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10 ways high speed Internet can help Earth

29 Apr, 2008

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29 Apr, 2008

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10 ways high speed Internet can help Earth

In honor of April's Earth Day celebrations, NextGenWeb put together a list of 10 ways that high speed Internet can help save the earth. These tips for your personal and professional life can help you go green using high speed Internet.

10 ways high speed Internet can help Earth

High speeds could help American workers

28 Apr, 2008

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28 Apr, 2008

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High speeds could help American workers

Japanese engineers may soon have easy access to high speed Internet in speeds of up to 1.2 gigabits per second. That has Fred White of the ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom worried. Quoting our own Speed Matters report, he notes that even as of October 2006, the Japanese could have high speed Internet connections with 8.5 times the speed but at one-twelfth the cost.

High speeds could help American workers

Still waiting in Western Massachusetts

25 Apr, 2008

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25 Apr, 2008

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Still waiting in Western Massachusetts

Thirty-two towns across Western Massachusetts have no high speed Internet access, and another 63 struggle with access that is severely limited.

Still waiting in Western Massachusetts

Forum addresses high speed Internet's impact on communities of color

24 Apr, 2008

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24 Apr, 2008

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Forum addresses high speed Internet's impact on communities of color

U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee recently joined several telecom policy experts at the National Press Club for a panel discussion on the potential benefits of high speed Internet for communities of color.

Forum addresses high speed Internet's impact on communities of color

West Virginia Internet access bill signed into law

18 Apr, 2008

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18 Apr, 2008

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West Virginia Internet access bill signed into law

Governor Joe Manchin signed West Virginia's Internet access bill into law on Thursday, April 10th. The legislation creates a broadband development council, provides for mapping high speed Internet services and establishes reporting requirements for state infrastructure, and requires any new service that relies on state money to be at least 600 kilobits per second - three times the FCC's definition of high speed.

West Virginia Internet access bill signed into law

Report: Europe outpacing U.S. on high speed Internet deployment

17 Apr, 2008

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17 Apr, 2008

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Report: Europe outpacing U.S. on high speed Internet deployment

A report released by the European Commission late last month shows that eight European Union countries have achieved greater high speed Internet penetration than the United States.

Report: Europe outpacing U.S. on high speed Internet deployment