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Massachusetts has received about $2 million in federal stimulus funding to help identify the speed and location of broadband services in the state over the next five years.
A former Enron Corp. executive is free of criminal charges related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant after an appeals court ruled he should be acquitted of all counts he faced.
The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests.
The FCC wants to ensure that Internet service providers — including wireless carriers — will not discriminate against Internet content or applications.
The former chief executive of Enron Corp.'s failed Internet business was sentenced Monday to 16 months in prison for lying about the capabilities of the once mighty energy giant's broadband network in order to help pump up the company's stock price.
State broadband planners say Ohio's unique mix of rural, Appalachian and poor urban communities gives it a strong chance of securing federal stimulus dollars to pay for better Internet access.
"Cash for Clunkers" isn't the only economic stimulus program to attract a lot of takers.
Public Service Commission leaders are asking Qwest to take another look at a federal grant aimed at bringing broadband Internet to underserved areas like rural Montana.
Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to be in northwestern Pennsylvania to discuss ways federal stimulus funding can be used to expand broadband access to the Internet for rural areas that aren't served by faster connections.
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.
A proposal meant to speed up Hawaii's Internet speeds has died in the state Legislature.
The libraries in Delaware County, Pa., are trying to shift into warp speed. The county is hooking eight branches to a fiber-optic network to help meet library patrons' ever-rising demand for high-bandwidth tasks like streaming educational videos and uploading online resumes.
Cablevision Systems Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the fastest Internet speeds available from any cable or phone company.
The Federal Communications Commission took the first step Wednesday in developing a comprehensive plan to give all Americans high-speed Internet access.
The government launched an ambitious plan Tuesday to make Australia one of the world's most wired countries, shunning private bids and announcing that a new state-controlled company would build a 43 billion Australian dollar ($30 billion) network from scratch.
Maine officials are planning to apply for federal economic stimulus money to pay for a study of the state's high-speed Internet network that they say will help give more people access.
A speedier Internet hookup might be on its way to some of Missouri's rural residents, courtesy of federal stimulus funds.
With the first concerted federal program to subsidize high-speed Internet services in rural areas, the new economic stimulus package will create some jobs and could get hundreds of thousands of households online.
Verizon Wireless, the largest cellular carrier in the U.S., announced Wednesday that it has picked LM Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as its main suppliers for a new, nationwide, high-speed wireless data network.
Among the economic stimulus proposals moving through Congress is one that fulfills an old dream of broadband boosters. It would offer substantial funding for high-speed Internet networks in corners of the country that still rely on dial-up connections or have only one broadband option.
Hawaii leaders want to create a new state agency to oversee Internet providers and encourage them to speed up their connections.
The Alabama Legislature's Contract Review Committee approved a $1.7 million two-year contract Thursday to help spread high-speed Internet service across the state, particularly to rural areas.
Alabama officials have selected a Cincinnati company for a $1.7 million two-year contract to make Internet broadband service available in all areas of the southern state.
Before he steps down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin still hopes to win approval for his plan to auction off a slice of the airwaves for a free nationwide wireless broadband network.
Broadband economics: Competition lowers pricesIt's a simple principle of economics: competition and more customer choice results in lower prices.
Again: Metered Billing Is Neither Necessary Nor Inevitable Growth is manageable, companies are profitable, what's the problem?Again, the inference that the flat-rate pricing model doesn't offer the money needed to fund investment is simply not true, should you look at any major ISP balance sheet.
Verizon Again Hints At Metered Billing And again tries to suggest that 'it's only fair...'After Time Warner Cable's PR implosion, most ISPs are in a holding pattern on the idea until they can sell consumers on it, something they haven't done a good job of so far.
Comcast NBC Deal Could Face FCC Conditions When a company owns the pipe -- and the content...Consumer advocates are asking a lot of questions about a company as large as Comcast controlling both the delivery pipe for broadband, voice and TV -- as well as a giant slice of the content being delivered over those pipes.
Time Warner Cable CEO Still Dreams Of Metered Future Still thinks his version of metered billing is inevitable...It's pretty clear from interviews this week that Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt still dreams of imposing expensive overage fees on his customers:
FCC Economist: Congestion Pricing Could Mean Efficient Network OperationCable operators have been talking about charging more for Bandwidth-heavy users
Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own - Ars TechnicaISPs may not act for years on local complaints about slow Internet—but when a town rolls out its own solution, it's amazing how fast the incumbents can deploy fiber, cut prices, and run to the legislature.
Developing countries must boost broadband: U.N.GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure, a U.N. agency said.
Line sharing best solution for slow, expensive US broadbandThe FCC may have gotten more than it bargained for when it commissioned a huge report on broadband from Harvard researchers.
1 Mb Broadband Connection to become Legal Right in FinlandFinland is making access to at least a 1 Mb/s broadband connection a legal right for its residents in their attempt to guarantee 100 Mb/s connectivity within the decade.
Study Backs Open Access to Broadband NetworksThe question of what makes for a successful national broadband policy has generated heated debate in the U.S. over the past several years, focusing on issues including net neutrality, the Universal Service Fund for rural phone service, and the proper role of government. The U.S.
GOP senators: Net neutrality rule making must be bipartisan 18 Republican senators yesterday told FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that network neutrality is trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist, and that Genachowski had better not try to pass new rules without Republican support.
Did the FCC bribe US carriers on net neutrality? Debate at this week's CTIA shindig has apparently been about efficient spectrum use, but is the FCC just bribing the network operators to accept net neutrality without a fight?
Per-Byte Broadband Billing Is Neither Necessary Nor InevitableMany in industry think flat-rate pricing is going nowhere
Pro-telecom group misses out on first broadband stimulus $$$Four independent state agencies have received broadband mapping grants from the government. Broadband stimulus watchers hope that means the telco-backed nonprofit Connected Nation is out of the loop.
Broadband speeds 'should be listed on property ads'Estate agents should consider listing the quality of broadband coverage that a property can receive on adverts, it has been suggested.
Trying To Decipher CableOne's New CapsThe carrier has always employed a unique capping system that restricts how much bandwidth users can use at certain times of the day.
Life Without Cable or Satellite TV Is Easier Than You ThinkI only watch a handful of the 200+ DirecTV channels I pay for. To see whether I could survive without the pricey service, I simply went without it. I soon wondered why we all don't just turn off traditional TV. The Experiment
Wireless carriers uneasy about 'Net neutrality'The FCC wants to ensure that Internet service providers - including wireless carriers - will not discriminate against Internet content or applications.
Does broadband need its own government "nutrition label"?The government requires disclosure labels on everything from new cars to refrigerators to pre-packaged food. One think tank says that broadband needs its own labels, and it has already mocked up a sample.
Australia embarks on great broadband adventureFrom snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.
'Broadband For America': Same Lobbying Crap. New Name.Meet the cable and phone industry's latest AstroTurf attempt
Mobile broadband speed 'too slow'A survey by comparison site Broadband Expert suggests that UK mobile broadband providers are delivering services "far lower than advertised".
AT&T to FCC: gaming is not "broadband," but an added serviceThe computer/video game industry is peeved at AT&T for suggesting that real-time gaming isn't a core part of broadband like e-mail and Web browsing, but that it's instead an "aspirational service."
SA pigeon 'faster than broadband'Broadband promised to unite the world with super-fast data delivery - but in South Africa it seems the web is still no faster than a humble pigeon.
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