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Article | 13/07/2009 Telstra, Catholic schools build $146m broadband network
More than 1550 Catholic schools and Catholic education offices around Australia will be connected to Telstra’s network infrastructure following a two-...
Article | 8/07/2009 Broadband growth seen slowing, shifting to Asia
Nearly 650 million households will have broadband Internet service by 2013, but the growth rate of high-speed access will slow between now and then, r...
Article | 2/07/2009 US agencies require net neutrality with broadband grants
Two U.S. agencies tasked with distributing about US$7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants and loans over the next 15 months have released an offi...
Article | 1/07/2009 The challenges of bringing fiber to the home
Carriers worried about the cost of deploying fiber should concentrate primarily on lowering their installation costs and driving up their adoption rat...
Article | 30/06/2009 Broadband stimulus exempted from 'buy American'
The U.S. government has exempted broadband builders who want federal grants from a "buy American" provision of the US$787 billion stimulus package pas...
Article | 18/06/2009 Fibre, wireless and satellite to offer 2Mb broadband in UK
The UK government plans to use a combination of next-generation fibre networks, wireless and satellite technology to ensure everyone in the UK has acc...
Article | 18/06/2009 £6 tax to fund broadband for all in UK
Brits with a copper telephone line will be forced to fork out £6 per year to fund the government's 2Mbps broadband-for-all plan.
Article | 18/06/2009 Broadband important for rural areas, US groups say
Without broadband, Becky Collins would be out of business.
Article | 16/06/2009 Internode announces $10M expansion of ADSL2+ broadband network
Australian ISP Internode has announced a $10 million network expansion plan that will almost double the capacity of its ADSL2+ broadband network.
Article | 20/05/2009 Vodafone UK offers Acer laptop & broadband bundle
Vodafone has expanded its range of mobile broadband and laptop bundles with a deal that includes the Acer Aspire 5535.
Article | 20/05/2009 AAPT offers 'unlimited' broadband downloads
AAPT today launched what it claims are Australia’s first ADSL2+ "unlimited" broadband download plans. The three AAPT LiveNet Unlimited plans include u...
Article | 19/05/2009 Stockholm wins broadband award
New York City-based think tank Intelligent Community Forum has named Stockholm, Sweden, as the 2009 Intelligent Community of the Year. The annual gath...
Article | 14/05/2009 Cisco supplying WiMAX gear to Clearwire
Clearwire has selected Cisco to supply equipment for its 4G mobile WiMAX network buildout. The deal appears to be Cisco's biggest WiMAX win, though te...
Article | 14/05/2009 Virgin helps government tackle illegal file sharers
Virgin Media has joined forces with Channel 4 and BSkyB in a bid to help the government tackle internet piracy.
Article | 14/05/2009 Illegal downloaders should be banned from the net
The UK Film Council, along with a number of other industry bodies and trade unions, is urging the government to ban illegal downloaders from the net.