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  • August 2008

    • Comcast to Put Brakes on Bandwidth Hogs

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 21, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      Comcast to Put Brakes on Bandwidth Hogs

      (Newser) - Comcast plans to reduce Internet connection speeds for heavy users, Bloomberg reports. The company's "FairShare" system will slow users down for 10 to 20 minutes during peak periods. Comcast was recently scolded by the FCC for improperly blocking file-sharing programs like BitTorrent in an effort to manage Web traffic. More »

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      FCC  • Comcast  • web traffic  • Internet service providers  • Internet access  • bandwidth  • P2P  • bandwidth usage

  • July 2008

    • Dial-Up Hold-Outs: Some Just Don't Want Broadband

      Associated Press  |  Jul 3, 08 5:35 PM CDT

      Dial-Up Hold-Outs: Some Just Don't Want Broadband

      (Newser) - Dial-up Internet users might not want broadband—or at least not want it enough to pay for it. That’s the word from a new study that finds high prices and a lack of interest are bigger factors than lack of access for most dial-up holdouts. The story is different, though, in rural areas, where 24% of dial-uppers would upgrade if they could, reports AP. More »

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      broadband Internet  • Internet access  • dial-up Internet

  • June 2008

    • In-Flight WiFi Takes Off

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 19, 08 2:32 PM CDT

      In-Flight WiFi Takes Off

      (Newser) - Now you can manically check your inbox from 40,000 feet, reports Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal . Certain American Airlines routes between New York and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami will offer in-flight WiFi starting in July, and Virgin America will have it later in the year. The service will cost $12.95 for longer flights, and $9.95 for shorter ones. More »

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      air travel  • American Airlines  • Wi-Fi  • Internet access  • Virgin America

  • May 2008

    • Free Broadband Could Be Part of Feds' Auction Plan

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 29, 08 3:47 PM CDT

      Free Broadband Could Be Part of Feds' Auction Plan

      (Newser) - The Federal Communication Commission wants you to have free Internet, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's considering a plan to auction airwaves with the requirement that the winner offer Wi-fi free to most of the US. The free access would come with its own strings for users, though, in the form of content restrictions blocking porn and obscene materials. More »

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      FCC  • Wi-Fi  • spectrum auction  • Internet access  • bandwidth  • free

    • For Some US Towns, Internet Access is DIY

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 19, 08 3:07 PM CDT

      For Some US Towns, Internet Access is DIY

      (Newser) - Around the world, firms and governments are ramping up the speed and availability of internet access. But in the US, telecoms are focusing mainly on big-city markets. To avoid professional brain drain, some smaller cities and towns are investing in more powerful infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the risks, and burdens, are great, and some private providers are resisting new competition. More »

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      Comcast  • broadband Internet  • competition  • Internet access  • bandwidth  • small towns  • fiber optic cables  • utilities

  • April 2008

    • My Search Term, Myself

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 21, 08 2:04 PM CDT

      My Search Term, Myself

      (Newser) - Freud would have a field day studying Google searches, posits a blogger who tracked the terms visitors to his web page used and found a window into man's pathologies. John Kelly, a columnist on leave from the Washington Post, writes in the Guardian about "how the fetishes, pathologies and strange obsessions of humankind are catalogued every day on the world wide web."  More »

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      Internet  • Google  • blog  • blogger  • blogosphere  • Internet access  • British media

    • 'Black Holes' Sap Net's Traffic

      DailyTech  |  Apr 9, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      'Black Holes' Sap Net's Traffic

      (Newser) - Ever wonder why that one website just won’t load? New research suggests that the obvious explanations, such as errors with either your computer or the site's Internet connection, are not always sufficient to explain blockages in net traffic, DailyTech reports. In fact, “Internet black holes”—service disruptions that occur when a viable path exists between the two computers—may be the culprit. More »

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      Internet  • Internet access  • University of Washington

    • Beijing Eases Limits on Wikipedia

      Reuters  |  Apr 5, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Beijing Eases Limits on Wikipedia

      (Newser) - Prodded by the International Olympic Committee, China has seemingly eased restrictions on the English-language version of Wikipedia, Reuters reports. But authorities continue to block access to articles related to sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square. Users in Shanghai and Beijing, the site of the summer Olympics, reported being able to view some pages on the popular web encyclopedia. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Beijing  • Wikipedia  • International Olympic Committee  • Internet access  • Shanghai  • Internet censorship

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 26, 08 12:30 PM CST

      FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      (Newser) - FCC boss Kevin Martin told a hearing yesterday that the government was "ready, willing, and able to step in" to stop Internet service providers from restricting traffic sent by rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast is accused of acting improperly by slowing or blocking access to file-sharing sites. The cable giant says it is merely managing its network. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • Comcast  • file sharing  • broadband Internet  • Kevin Martin  • net neutrality  • ISP  • Internet access

    • UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 12:35 PM CST

      UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      (Newser) - Legislation proposed in the UK would disconnect from the Internet people who illegally download or share files. Under a plan to be recommended in a paper from the government's Department of Media, Culture and Sport, file pirates will face a "three strikes" policy—the first offense gets an email, the second service suspension, and the third Internet disconnection, reports the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • file sharing  • ISP  • Internet access  • illegal downloading

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