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Article | 24/01/2013 AT&T says it's restored U-verse and will give credits for outage
AT&T said Thursday it had restored its U-verse broadband service to all customers who suffered from a widespread outage this week.
Article | 24/01/2013 Having an Internet connection is crucial to everyday life, German federal court says
Internet access is as crucial to everyday life as having a phone connection and the loss of connectivity is deserving of financial compensation, the G...
Article | 24/01/2013 AT&T users slam U-verse outage
A problem caused by a software upgrade has caused a widespread outage on AT&T's U-verse broadband service this week, leading to a torrent of attacks a...
Article | 16/01/2013 Public Knowledge says AT&T MicroCell policy violates net neutrality
AT&T is violating the spirit of net neutrality with its policies on the use of small cellular base stations in homes, the consumer advocate group Publ...
Article | 21/12/2012 Senator wants to limit broadband data caps
A U.S. senator has introduced legislation that limits the ability of broadband providers to impose data caps on customers.
Article | 5/12/2012 Washington, Massachusetts among most broadband-friendly states
The U.S. states of Washington, Massachusetts and Delaware have made the most progress in promoting broadband and in providing a broadband-friendly bus...
Article | 3/12/2012 Nokia Siemens Networks sells optical networking business
Nokia Siemens Networks is selling its optical networking business unit to private investment firm Marlin Equity Partners, the latest in a series of se...
Article | 27/11/2012 Experts call for deregulation at the FCC
Lawmakers should downsize the U.S. Federal Communications Commission by taking away its power to review mergers in the telecom industry and most of it...
Article | 23/11/2012 Vectoring could allow Deutsche Telekom to boost copper broadband speeds to 100M bps
German network operator Deutsche Telekom is planning to upgrade its copper broadband network using a technology called vectoring, which will result in...
Article | 16/11/2012 Broadband can save users $8,400 a year, study says
U.S. residents can save nearly US$8,400 a year in entertainment, clothing, food and other expenses by subscribing to broadband, according to a study r...
Article | 14/11/2012 Google starts connecting homes in Kansas City to high-speed fiber service
Google said Tuesday it is starting to connect homes in Kansas City, Kansas, to its Google Fiber broadband service.
Article | 2/11/2012 Alcatel-Lucent dips into loss as sales decline and margins get thinner
Alcatel-Lucent reported a third-quarter loss and declining gross margins, as its cost-cutting program failed to keep up with declining sales of its ne...
Article | 31/10/2012 Apple offers up to $1 per device for Motorola Mobility patents
Apple has offered to pay Google's Motorola Mobility unit up to one dollar per device for a license to its patents covering cellular and Wi-Fi technolo...
Article | 30/10/2012 Sandy slams mobile, wired and cable networks as far west as Michigan
Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites...
Article | 23/12/2011 FCC approves first white spaces database, device
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the first database of unlicensed wireless spectrum that can be used by new so-called white spa...