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FCC gets going on national broadband plan

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission took the first step Wednesday in developing a comprehensive plan to give all Americans high-speed Internet access.





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New undersea cable gives Africa high-speed Internet

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A 13,700-kilometre (8,500-mile) undersea fibre-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access on Africa's Indian Ocean coast went live on Thursday, its operator said.


Report: U.S. broadband speed outdated

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created Jun 26, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

So-called high-speed Internet broadband connection speeds are "pathetic" compared with other industrialized nations, a communications union report claimed.


FCC offers early peak at national broadband plan

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Expanding the fund that subsidizes telephone service for poor and rural communities and finding more spectrum for wireless broadband services will be key pieces of a federal plan to bring high-speed Internet connections ...


Briefs: India's BSNL adds broadband connections

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created Feb 23, 2006 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

India's BSNL will add another 46,000 broadband connections in the coming weeks in the Goa and Maharashtra market circles.


2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday.


Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities.


Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.


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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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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.


SKorea to spend 3.4 bln dlrs on green IT: officials

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created May 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

South Korea said Wednesday it will spend more than three billion dollars over the next five years to develop information technology as an "eco-friendly" growth engine.



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