Post Tech Archive: Broadband

Television last frontier of innovation?

In just one year, the hottest cell phones went from the flip Motorola Razor to mobile computers like the iPhone. Lightening-fast innovations are taking place throughout technology, except for one area: the television. That was a concern voiced by officials...

FCC broadband planners to outline hurdles to universal access

There’s not enough spectrum for mobile broadband. A federal fund for phone service needs to be repurposed to include broadband. Consumers should be told the truth about the Internet access speeds they pay for. These are the problems identified...

Companies urge FCC to scrap broadband study that favors open access

The cable and telecom industries have called for the Federal Communications Commission to scrap a controversial Harvard University study on broadband Internet. At issue is an assertion in the report that nations that adopted open-access policies had greater success rolling...

Government moves to speed broadband stimulus

After a delay and criticism over the application process, the federal government said today it will consolidate its $7.2 billion in stimulus funding for broadband Internet into two rounds instead of three. The first round of grants and loans for...

Lawmakers move to reform USF program to include broadband

House lawmakers are moving to reform an outdated multibillion-dollar federal fund designed to bring telecommunication services across the nation by bringing it into the digital age. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) have circulated a discussion draft...

Concerns of Internet and kids, look to phone applications: group

In addition to TVs, Mp3 players and video game consoles shaping the lives of children, add the cell phone. Scores of applications for smart phones like the iPhone are being downloaded by young children. With 100,000 applications easily downloaded from...

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The Underestimated Mignon Clyburn, Cecilia Kang , November 4, 2009

Mob Wars beware: Cisco's got its game on , Cecilia Kang , November 3, 2009

Biggest Net Neutrality boosters question FCC proposal, Cecilia Kang , November 2, 2009

FCC's Levin calls U.S. the Doug Flutie of Wireless, calls for more spectrum, Cecilia Kang , October 30, 2009

A nutrition box for Internet service?, Cecilia Kang , October 29, 2009