Expert offers overview of net neutrality debate
The internet is about to change dramatically. Unless it isn't.
Telecom
Dec 4, 2017
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Bringing social media to unconnected areas
The number of connected devices may be on the rise, but large swaths of the global population still live in areas without telecom infrastructure or a reliable internet connection. A group of EPFL researchers, working with ...
Telecom
Nov 27, 2017
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With net neutrality, researcher says 'not every deal is bad'
Net neutrality advocates want to make sure internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon have minimal control over how users access content on the web. However, new, award-winning research by a Penn State College of ...
Telecom
Feb 21, 2017
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Coalition seeks to protect internet from weaknesses of many 'connected' devices
As an increasing number of devices—from cars to light bulbs to kitchen appliances—connect with computer networks, experts are raising concerns about privacy and security. Just this fall, attackers used compromised home ...
Security
Nov 23, 2016
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US approves low-income broadband subsidy plan
A US regulator Thursday approved a plan to provide subsidies to low-income Americans for high-speed Internet access, saying it would help close the "digital divide."
Telecom
Apr 1, 2016
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Zuckerberg to press on with Internet access despite setback
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed Monday to press on with his 3-year-old effort to bring the developing world online, even after Indian regulators banned one of the pillars of the campaign.
Internet
Feb 22, 2016
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Facebook's Zuckerberg at crossroads in connecting the globe
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg likes to boast that his 3-year-old effort to bring the developing world online has reached millions of people in some of the world's poorest nations.
Internet
Feb 22, 2016
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Sri Lanka ties with Google for Internet beamed from balloons
Sri Lanka teamed up on Tuesday with Google to bring high-speed Internet access to the island using balloons, aiming to become the first country in the region with complete coverage.
Telecom
Jul 28, 2015
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Internet outages reveal gaps in US broadband infrastructure
When vandals sliced a fiber-optic cable in the Arizona desert last month, they did more than time-warp thousands of people back to an era before computers, credit cards or even phones. They exposed a glaring vulnerability ...
Telecom
Mar 27, 2015
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The UK doesn't yet need net neutrality regulations
The net neutrality debate in the US has ended, at least for now, with the Federal Communications Commission ruling for stricter regulation of telecoms and internet service providers (ISPs) in order to maintain a level playing ...
Telecom
Mar 4, 2015
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