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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: network speed

network speed stories: 3 news summaries

FCC Eyes Hiking Phone Bills to Expand Internet Access

Feds want to open networks, but would tax your phone bill to do it

Nov 18, 09 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Al Gore may think he created the Internet, but it's the FCC that's looking to make it available to all Americans—and it's considering taxing your phone bill to pay for it. Federal regulators will outline their case today for stepping up government control of Internet and phone services, the... More »

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Internet • FCC • broadband Internet • network speed • Internet access • open access • National Broadband Plan

AT&T Adds Speed to
US Network

Keeping up with 21st century consumers' broadband greed

Dec 10, 07 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - AT&T has begun using a high-speed backbone network to move data faster across the US, the company said Monday. The network's capacity is 40 gigabits per second -- quadruple the previous capacity -- allowing users to more quickly access bandwidth-greedy files and videos. It is the first such network... More »

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Internet • AT and T • network speed • bandwidth usage

Internet2
Gets 10X Boost

Alarmingly fast
network speed
gets much quicker - but you can't use it yet

Oct 11, 07 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A parallel network to the commercial Internet has made another giant leap, increasing its already incredibly fast speed tenfold to 100 gigabits per second. That means Internet2—used by researchers, universities and some corporations—will be able to download a movie in a few seconds; the current 10 gig connections... More »

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particle accelerator • Internet2 • network speed • wavelengths • universities

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