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High speed Internet access connects farmers in more ways than one

High speed Internet access connects farmers in more ways than one

16 Jun, 2008

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High speed Internet access connects farmers in more ways than one

High-speed connections help family farmers, but there's a digital divide in the country: only one third of rural America has access to high speed Internet. The Broadband Data Improvement Act, Senate bill 1492, would help expand and improve high speed Internet's ability to serve small farmers across the U.S. Speed Matters recently released a video that addresses the advantages to farmers who have access to high speed Internet.

High speed Internet access connects farmers in more ways than one

Report: Demand grows for fiber optic networks

Report: Demand grows for fiber optic networks

11 Jun, 2008

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Report: Demand grows for fiber optic networks

Technology consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has released a new report that shows growing demand for bandwidth is fueling the deployment of more fiber optic networks.

Report: Demand grows for fiber optic networks

Fiber: Faster Internet and a wider gap

Fiber: Faster Internet and a wider gap

09 Jun, 2008

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Fiber: Faster Internet and a wider gap

There is a danger of a growing digital divide as some households get fiber and others don't. Fiber to the home connections (FTTH), which offer Internet 10 times faster than today's high speed Internet, will offer new opportunities for everything from health to education.

Fiber: Faster Internet and a wider gap

A call for public investment in North Carolina's high speed Internet

A call for public investment in North Carolina's high speed Internet

09 Jun, 2008

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A call for public investment in North Carolina's high speed Internet

In an insightful Charlotte Observer column, Mary Schulken makes the case for state government investment in North Carolina's last-mile high speed Internet connections.

A call for public investment in North Carolina's high speed Internet

Project Bluebird looks at high speed Internet for Page County, VA

Project Bluebird looks at high speed Internet for Page County, VA

02 Jun, 2008

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Project Bluebird looks at high speed Internet for Page County, VA

"Project Bluebird," a study being conducted by economic officials in Page County, Virginia, will assess the need, costs, and methods for bringing high-speed Internet to the county. With unemployment in the county up, and a large majority businesses expressing dissatisfaction with current Internet service, Page County could benefit greatly from Project Bluebird's findings, and from high speed Internet.

Project Bluebird looks at high speed Internet for Page County, VA

U.N. official urges closing of high speed Internet gap

U.N. official urges closing of high speed Internet gap

02 Jun, 2008

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U.N. official urges closing of high speed Internet gap

At last month's Global Forum on Access and Connectivity, Hamadoun Toure, secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union, warned that a major worldwide gap exists between those with high speed Internet access and those without.

U.N. official urges closing of high speed Internet gap