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Read the FCC's report on broadband access

May 24, 2011
If you're into 99 page reports with lots of details, here you go! If you're into 2-page press releases that summarize said reports, here you go!

FCC may give the country's broadband deployment a big F

Apr 20, 2011
The FCC's yearly 706 report on how well broadband providers are deploying broadband services to Americans. Last year was the first time in years...

More than a quarter of all Americans still don't use the Internet

Feb 17, 2011
Results of a federal survey on Net connectivity out today suggest that more than a quarter of all Americans still do not use the Internet, and as...

Washington's Internet Obsession

Nov 18, 2010
Here in Washington, the Obama Administration has been pursuing a lot of internet-related policy while we've all been distracted with tax cut and...

Internet? Meh, say 23% of American households

Nov 10, 2010
Maybe it's too easy to think that the internet is a part of everyone's lives. But then you see a report like this new one from the Department of...

Chattanooga to get fastest Internet service in U.S.

Sep 13, 2010
Think your Internet service is fast? Probably not if you live in the United States -- with the rare exception of those living close to a major...

Net Neutrality: What Are We Fighting For?

Aug 18, 2010
Net Neutrality is a complicated issue.  The recent Google/Verizon policy proposal has raised new questions about the open internet - the idea...

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Net Neutrality news roundup

Aug 17, 2010
The evolving conversation about net neutrality in wake of the Google/verizon policy proposal now includes a letter to the FCC from four Democrats...

High-speed Net service hits slowdown

Aug 12, 2008
Wired's "Epicenter" blog has an item based on reports out this week that say Americans' adoption of broadband service hit a seven-year low last...