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| February |
Feb 09 | Tuesday | | Tuesday Evening Links
• 4G: Moving from concept to reality [fiercewireless.com]
• Maine company to lay 1,100 miles of optic cable [adn.com].. More
7 - Read |  | Instat: Average Connection is 7.12 Mbps
According to a new survey by stat farm Instat, the average U.S. broadband connection clocks in at 7.12 megabits per second, and .. More
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| Fairpoint Ordered To Pay Customer Rebates In Maine
A significant number of Fairpoint customers are owed refunds for some fairly horrific stretches of service last year, as the com.. More
7 - Read | | Frontier Latest To Offer 'Me Too' Video Portal
Many ISPs seem to think you absolutely must offer some kind of Internet video portal, or they'll lose valuable advertising reven.. More
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| Qwest Still Shopping Itself Around
Citing speculation from "a growing number of Wall Street analysts," The Denver Post insists that Qwest Communications is for sal.. More
19 - Read | | FBI Revamps Push For Two Year ISP Log Retention
For some time now, Uncle Sam has been pushing for a law that would require ISPs retain all of their user logs for several years,.. More
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| Cable ONE Latest Hit With Snoopvertising Lawsuit
You might recall that before snoopvertising agency NebuAD flamed out spectacularly, a number of ISPs tested the user-tracking te.. More
13 - Read | | Duh: Billing Companies Think Metered Billing 'Inevitable'
Fierce Wireless asks a number of vendors who make a living off of billing systems their thoughts on metered billing in the wirel.. More
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| Google Lowers Nexus One ETF, Launches Phone Support
At launch, Google took heat for a number of things related to their "Nexus One" smartphone, including the fact that customers wh.. More
21 - Read | | Tuesday Morning Links
• Qwest seen as likely takeover target, analysts say [totaltele.com]
• Google cuts fee to break Nexus One contract [u.. More
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| Feb 08 | Monday |
| Monday Evening Links
• Google analyst: U.S. Internet needs to get faster [cnn.com]
• 72% Worldwide Growth in Mobile Data Bandwidth [cellul.. More
6 - Read | | Verizon Wireless, Meet 4Chan
(Updated with response from Verizon at bottom.) Last summer you might recall that 4Chan users collectively cried out that they'd.. More
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| Italy Tries (Again) To Force ISPs To Block Pirate Bay
Back in the summer of 2008 Italian government officials demanded that broadband ISPs in the country begin blocking users from ac.. More
13 - Read | | Cox Offers Free PS3s To Entire State Of Arizona
In what appears to be a promotion gone wrong, Cox Communications has accidentally offered free Playstation 3's to every Cox cust.. More
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| Comcast Xfinity Rebranding Largely Laughed At
Last week Comcast unveiled their plans to rebrand their Internet, VoIP and TV services all under the "Xfinity" monicker. While C.. More
72 - Read | | Fairpoint Files Bankruptcy Plan
After announcing their bankruptcy plan last October, Fairpoint Communications has filed their bankruptcy plan. The company has i.. More
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| When MetroPCS Says 'No Contract,' They Mean 'Contract'
The wireless industry has a few bad habits. One, they like to advertise one thing, then go and do another -- including advertisi.. More
39 - Read | | T-Mobile Owner Considering TMO IPO, Leap Acquisition
You might recall that last fall there were a flurry of rumors involving Deutsche Telekom either selling T-Mobile outright, or me.. More
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| Monday Morning Links
• Just like "unlimited" broadband = "really, quite limited broadband"; Metro PCS: "No contract" = "Heck yes, there's a cont.. More
2 - Read | | Friday Evening Links
• Cable Broadband Subs Top 105 Million Worldwide: Study [multichannel.com]
• Microsoft Exec Calls For 'Driver's Licen.. More
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| Weekend Open Thread
The weekend is here, we're heading out to help DC-area residents shovel snow. Empty your thoughts into the comment section below.. More
73 - Read | | Big Carriers May Apply For Second Round Stimulus Funds
As the broadband stimulus bill was being hashed out, you'll recall it was stripped of some very lucrative, carrier-lobbied-for t.. More
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| Will Comcast 'Xfinity' Rebranding Include Better Subcontractors?
It's clear to us there's a great number of highly skilled and fantastic employees who work directly for Comcast, and we speak to.. More
39 - Read | | Sling: We Changed Nothing To Get AT&T 3G Approval
Yesterday AT&T received a significant amount of media attention for a announcing that they would be unblocking the Sling player .. More
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| ISPs Look To Bundled Music Services To Keep You Around
According to Billboard Magazine, the average broadband ISP loses about 1.4% of their customers per month (aka churn), 14.5% annu.. More
30 - Read | | Apple May Retain AT&T As Exclusive iPhone Partner
Apple recently went to bat for AT&T, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook defending AT&T repeatedly against complaints of poor.. More
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| Friday Morning Links
• Apple Says No Location-Based Ads or Android References in App Store [maclife.com]
• Ericsson: World's first with 84.. More
9 - Read | | Dems Worry About '7 C's' of Comcast-NBC Deal
Comcast yesterday spent yesterday tauting the supposed benefits of their merger with NBC, while lawmakers worried about the comp.. More
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| Bell Will Engage In Select FTTH Deployments
On Monday we were the first to report how Bell Canada was launching a new VDSL-based service named "Fibe"; the name chosen to ap.. More
14 - Read | | Thursday Evening Links
• LTE: Don’t Expect to Roam Soon [lightreading.com]
• Sony 'actively thinking' about PSN access fee [reghardware.. More
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