Community Broadband Act To Reach Senate
The bipartisan Community Broadband Act, supported by some well-known US senators, was passed out the Senate Commerce Committee today and will proceed to the full Senate for a vote. Most famous among the senators that introduced the bill are John Kerry, John McCain, and Ted Stephens, whose claim to fame at this point was labeling [...]
FTC Cool To Net Neutrality
The Federal Trade Commission issued its ‘Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy’ report and suggested caution on enacting net neutrality regulations. The FTC’s Internet Access Task Force thinks all is well in the world of broadband connectivity in the United States. "This report recommends that policy makers proceed with caution in the evolving, dynamic industry of broadband [...]
FCC’s Adelstein Takes Up Open Spectrum Cause
One down, four to go. That’s the count supporters of open airwaves and neutral networks are holding up as Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein publicly voices his support for requiring winners of the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction to keep a chunk of it open to competition. This slice of the airwaves is currently used [...]
Clearwire Partners With Satellite TV Companies
Clearwire Corporation has entered into a distribution agreement with DIRECTV and EchoStar Communications. The agreement will allow both satellite companies to offer Clearwire’s high-speed Internet service to their customers. Clearwire will be able to offer the video services of one or both satellite companies to its customers. The three companies will be able to offer [...]
Broadband Access In The U.S.
In the U.S., 53 percent of all households now subscribe to a broadband high-speed Internet service according to the Leichtman Research Group’s study " Broadband Access and Services in the Home 2007." Broadband service now makes up about 72 percent of all home Internet subscriptions, compared to 60 percent in 2006. While broadband subscriptions continued [...]
Web 2.0? Nearly Half Just Say No
The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest report said that while 8 percent of Americans have embraced advanced information and communication technology (ICT), 49 percent have little to no interest in it.Interactivity just isn’t an activity for a lot of people. Despite the prevalence of technology and the availability of relatively inexpensive computers and [...]
VoIP Gaining On Landlines
As broadband penetration continues to grow, so will other services such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and Internet protocol television (IPTV). "VoIP is a genuinely disruptive technology; it is already changing the telecommunications landscape," says eMarketer Senior Analyst Ben Macklin, author of the new Broadband Services: VoIP and IPTV report. Internet telephony grew quickly [...]
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