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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Internet access

Internet access stories: 24 news summaries

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Hopes for
Wifi Cities Fizzling Fast

Earthlink, other providers pull out
amid rising costs

Mar 22, 08 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hopes for wireless cities are flickering out one by one as Internet providers run up against mounting logistics and small profits, the New York Times reports. Ambitious plans to provide free or cheap high-speed service to poor residents of cities such as Philadelphia, Houston, and San Francisco have ground to... More »

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San Francisco • Philadelphia • EarthLink • WiFi • municipal wireless • telecommunications • Meraki • Internet access

Information Age an Uneasy Time in Baghdad

City residents free to surf the Web but scared to leave their homes

Mar 19, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The electronics business is booming in Baghdad five years after the US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, the LA Times reports. Repressive controls on foreign TV and Internet access are gone and shoppers are free to buy DVDs of the latest Hollywood movies—but too often, they are investing in... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Internet access • religious violence

FCC Ready
to Defend
Net Neutrality

Agency says it will
step in to stop ISPs from blocking access

Feb 26, 08 12:30 PM CST
(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.... More »

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

UK File Pirates Could Lose
Net Privileges

Proposed laws would disconnect
illegal downloaders

Feb 12, 08 12:35 PM CST
(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,... More »

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

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