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South Korea tops in broadband penetration: study

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea, where 95 percent of homes have broadband, Singapore and Taiwan are among the top five countries in terms of access to the high-speed Internet, according to a survey released Thursday.





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Survey: Elderly, poor narrow broadband service gap

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created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and rural residents, have started to gain on those who have had a head start, according to a new survey.


U.S. Falling Behind in Broadband Penetration

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created Apr 24, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (11) | comments 0

The U.S. Senate will be told Tuesday that the U.S. is barely above the midpoint of broadband deployment within developed nations – and it's getting worse.


Home broadband growth steady in U.S.

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created Jun 22, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadband penetration in the United States has reached 72 percent of active home Internet users compared to 57 percent a year ago.


World broadband customers top 176 million

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created Sep 20, 2005 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Another 24 million new customers were added to the ranks of broadband subscribers around the world during the first six months of 2005.


Briefs: India urges better broadband content

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created Nov 10, 2005 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

India's communications minister is urging an improvement in content to help spur broadband growth in the country.


Britain seeks to become world's 'digital capital'

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Britain on Tuesday declared a goal to become the world's "digital capital" by building cutting-edge broadband, telecoms and media infrastructure to cement its role as a "global economic powerhouse".


FCC to Investigate Broadband Deployment

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created Apr 18, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Federal Communications Commission announces an inquiry into whether broadband services are being provided to all Americans in a timely and reasonable fashion, and possible changes to methods of data collection that affect ...


Broadband usage up

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created Sep 28, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two out of every five Americans have broadband access at home, according to a report by Nielsen/NetRatings.


In race with cable, AT&T pushes discounted bundle

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. has started offering its first bundle discount for customers who combine its U-Verse TV service with wireless and broadband.


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US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 72

The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.



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