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Report: U.S. Internet is Slow and Pricey

OECD's Communications Outlook 2007 is a comprehensive look at the state of telecommunications around the world. Its findings bolster the case that high speed internet in the United States is slower and more expensive than in many other developed countries. Meanwhile Sigbritt Lothberg, a 75 year old grandmother from Sweden, has been outfitted with the world's fastest internet connection.

Report: U.S. Internet is Slow and Pricey

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Verizon is at it again in Virginia

Verizon's at it again, this time pushing a radical deregulation proposal before the Virginia Corporation Commission. Verizon wants the Commission to rule there's enough telecom competition in every region of the state to justify freeing the company of all regulation. This would allow Verizon to raise basic telephone rates as much as it wants after a three-year transition period.

Verizon is at it again in Virginia