Broadband access coming to rural Americans
09.28.2009
As a part of the massive Recovery Act enacted by Congress earlier this year, the Obama administration has earmarked $7.2 billion to help improve access to high-speed internet connections for people in rural or low-income areas.

Will broadband internet definition include online gaming?
09.18.2009
Wireless phone and broadband internet provider AT&T may have hurt its image with the online gaming community in comments to the Federal Communications Commission seeking to exclude gaming from the offical definition of broadband services.

Comcast looking to bring TV programs to mobile broadband phones
09.18.2009
Cable and broadband internet provider Comcast will be looking to provide services that can connect users to cable TV shows on their smartphones with a mobile broadband internet connection, according to reports.

HP DreamScreen targets broadband connected TV and internet
09.18.2009
HP has unveiled a flat monitor that aims to bring connected entertainment into every room in the house, allowing broadband internet customers to share content from the web from screen to screen.

Satellite broadband internet? Company says it helps rural areas
09.16.2009
Rural areas of the country that don't have access to wireline broadband internet may need to adopt over-the-air technologies to gain access to high speed internet services. Some companies are offering broadband over satellite as a solution.

Searches for 'Facebook FanCheck virus' put internet users at risk
09.15.2009
Broadband internet users are constantly barraged by information, not all of which is true. Some criminals are spreading false rumors on the web about a Facebook application called FanCheck to trick people into falling for their scam.

Google's Fast Flip: Broadband internet speed for newspapers
09.15.2009
Google announced Monday a new feature in Google Labs called Fast Flip, a news reading service that attempts to mimic the way people scan newspapers for stories that doesn't require loading fresh web pages.

Americans consume broadband technology at amazing rate
09.14.2009
Consumer gadgets – from mobile phones to computers and game consoles – reveal something fundamental about Americans. This is a country of techies on the go, who love their broadband internet and expect new devices to be as fast as they are.

Broadband lifestyle: Twitter updates terms of service
09.14.2009
Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have quickly become an integral part of the broadband internet lifestyle. More users go online daily at home or from mobile broadband devices to update their status and check on friends.

Internet as distraction: Does anybody get any work done?
09.11.2009
The popularity of internet video and content sharing websites reveals something about what Americans are thinking about. With everybody so stressed about their jobs and the economy – a lot of internet users seek distraction.

In YouTube video, FCC Chairman Genachowski talks about broadband plan
09.10.2009
In a web video posted to YouTube and the Federal Communications Commission broadband blog, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addressed the National Broadband Plan and his vision for the FCC's role in telecommunications policy.

Internet sites celebrate 9-09-09 as day without cats
09.09.2009
Something about repeating dates like today's 9-09-09 makes the internet crazy. To celebrate the date, the website Urlesque is organizing "a day without cats."

Comcast eases opt-out for domain helper service
09.08.2009
Responding to direct criticism of Comcast's new service for redirecting high speed internet users to a domain "helper" service when a user types an incorrect web address, the company has simplified the process for opting out of the service.

Movie studios look to YouTube for internet video rentals
09.03.2009
Hollywood movie studios are reportedly in talks with Google about offering movie rentals on the free internet video service YouTube. Cable companies and other content producers are increasingly worried about losing viewers to the growing audience for free online sites like YouTube and Hulu.

Cable industry tells FCC to keep broadband definition as is
09.03.2009
In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) recommended that the commission should use the existing definition of broadband, which is a much slower connection than advocacy groups are seeking.

Comcast unifying terms of use, privacy policy for its websites
09.02.2009
Comcast, the largest provider of high speed internet, is informing customers that it will soon allow subscribers to use a single log in to access multiple Comcast-owned websites. As part of that process, the company is unifying the terms of service and privacy policies across all the sites.

Does high speed internet boost democracy?
09.02.2009
Internet boosters have long-claimed that the web promotes democracy. Internet users can publish on blogs and have easy access to news and information. But new research from the Pew Research Center, the internet has yet to fulfill its promise for a more democratic society.

Consumer groups urge restrictions on internet tracking
09.01.2009
A coalition of ten consumer and privacy groups today called on Congress to enact legislation to protect consumer privacy in response to the growing use of online marketing techniques that track consumers' internet usage and web surfing behaviors.