19 Nov 2009 11:01:03 CST Broadbandinfo.com keeps you up-to-date on the latest broadband news and advancements & developments in high speed Internet, VoIP, WIFI and other broadband technologies. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/ 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST Multimedios Television based out of Monterrey, Mexico, has rolled out service to Los Angeles which is home to the nation's largest Hispanic population. Joining Time Warner Cable's El Paquetazo and El Paquetazo Dos programming, Multimedios Television is now available on channel 804. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Multimedios-Television-Launches-on-Time-Warner-Cable-Los-Angeles-23384175.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Multimedios-Television-Launches-on-Time-Warner-Cable-Los-Angeles-23384175.html 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST Broadbandinfo now offers a way for potential cable customers to search for cable service in their area via zip code, state, or city. By utilizing unique technology, Broadbandinfo's "Find Broadband Deals" service locator allows you to see what cable providers are offered in your area, and capitalize on great deals. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Broadbandinfo-Offers-a-Quick-and-Easy-Way-to-Search-For-Cable-Service-in-Your-Area-29093088.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Broadbandinfo-Offers-a-Quick-and-Easy-Way-to-Search-For-Cable-Service-in-Your-Area-29093088.html 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST If you are a current Comcast subscriber, or if you're thinking about signing up for Comcast service, you will soon be able to watch cable television shows such as HBO's "Entourage" and AMC's "Mad Men" on your computer without paying any extra price. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-to-Debut-Cable-Shows-Online-By-Year--s-End-25584070.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-to-Debut-Cable-Shows-Online-By-Year--s-End-25584070.html 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST Comcast recently announced that a large collection of Hollywood Blockbuster movies will now be available for Comcast customers via Video On Demand on the same day as their DVD release. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-Offers-the-Most-Blockbuster-Hit-Movies-Ever-Available-Same-Day-as-DVD-20839800.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-Offers-the-Most-Blockbuster-Hit-Movies-Ever-Available-Same-Day-as-DVD-20839800.html 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST Comcast, Sprint, and Clearwire will launch WiMax based high-speed wireless Internet service in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle in the upcoming weeks. WiMax is a long range point-to-point Internet connection that connects a multitude of Wi-Fi spots to the Internet. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/WiMax-Coming-to-Philadelphia--Chicago--and-Seattle-29697185.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/WiMax-Coming-to-Philadelphia--Chicago--and-Seattle-29697185.html 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST This week BusinessWeek published a story titled "World's Fastest Broadband" that discusses the issue of the public's access to broadband internet, and focusing on which countries or areas of the world have the fastest and most reliable high-speed Internet connections. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/World--s-Fastest-Broadband-23589825.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/World--s-Fastest-Broadband-23589825.html 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Cox Communications recently rolled out 23 additional HD channels for their customers in James City County, Virginia. These new HD channels will be available to Cox cable TV customers for no additional monthly charge. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Cox-Launches-23-New-HD-Channels-in-James-City-County--VA-25374751.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Cox-Launches-23-New-HD-Channels-in-James-City-County--VA-25374751.html 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Charter Communications has announced new PowerBoost technology that will increase Internet download speeds and enable a more rapid page loading process for its customers. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Charter-Communications-Introduces-PowerBoost-Technology-to-Enable-Faster-Downloads-26932310.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Charter-Communications-Introduces-PowerBoost-Technology-to-Enable-Faster-Downloads-26932310.html 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Time Warner Cable and U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision Communications, announced the launch of TWC's first Latino-targeted free Video on Demand service called "Lo Mejor On Demand." http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Time-Warner-Cable-Teams-with-Univision-to-Launch-First-Latino-Targeted-Free-VOD-Service-28965415.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Time-Warner-Cable-Teams-with-Univision-to-Launch-First-Latino-Targeted-Free-VOD-Service-28965415.html 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT In a recent interview with BusinessWeek magazine, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski shared his thoughts on the nationalization of broadband internet, as well as net neutrality. As a person who holds great influence over the consumer electronics industry, Genachowski is the principal decision maker in terms of setting rules for both the wired and wireless forms of the internet. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-Chairman-Discusses-Net-Neutrality-and-National-Broadband-27291161.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-Chairman-Discusses-Net-Neutrality-and-National-Broadband-27291161.html 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Time Warner Cable will officially launch the Time Warner Cable 4G mobile network in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh North Carolina on December 1, 2009. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/2--Time-Warner-Cable-Brings-4G-Wireless-to-North-Carolina-with-the-Fastest-Wireless-Speeds-Available-20765862.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/2--Time-Warner-Cable-Brings-4G-Wireless-to-North-Carolina-with-the-Fastest-Wireless-Speeds-Available-20765862.html 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Comcast has announced that it has put the finishing touches on its comprehensive security program aimed to protect its high-speed Internet customers. The new Internet security program, called "Constant Guard", helps protect Comcast customers from bots, viruses, and other sophisticated online security threats. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-Unveils-Comprehensive---Constant-Guard---Internet-Security-Program-25083666.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Comcast-Unveils-Comprehensive---Constant-Guard---Internet-Security-Program-25083666.html 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has hinted that he may charge fees to anyone wishing to read his numerous newspapers online - including the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Times of London. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/News-Corp-boss-Murdoch-to-close-the-pay-gate-on-internet-content-19400722.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/News-Corp-boss-Murdoch-to-close-the-pay-gate-on-internet-content-19400722.html 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, said today that he foresees a time of crisis for wireless broadband access and used his speech at the CTIA conference in San Diego to outline some of his ideas for defusing such a crisis. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-chief-Genachowski-lays-out-broad-strokes-of-broadband-plan-19398532.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-chief-Genachowski-lays-out-broad-strokes-of-broadband-plan-19398532.html 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT More people around the world use cell phones, netbooks, and other mobile devices to connect to broadband internet than use fixed-line connections, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/U-N--reports-mobile-broadband-subscriptions-outnumber-wired-connections-19398534.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/U-N--reports-mobile-broadband-subscriptions-outnumber-wired-connections-19398534.html 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Taiwanese researchers who surveyed nearly 2,300 seventh-graders for signs of depression, ADHD, social phobia, and other mental health issues found that children who suffered from such issues were more likely to use the internet to the point of excess. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Web-aholics-anonymous--Study-finds-internet-addiction-growing-more-common-19398535.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Web-aholics-anonymous--Study-finds-internet-addiction-growing-more-common-19398535.html 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Verizon launched its new fiber-optic television service in central New York state yesterday, promising high-quality video and upgraded on-demand options. FiOS, as the service is known, will compete directly with Time Warner, the region's standard cable provider. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Verizon-brings-fiber-optic-TV-to-upstate-New-York---along-with-some-competition-19396214.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Verizon-brings-fiber-optic-TV-to-upstate-New-York---along-with-some-competition-19396214.html 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT The states of California, North Carolina, Indiana, and Vermont were the first to receive federal funds from the $7.2 billion earmarked for broadband infrastructure projects under the Obama administration's recovery act. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said that it received applications from all 50 states and five U.S. territories, and plans to disburse more money soon. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Commerce-Department-doles-out-almost--7-million-in-first-round-of-broadband-mapping-grants-19396217.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Commerce-Department-doles-out-almost--7-million-in-first-round-of-broadband-mapping-grants-19396217.html 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT A group that manages and lists all internet domain names will no longer be subject to a veto from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The move was welcomed by the European Commission. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Europe-poised-to-gain-influence-over-critical-internet-commission-19393959.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Europe-poised-to-gain-influence-over-critical-internet-commission-19393959.html 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT In a letter to President Obama, two leading Congressional Republicans warned that the proposed tightening of FCC regulations on net neutrality would harm America's economy and could deter investment in broadband networks. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/House-Republicans-oppose-net-neutrality-rules--citingmicromanagementconcerns-19393960.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/House-Republicans-oppose-net-neutrality-rules--citingmicromanagementconcerns-19393960.html 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT The collapse of a major sports TV provider and bureaucratic infighting have pushed the upcoming weekend's international soccer match between England and Ukraine onto the internet. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/England-v--Ukraine-World-Cup-qualifier-will-be-online-only-19393961.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/England-v--Ukraine-World-Cup-qualifier-will-be-online-only-19393961.html 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT A study by business auditing and consulting firm Ernst and Young says that a hybrid of TV and the internet could become the dominant paradigm within the next few years. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Study--internet-TV-to-take-off-within-a-few-years-19391293.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Study--internet-TV-to-take-off-within-a-few-years-19391293.html 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania released a survey this week saying that most Americans object to companies tracking their online movements, and that the number objecting rises once respondents are informed of the methods online marketers use to follow them. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Don-t-track-on-me--Americans-dislike-cyber-monitoring-19391306.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Don-t-track-on-me--Americans-dislike-cyber-monitoring-19391306.html 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT The prospective owners of DirecTV have spun off another one of their subsidiaries as part of a restructuring. WildBlue Communications, which provides satellite high-speed internet to rural customers, will be bought by ViaSat. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Rural-satellite-internet-provider-bought-by-ViaSat-19389621.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Rural-satellite-internet-provider-bought-by-ViaSat-19389621.html 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT Although Internet Explorer remains the dominant internet browser software in use today, competitors Firefox and Chrome are steadily eroding the Microsoft product's vast market share. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Chrome--Firefox-gaining-on-Internet-Explorer-in-battle-of-the-browsers-19389625.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Chrome--Firefox-gaining-on-Internet-Explorer-in-battle-of-the-browsers-19389625.html 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Several new products made a splash at the Intel Developers Forum, but Intel's latest unveiling set tongues wagging. The TV set-top device called "Sodaville" will feature an Atom microprocessor and will allow users to integrate web content and social networking services with their television viewing experience. The announcement was made with no small pomp and circumstance, and Sodaville was introduced by LeVar Burton, the actor who portrayed Geordi LaForge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Welcome-to-Sodaville--Intel-rolls-out-set-top-internet-device-19382618.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Welcome-to-Sodaville--Intel-rolls-out-set-top-internet-device-19382618.html 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT As both the legislative and executive branches move towards implementing expansive new regulations governing broadband and wireless broadband access, the giant companies that own the networks are preparing to fight tooth and nail against them. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Telecoms-gear-up-to-fight-net-neutrality-changes-19382608.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Telecoms-gear-up-to-fight-net-neutrality-changes-19382608.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT In a widely reported development, agency sources have indicated that the chairman of the FCC will propose sweeping new internet regulations that would require internet service providers to allow unrestricted access to all legal web traffic. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-could-be-moving-toward-net-neutrality-19382461.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/FCC-could-be-moving-toward-net-neutrality-19382461.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT AT&T and Verizon Communications will combine to spend $35 billion on network construction in 2009, in spite of a long list of concerning news for the U.S. economy. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Telecoms-continue-to-spend-on-mobile-networks--despite-recession-19382464.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Telecoms-continue-to-spend-on-mobile-networks--despite-recession-19382464.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Last month's study by the Communications Workers of America said that South Korea's average download speed of 20.4 megabits per second (mbps)was roughly four times as fast as America's average. The study ranked the U.S. 28th in the world in broadband speed. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/U-S--internet-speeds-are-the-tortoise-to-S--Korea-s-hare-19382468.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/U-S--internet-speeds-are-the-tortoise-to-S--Korea-s-hare-19382468.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT 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. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Broadband-access-coming-to-rural-Americans-19382470.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Broadband-access-coming-to-rural-Americans-19382470.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Going against the prevailing trend of decreased spending on internet advertisements, Yahoo on Tuesday introduced its new ad campaign. Its theme? "You," or as Yahoo would have it, "Y!ou." http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Yahoo-whoops-it-up-with-new-ad-campaign-19382471.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Yahoo-whoops-it-up-with-new-ad-campaign-19382471.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Whether a mid-sized company like VoIP provider Skype or a corporate titan like Google, firms in the business of providing applications and services over the internet would benefit hugely from net neutrality laws heading towards realization in the U.S. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Online-app-makers-great-and-small-stand-to-gain-from-net-neutrality-19382472.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Online-app-makers-great-and-small-stand-to-gain-from-net-neutrality-19382472.html 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Disputes over AT&T's restrictions on Google Voice being carried over its broadband networks have grown more and more bellicose, with the telecom giant Friday filing documents with the FCC accusing Google of violating the government's net neutrality guidelines. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Google-and-ATT-in-clash-of-the-titans-19382545.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/Google-and-ATT-in-clash-of-the-titans-19382545.html 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT Representative Doris Matsui of California on Thursday proposed the Broadband Affordability Act in the House. If adopted, the bill would instruct the FCC to expand access to the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline program. http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/House-bill-would-expand-broadband-assistance-for-the-underprivileged-19380237.html http://www.broadbandinfo.com/news/House-bill-would-expand-broadband-assistance-for-the-underprivileged-19380237.html