Tag: broadband
Obama Wants to Use WiFi to Cut the U.S. Budget Deficit
by Danny King on Feb.10, 2011, under Towing
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed that the government auction off its portion of the wireless spectrum to private companies to boost access to high-speed Internet and cut the federal budget deficit.
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Obama Wants to Use WiFi to Cut the U.S. Budget Deficit originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Economy
Netflix Ranks Internet Speeds, and Canada Leaves America in the Dust
by Alex Salkever on Jan.28, 2011, under Towing
Netflix, the largest video-streaming company in the world, has been tracking the download speeds of North American broadband ISPs. On Thursday, it posted a chart of its findings: On average, ISPs in Canada handily beat their U.S. counterparts.
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Netflix Ranks Internet Speeds, and Canada Leaves America in the Dust originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:20:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Netflix, Verizon, Comcast
Turning White Space Into WiFi: Google Plan Gets FCC Approval
by Danny King on Jan.27, 2011, under Towing
The Federal Communications Commission has granted permission for nine companies, including Google, to turn unused broadcast frequencies — also known as “white spaces” — into wireless broadband.
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Turning White Space Into WiFi: Google Plan Gets FCC Approval originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google
After GOP Kills Net Neutrality Bill, Focus Shifts Back to FCC
by Sam Gustin on Sep.30, 2010, under Towing
One day after Congressional Republicans killed compromise legislation that would have protected net neutrality — the principle that broadband providers shouldn’t play favorites with Web content — pressure has returned to the Federal Communications Commission to act on the issue.
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After GOP Kills Net Neutrality Bill, Focus Shifts Back to FCC originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Media
Google, Verizon and the FCC: Inside the War Over the Internet’s Future
by Sam Gustin on Sep.08, 2010, under Towing
Amid a fierce clash over the Net’s next era, tech titans Google and Verizon crafted their own broadband policy plan and shined a light on what might be Washington’s most ineffectual regulator — the FCC. Unknown to many, Google and Verizon worked on that plan since fall of 2008.
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Google, Verizon and the FCC: Inside the War Over the Internet’s Future originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Economy, Media, Google , AT&T, Verizon, Comcast





