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F2C: Freedom to Connect

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:16:31 -0500

Start: 05/21/2012 - 00:00

End: 05/22/2012 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

F2C: Freedom to Connect is a conference devoted to preserving and celebrating the essential properties of the Internet. The Internet is a success today because it is stupid, abundant and simple. In other words, its neutrality, its openness to rapidly developing technologies and its layered architecture are the reasons it has succeeded where others (e.g., ISDN, Interactive TV) failed.

Local Government Groups Working Together on Broadband Projects

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:15:50 -0400

Full article: Baltimore Sun
Larry Carson
Working separately, two groups of local governments in Maryland are working to snare their share of funds, which officials said could create fiber optic networks that would be cheaper than buying the service from private companies.

F2C Conference: The Emerging Internet Economy

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:31:59 -0500

Start: 03/29/2009 - 23:00

End: 03/30/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

All eyes are on the economy. The Obama Administration has declared the Internet a keystone. F2C 2009 presents the people of the Internet who enable economic growth, strengthen democracy, facilitate creativity and innovation, make the Earth greener, and lower the barriers that divide people.

Carol Horner, Longtime Journalist, Dies at 63

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:00:47 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Carol Horner, director of a Maryland journalism institute and a former longtime <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> reporter, has died. She was 63.

Fast, Citywide WiFi Launches In Baltimore

Stevie Converse — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:35:21 -0400

Full article: National Public Radio
The nation's first rollout of WiMax has launched in Baltimore. Steve Inskeep talks with tech commentator Mario Armstrong about the fourth-generation Internet service. It's a wireless connection that is fast and allows a subscriber to roam across the city. (Audio: 3:38)

Sprint Nextel Kills Net Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:15:04 -0400

Full article: Inquirer
Nick Farrell
SPRINT new Xohm WiMax service in Baltimore has been slammed because it prevents users from getting full and unfettered access to the Web.

Maryland Continues Long Haul Toward Universal Broadband

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:40:20 -0400

Full article: BroadbandCensus.com
Drew Bennett
Being a first-mover is a blessing and a curse. When it comes to state-led broadband initiatives, Maryland has been an early innovator at confronting the long road toward statewide universal broadband access.

D.C. Area Gets High Marks for Internet Speeds

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:54:41 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Kim Hart
A state-by-state report released today of Internet connection speeds ranked DC, Virginia and Maryland relatively high on the list.

Investor Group Still Wants to Buy Baltimore 'Sun'

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:23 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
A group of local investors remains interested in buying <em>The Sun</em> in Baltimore from Chicago-based Tribune Company.

F2C: Freedom to Connect

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:45:22 -0400

Start: 03/31/2008 - 07:00

End: 03/31/2008 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

F2C is a meeting of people engaged with Internet connectivity and all that it enables, including vendors, customers, regulators, legislators, analysts, financiers, citizens and co-creators.