Broadband internet adoption barriers include lack of social support
08.31.2009
The final 37 percent of Americans who do not have home broadband internet access are hindered in many cases by a lack of training and social support in using technology, according to the Federal Communications Commission's broadband initiative.

Tough cable, wireless competition leads Qwest to try new approach
08.31.2009
Qwest Communications, the country's third-largest cable provider, announced today that Teresa A. Taylor has been named chief operating officer, replacing Thomas E. Richards, who is leaving the company to become president and chief operating officer of CDW Corporation.

Clearwire shuffles C-suite in effort to roll out 4G mobile broadband
08.31.2009
Clearwire Corporation announced today a shuffling of its top executives as it tries to overcome problems in rolling out its 4G mobile broadband network, called WiMax, which promises much faster data speeds.

Court gives Comcast win in overturning cable subscriber limits
08.28.2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled in favor of cable and internet provider Comcast in its lawsuit seeking to overturn federal limitations on the share of cable subscribers a single provider can have.

Broadband stimulus applications total $28 billion
08.27.2009
Broadband internet providers and other groups submitted more than 2,200 applications totaling $28 billion in requests for the $4 billion in grant funding currently available from the government's broadband stimulus package.

FCC approves inquiry into wireless industry
08.27.2009
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an inquiry into investments and innovation in the wireless industry, a move which could lead to greater government regulation of wireless carriers and providers of mobile broadband.

U.S. broadband internet speeds lag behind other nations
08.26.2009
Most broadband internet connections in the U.S. are slower than in other advanced countries, according to a new broadband speed report from the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

Broadband stimulus applications come from smaller broadband providers
08.26.2009
Some of the biggest broadband internet providers refused to submit applications for federal funding in the broadband stimulus plan, but lots of smaller and regional broadband providers are competing for the roughly $7 billion in available grants.

Web warning: Jessica Biel most dangerous celebrity on the internet
08.26.2009
Casually searching the internet for news or photos of celebrities can put web surfers at risk of downloading a malicious virus onto their computer, internet security experts warn. According to McAfee, Jessica Biel is the most dangerous of celebrity searches.

Nokia Booklet 3G is designed for mobile broadband
08.24.2009
Cell phone maker Nokia announced today that it is introducing its first ever netbook, a mini laptop designed around accessing mobile broadband, appropriately called the Booklet 3G.

FCC asks: What is 'broadband' anyway?
08.21.2009
Settling on a definition of the term broadband could mean a lot to internet users who may not know exactly what it is they are getting when internet service providers tout the latest products offering broadband speeds.

Anonymous internet? Google coughs up blogger's identity
08.20.2009
In a court decision that has gained the attention of bloggers and internet users in the U.S. and Canada, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled this week that internet giant Google had to disclose the identity of a blogger in a defamation lawsuit.

Broadband internet penetration gaining in small markets
08.20.2009
Despite lagging behind major urban centers, rural and smaller markets are gaining ground in broadband internet penetration, according to a study released by comScore.

USDA study says broadband needed for rural economy
08.19.2009
Rural communities with greater broadband internet access have greater economic growth than areas with less access, according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Video games and internet use come with health risk, study says
08.19.2009
The average player of video games tends to be a 35 year-old male with above-average body fat who immerses himself in media such as broadband internet and watching TV, according to a new study.

FCC now on Twitter, blogs about National Broadband Plan
08.19.2009
The Federal Communications Commission has joined the Twitter revolution, using the micro-blogging service to send out messages about its progress toward creating a National Broadband Plan to expand broadband access to every American.

Broadband internet subscriber rate slowest in 8 years
08.18.2009
New broadband internet subscribers in the second quarter dropped down to the lowest level in eight years, according to a research report from Leichtman Research Group (LRG).

Google's internet search dominance challenged by Micro-hoo?
08.17.2009
Google had a 65 percent share of internet searches in the U.S. in June, still the top spot by a good margin. But the combined power of Microsoft and Yahoo, which have joined together on internet search under Microsoft's Bing search engine, grabbed a combined 28 percent, according to comScore.

Comcast may be shopping for broadband content
08.17.2009
Cable and broadband internet provider Comcast may be in the market for a content company like Time Warner or Viacom, assuming the executives at Comcast think like former Disney CEO Michael Eisner.

Internet providers won't take broadband stimulus money
08.14.2009
The giant broadband internet companies Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are not planning to apply for broadband stimulus grants from the government, the Washington Post is reporting, in part because of conditions attached to the funds the companies don't like.

Web browser wars: Which one is best for high speed internet?
08.14.2009
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is by far the most popular, but there are several other web browsers available for high speed internet users. Now, the New York Times is reporting that Netscape founder Marc Andreessen plans to introduce a new web browser aligned with Facebook.

Verizon slams NYT article on broadband internet in EU
08.11.2009
A New York Times article last week reporting on the broadband internet penetration in Europe versus the United States misrepresented the facts, a Verizon assistant vice president for internet and technology said in a post on the Verizon policy blog.

NASA taps Qwest for broadband internet upgrade
08.11.2009
NASA is awarding a $14.2 million contract to Qwest Government Services, a subsidiary of the broadband internet provider Qwest, to upgrade its agency communications network from 2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps.

Facebook study: Love suffers when social web use rises
08.10.2009
More than 250 million internet users are members of the popular social network Facebook, but a study of college students in relationships shows those who log on frequently to social networking sites may suffer bouts of jealousy that can lead to online stalking.

Twitter cyberattacks should remind internet users not to open spam
08.07.2009
After Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal were hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) on Thursday, security experts say broadband internet users who don't protect their PCs are contributing to this growing plague on the web.

FCC wants independent data on broadband internet deployments
08.07.2009
The Federal Communications Commission, in preparation for developing a National Broadband Plan, has recruited an independent research group - the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) - to research broadband deployments by internet service providers (ISP).

Europe says its broadband internet penetration beats U.S.
08.06.2009
A report released by the European Commission says that broadband internet penetration in the 27 nations of the European Union is highest in the world, based on the percentage of homes and businesses with landline high speed internet.

Analyst says Comcast added 250,000 broadband subscribers
08.05.2009
Comcast, the largest broadband internet service provider in the U.S., is expected to announce 250,000 net additional subscribers in its second quarter release later this week, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics.

Google and TiVo both give web video a boost
08.05.2009
Broadband internet scored two more wins today against cable with Google's announcement that it will acquire On2, a developer of video compression technology for improving web video on YouTube and TiVo's announcement that it will provide more free web content through its DVR service.

Broadband internet providers limit traffic - is 'net neutrality' threatened?
08.04.2009
A Canadian provider of internet traffic controls, Sandvine, said roughly 90 percent of its broadband internet provider customers use application-specific traffic management policies, including most of its customers in the United States.

Boston considering city-wide Wi-Fi to boost broadband internet access
08.04.2009
The city of Boston is considering founding a nonprofit body to build, own and administer a city-wide Wi-Fi network to help underserved neighborhoods reap the benefits of access to broadband internet.

U.S. Marine Corps blocks internet access to social networks
08.04.2009
The United States Marine Corps has issued an order prohibiting marines from using military broadband internet connections and computers to access social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, citing the risk of information exposure to adversaries.

Clearwire to launch WiMax mobile broadband in more markets
08.03.2009
Clearwire today announced that it will launch its WiMax 4G mobile broadband internet service in Boise, Idaho; Bellingham, Washington; and eight markets throughout Texas on September 1, 2009.

Microsoft tries to loosen Google's grip on the internet
08.03.2009
Google's control of the search engine market helps make Google websites the most visited on the internet. Just as competition between broadband internet providers helps drive down consumer cost, web users may wonder if it's maybe not such a good thing to have one company so dominant on web search.