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FCC Takes America's Broadband Pulse

FCC Takes America's Broadband Pulse

03 Aug, 2011

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FCC Takes America's Broadband Pulse

Speed Matters has long urged the FCC to report on actual, as opposed to advertised, broadband speeds. On August 1, 2011, the FCC released, Measuring Broadband America, a first-ever comprehensive report on U.S. residential wireline broadband service.

FCC Takes America's Broadband Pulse

Tablets, Mobiles Driving Broadband Growth

Tablets, Mobiles Driving Broadband Growth

03 Aug, 2011

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Tablets, Mobiles Driving Broadband Growth

A new report finds explosive growth in hand-held tablets drove a 58 percent increase in mobile devices in 2011. According to iSuppli Market Research of California: "shipments of mobile broadband devices in 2011 are projected to climb to 157.9 million units, up from 100.1 million units in 2010."

Tablets, Mobiles Driving Broadband Growth

Federal Funding Brings Computers To Those Who Need Them

Federal Funding Brings Computers To Those Who Need Them

03 Aug, 2011

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Federal Funding Brings Computers To Those Who Need Them

Many low-income people still have trouble accessing and using computer technology. So, the federal government, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), is bringing computer technology to the very people who need it most.

Federal Funding Brings Computers To Those Who Need Them

States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

01 Aug, 2011

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States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

On July 27, 2011, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted 4-to-1 to approve the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. According to the technology website, CNET, the commission noted: "the proposed acquisition has received overriding support locally, as is evidence by the diverse number of groups and officials who are in support."

States Come Out In Support of AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service

Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service

01 Aug, 2011

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Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service

A group of six major telecommunications companies submitted a plan to the FCC to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Intercarrier Compensation (ICC) process. The six — including Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink, Windstream, Frontier, and FairPoint — proposed the plan to "shift the focus of the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund to supporting broadband deployment nationwide."

Telcos Offer Plan To Reform Universal Service

University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

29 Jul, 2011

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University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet

A group of 29 American universities has announced a plan to create Gig.U, an online network many times faster than the public Internet. Gig.U would service communities adjacent to universities — most of them outside major cities — and is designed to encourage high-tech startups in those areas by offering 1 gigabit connections.

University Coalition Aims For Alternate, High-Speed Internet