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HTC Google Chrome Tablet on Verizon in November

18 Aug 2010

HTC Google Chrome Tablet On Verizon In November – To be offered subsidized with long-term Verizon contract

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Tags: 3G, ambitions, Apple iPad, at&t, broadbandreports.com, Chrome OS, competition, dslreports.com, FIOS, FIOS TV, Gadgets, google, Google Chrome, Google Chrome OS, Hardware, htc, information, Internet Tablet, iPad, ISP, ISPs, Networks, Rumors, tablet, tablets, TV, verizon, Video

FCC and Carriers Close to Largely Empty Neutrality Agreement

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3 Aug 2010

FCC, Carriers Close To Largely Empty Neutrality Agreement – All that’s left is a little fauxsumer showmanship…

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Tags: at&t, broadband, broadbandreports.com, carriers, confusion, Editorial, FCC, Genachowski, Internet, ISP, ISPs, madness, net neutrality, Networks, plans

FCC Has 20,000 Speedtest Volunteers, But They Need Even More…

10 Jun 2010

The FCC says that 20,000 users have already volunteered but they’re looking for more users “that represent a wide swath of ISPs, access technologies, service plans, and regions of the country

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Tags: bandwidth, broadband, FCC, high speed networking, internet_speeds, ISPs, measuring bandwidth, Networks, speed test, test your ISP, TestMyISP.com, volunteer

Is Cable Poised To Dominate The Telcos? DOCSIS 3.0 Might Be the Difference

4 Mar 2010

The argument about whether or not DOCSIS 3.0 should be inexpensive to quickly deploy to 75 million Americans and how it can level the playing field against telcos for the cable industry.

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Tags: broadband, cable industry, Charter, Comcast, Computer, computers, connectivity, copper, DOCSIS 3, faster speeds, FTTH, Hardware, ISP, ISPs, last mile connectivity, millions, Networks, telcos, upstream, VoIP

Isn’t The FCC Exploring A Return To Line Sharing?

13 Feb 2010

Rumors began circulating late last year that the FCC was considering making line sharing part of their national broadband plan. Line sharing, as most of you know, involves requiring that incumbent carriers lease their networks to new entrants.

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Tags: carriers, competition, consumers, consumers win, court battles, FCC, fiber service, how small businesses can compete, investments, IPTV, ISP, ISPs, Networks, regulation, regulators, telecom act, VoIP

Importance of Running Broadband Speed Tests

19 Jan 2010

Broadband speeds are increasing steadily all the time, though recent surveys show that countries in the eastern half of the globe are trouncing their western counterparts in terms of average connection capabilities.

Disproving The Concept Of The Bandwidth Hog – If the Legendary Beast is Real, Surely Data Will Prove It…

20 Dec 2009

Earlier this month an analyst for the Yankee Group and one of the primary developer’s of Amsterdam’s fiber to the home (and houseboat) network argued that the bandwidth hog didn’t exist, and was instead simply a concept used to disguise poorly designed networks and justify anti-consumer behavior.

The Bandwidth Hog Does Not Exist – One blogger offers an invitation for ISPs to prove otherwise

6 Dec 2009

One thing lacking in every Exaflood debate or congestion claim has been hard, raw data provided by the ISPs for independent analysis. By and large, the Exaflood, network neutrality and bandwidth hog discussions have been dominated by think tankers who make a living massaging statistics to suit the message.