FCC gets going on national broadband plan
(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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Apr 8, 2009
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News tagged with high speed internet connections
2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants
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.
Telecom
Oct 12, 2009
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Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers - the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating ...
Internet
Oct 10, 2009
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France pulls plug on Internet forerunner Minitel
Three decades after it launched, the Minitel -- a made in France forerunner to the Internet that at its height was installed in nine million homes -- will shut down for good on Saturday.
Telecom
Jun 28, 2012
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Netflix raises rates, irks subscribers
(AP) -- Netflix has provoked the ire of some of its 23 million subscribers by raising its prices by as much as 60 percent for those who want to rent DVDs by mail and watch video on the Internet.
Business
Jul 12, 2011
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Broadband stimulus moves at dial-up speeds
Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service, Surfnet Communications in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He can't wait to start accepting applications, interviewing candidates, ...
Telecom
Dec 3, 2009
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A new space race is on to bring the internet to the whole world
The race is on to get billions of people connected to the internet via a global network of satellites. Europe's Airbus announced this week that it is to design and build up to 900 satellites for the privately owned OneWeb ...
Telecom
Jun 18, 2015
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Netflix 2Q profit shines, stock still loses luster
(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter performance got panned by investors Wednesday for bringing in less revenue than expected, even though the movie subscription service added a million more customers to produce another ...
Business
Jul 21, 2010
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Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
(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.
Internet
Nov 3, 2009
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USDA awarding $310 million for broadband projects
(AP) -- The Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country.
Telecom
Jan 25, 2010
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