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If you’re sick of your internet service provider, you’re hardly alone. Comcast, the largest service provider in the U.S., has won the Consumerist‘s “Worst Company in America” title twice, most recently in 2014. Time Warner Cable, the giant competitor with which Comcast hopes to merge, made it to the semi-finals…

In a promising start to earnings season, Intel reported profits of $3.7 billion for its fourth quarter on Thursday, up 39 percent from a year ago. Its server business contributed $4.1 billion in revenue, up 25 percent from the fourth quarter last year…

Last November, the President outlined his plan to keep the Internet open to new competition and innovation by safeguarding net neutrality — which will help ensure no one company can act as a gatekeeper to digital content. But there is more work to do so that every American has access to a free and open

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has joined Next Century Cities, a city-to-city initiative that says it’s dedicated to ensuring the availability of next-generation broadband Internet for all communities…

The federal government wants to make it easier for communities to expand broadband by offering them training programs, technical assistance and guidance for supporting higher Internet speeds…

Last November, the President outlined his plan to keep the Internet open to new competition and innovation by safeguarding net neutrality — which will help ensure no one company can act as a gatekeeper to digital content. But there is more work to do so that every American has access to a free and open

El 20 de enero tiene lugar el importantísimo debate sobre el Estado de la Unión donde el presidente tendrá que analizar cómo está el país. Una de las propuestas que ha adelantado que allí discutirán es aumentar la velocidad media de acceso a Internet (10 Mbps es la media por cliente) por ciudad. Un ambicioso

US-Präsident Barack Obama will den Wettbewerb unter Breitband-Anbietern anfeuern, Gemeinden bei der Vernetzung unter die Arme greifen und günstige Kredite für den Netzausbau im ländlichen Raum vermitteln…

ROCKPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The town of Rockport will apparently be mentioned – indirectly – in President Obama’s upcoming State of the Union address. Rockport is a founding member of a national group called “Next Century Cities”, which is pushing for towns and cities to provide much faster Internet service…