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Proposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal raises serious anti-trust concerns

Proposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal raises serious anti-trust concerns

03 Dec, 2009

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Proposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal raises serious anti-trust concerns

The proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal raises real anti-trust concerns. If approved by regulators, this deal would create a mega-media company, one with the market power to determine what programs get aired and how much consumers must pay to view programming in every media outlet: cable, television and especially the Internet. This mega-company would control one out of every five viewing hours in the United States.

Proposed Comcast-NBC Universal deal raises serious anti-trust concerns

Gates Foundation comes to libraries' aid

Gates Foundation comes to libraries' aid

02 Dec, 2009

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Gates Foundation comes to libraries' aid

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced $3.4 million in grants to improve Internet connections of public libraries in Kansas, Arkansas, New York, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Through the Opportunity Online program, the Foundation will partner with fourteen additional states to help libraries compete for broadband stimulus funds.

Gates Foundation comes to libraries' aid

British unions pressure government to expand broadband goals

British unions pressure government to expand broadband goals

01 Dec, 2009

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British unions pressure government to expand broadband goals

The Communications Workers Union (CWU), the British telecom workers' union, is pushing to make the British national broadband plan more ambitious. The mobilization campaign, similar to Speed Matters, is directed at members of Parliament and other policy makers as the UK further develops its national broadband goals.

British unions pressure government to expand broadband goals

NTCA Survey: rural broadband gaining ground

NTCA Survey: rural broadband gaining ground

30 Nov, 2009

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NTCA Survey: rural broadband gaining ground

Competitive high speed internet access is on the rise in rural communities according to a National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) survey.

NTCA Survey: rural broadband gaining ground

FCC Chairman: Broadband supports the troops, creates jobs

FCC Chairman: Broadband supports the troops, creates jobs

30 Nov, 2009

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FCC Chairman: Broadband supports the troops, creates jobs

As in the civilian world, the military is using broadband to improve access to and the quality of education and healthcare. During remarks at Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas, FCC Chairman Julian Genachowski discussed the ways that servicemen and women are benefiting from broadband and how that applies to the upcoming National Broadband Plan.

FCC Chairman: Broadband supports the troops, creates jobs

CITI report: $182 billion private broadband investment projected through 2015

CITI report: $182 billion private broadband investment projected through 2015

25 Nov, 2009

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CITI report: $182 billion private broadband investment projected through 2015

A new report on broadband investments estimates telecom industry capital investment at $69 billion in 2008 and $60 billion in 2009. About half that amount -- about $30 billion annually -- was spent on broadband infrastructure.

CITI report: $182 billion private broadband investment projected through 2015