News tagged with cable company
FCC poised to adopt network neutrality rules (Update 2)
(AP) -- New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday.
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Cable subscribers flee, but is Internet to blame?
(AP) -- Cable companies have been losing TV subscribers at an ever faster rate in the last few months, and satellite TV isn't picking up the slack.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Pay TV industry loses record number of subscribers
(AP) -- The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set.
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Hulu.com lets you legally watch premium video content
Most of us don't watch television the way we did just a few short years ago. Back then, we had to watch TV shows when they were aired, a slave to the broadcasting schedule whim of the networks.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Divided FCC adopts rules to protect Web traffic (Update)
(AP) -- Federal regulators adopted new rules Tuesday to keep the companies that control the Internet's pipelines from restricting what their customers do online or blocking competing services, including online ...
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Verizon challenges FCC's net neutrality rules (Update)
Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Google to sell Clearwire stake at 94 percent loss
(AP) -- Google Inc. on Friday said it will sell its stake in Clearwire Corp., the struggling operator of a wireless data network. The search company is taking a 94 percent loss on the originally $500 million investment made ...
Feb 25, 2012 |
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House votes to repeal regs on Internet access
(AP) -- House Republicans adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet passed a bill Friday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or interfering with traffic on their networks.
Apr 08, 2011 |
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Cable company inserts ads as subscribers surf
(AP) -- Mediacom Communications Corp., a cable company with more than 800,000 Internet subscribers, has tried something other U.S. Internet service providers have shied away from: It has inserted its own ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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FCC votes to reconsider broadband regulations (Update 2)
(AP) -- Federal regulators are reconsidering the rules that govern high-speed Internet connections - wading into a bitter policy dispute that could be tied up in court for years.
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Source: Google, Verizon near net neutrality plan
(AP) -- Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are close to finalizing a proposal for so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would dictate how broadband providers treat Internet traffic flowing over their lines, ...
Aug 05, 2010 |
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FCC seeks input on rules for online services
(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet access and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over wired broadband connections.
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Google hints at TV service for ultra-fast broadband test
Google Inc. has sent an ever-clearer signal that it could be bringing a TV service to the Kansas City market.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Technology convergence may widen the digital divide
(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...
May 17, 2012 |
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FCC closes loophole in cable program access rules
(AP) -- Federal regulators have closed a wrinkle that has allowed cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from satellite companies and other rivals.
Jan 20, 2010 |
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