Topic - broadband

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Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

No Stimulus for Wireless Startups

The stimulus bill favors wireline communications over wireless and by extension incumbents over startups, unless the rules are changed.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Will Tech Stimulus Funding Goose Economy?

The $40 billion for tech is unlikely to create immediate jobs and deliver a quick jolt to the stalled economy, but it could spur long-term business growth.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Group Asks Obama for $30B Tech Stimulus

Lobby says upgrading the digital infrastructure will create far more jobs than fixing the nation’s roads and bridges. But is $30B too much for broadband?
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

M2Z Slams White House Broadband Protest

VC-backed startup calls the Bush administration’s 11th hour attempt to scuttle FCC’s free wireless plan more of the failed policies of the White House.
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Will Next President Address Telecom Issues?

A heap of telecom issues ranging net neutrality to broadband coverage awaits the next U.S. president, but has the government lost its appetite for regulation?
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Communications, Internet

Google Joins Third World Broadband Effort

Search giant supports plan to launch 16 satellites to provide high speed internet to 3 billion people in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Cheaper Broadband?

U.S. residents pay far higher rates for cable and broadband services than in many other countries. That could change this week if the FCC ends a monopoly.
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Communications

U.S. Broadband Lag Killing Startups

It’s time for a national broadband policy, say politicos, so that U.S. Internet startups are not kept at a disadvantage.
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Communications

DirecTV, Current Electrify Broadband

DirecTV on Wednesday gives the broadband-over-powerline (BPL) market a jolt by striking wholesale distribution deal with Current Group. Is Google behind the deal?
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Communications

Bill Puts BPL in Ham’s Way

Ham radio enthusiasts demand study of interference from broadband over power lines.
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Communications

Siemens Claims Speed Record

German company says it has broken a record in electrically processing data over fiber cable.
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Media

TiVo Brings Online Video to TV

DVR maker’s service allows subscribers to watch content from sites like Google Video on TV.
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Communications

Mobile Samurai

Sachio Semmoto bets billions in a country that now embraces competition.
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Media, Internet

EchoStar Rolls Out Broadband

DISH Network satellite TV provider adds high-speed Internet service with WildBlue.
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Internet

AOL UK Sold for $688M

Mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse buys out portal’s British division.
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General news, Communications, Internet

Telecom Italia to Buy AOL Biz

Italian phone company will pay $870 million to buy AOL Germany’s ISP business.
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Media

NBC Revamps Broadband Sports

TV network teams with MediaZone on subscription sports channels over the Net.
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General news

China Broadband to Surpass US

Number of broadband users in China expected to exceed those in the U.S. in less than a year.
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Communications

Deutsche Telekom Realigns

German sales and other functions at phone giant will be more centrally controlled.
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Computers, Communications

Global Crossing Grabs Fibernet

Broadband networking and telecommunications companies agree to unite for $96.1 million.
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