:28:16 GMT+00:00
grants in Mont. BusinessWeek The two Montana projects include $64 million awarded to Montana Opticom to expand broadband access to more than 18500 people in rural communities in ... Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural ... The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Montana gets $90M to fund rural Internet Helena Independent Record Large Federal Grant Brings Broadband Access To Rural Communities NBC Montana

Surge in WiFi usage at holiday sites - Broadband Expert (blog)
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:43:32 GMT+00:00
Broadband Expert (blog) ... holiday and leisure parks in the UK, as more and more people realise the benefits of enjoying broadband and internet access even whilst away from home. ...

Expanded Broadband Coming to Southern Calhoun County - Calhoun County Journal
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:33:32 GMT+00:00
Coming to Southern Calhoun County Calhoun County Journal (TDS) has been approved for a $2.9 million grant that will help expand broadband high-speed internet access in southern Calhoun County. ... Broadband initiative reaches DeKalb Times-Journal

Broadband Britain: we're being left in the digital slow lane - Telegraph.co.uk
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:52:54 GMT+00:00
Britain: we're being left in the digital slow lane Telegraph.co.uk Last week, Ofcom research found that broadband customers typically receive speeds that are around half those advertised by their internet service providers. ... UK outperformed on broadband speeds Telegraph.co.uk Broadband Britain is in crisis and it's shameful Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Minnesota schools are facing a chasm between the haves and have-nots over ... MinnPost.com Cable.co.uk

INTERVIEW: Kabel BW Not Looking For Buys Outside Its Region - Wall Street Journal
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:25:10 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal Kabel BW, owned by financial investor EQT, has 2.31 million cable customers, of which around a quarter use their connection for a broadband Internet service ...

Maine's Broadband Infrastructure Gets Federal Boost - MPBN News
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:48:47 GMT+00:00
Infrastructure Gets Federal Boost MPBN News The federal government today announced a $1.2 billion national stimulus initative designed to expand high-speed broadband Internet service to underserved ... $9M headed to rural Maine for high speed Internet : Investment aims to create ... TMCnet More than $9M awarded for broadband expansion Mainebiz Daily

Laptop vision becomes a tangled web - Sydney Morning Herald
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:01:53 GMT+00:00
Sydney Morning Herald In 2007 Rudd spun his education revolution into a broadband revolution, promising to spend $1 billion to provide a computer with high-speed internet access ...

NBN will be too expensive, risky: Turnbull - Business Spectator
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:41:06 GMT+00:00
Business Spectator "If the government instead decides to charge reasonable wholesale carriage fees, comparable to those currently paid for internet access , the cashflows ...

Could BT broadband roll-out improve VoIP solutions? - Telappliant VoIP News
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:04:41 GMT+00:00
roll-out improve VoIP solutions? Telappliant VoIP News The telecommunications giant has confirmed that another 199 exchanges will be upgraded to provide super-fast internet access to a further 17 per cent of ... BT brings 60Mbps fibre optic broadband to residents in Fife Broadband Analyst UK (blog)