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Nebraska State Law Threatens Tech Gender-Equity Educational Programs

Stevie Converse — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:28:13 -0800

Verizon, Unions Clash at Lincoln Shareholder Meeting

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:14:19 -0700

Thursday was Theodore Wright’s birthday, and as a present to himself, he took the day off to attend the Verizon annual shareholders meeting at The Cornhusker.

Vonage Sues Nebraska over Fee on Internet Calls

Stevie Converse — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:35:12 -0800

Internet-calling company Vonage is suing to try to prevent the state from forcing its customers to pay a state telephone fee.

NAJA 21st Annual Convention

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Start: 08/11/2005 - 00:00

End: 08/14/2005 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

In workshops, panels and a range of special events, The Native American Journalists Association will cover subjects such as:
-Why a Free Press Matters in Indian Country
- Free Press and Democracy

FCC Finds Nebraska Ranks Second in DSL Internet Deployment

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:25:34 -0800

Nebraska's availability of digital subscriber line (DSL) high speed Internet service through local incumbent telephone companies ranks second in the nation according to a recently released Federal Com

Adrian Smith

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Jeff Fortenberry

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Chuck Hagel

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Lee Terry

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Ben Nelson

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Universal Service Fund Necessary for Rural Connectivity

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:04:23 -0700

Next year at this time members will be crisscrossing their districts in an effort to convince their constituents that they should be reelected.

Nebraskan Goup Seeks Vote on Municipal Broadband Rules

Stevie Converse — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:25:28 -0800

A group of Nebraskans is trying to mount resistance to a state law preventing municipalities and utilities from owning and operating their own high-speed Internet networks.

Regulators Want Rural Frequency

Stevie Converse — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:39:50 -0700

North Dakota regulators are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reserve some of a desirable telecommunications frequency to help improve rural telecom service.

Nebraska Broadband Task Force Has Done Little to Serve Public

Stevie Converse — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:57:38 -0700

In the spring of 2005, the Nebraska Legislature created the Broadband Service Task Force and provided it with $200,000 to study broadband Internet service availability in Nebraska.

Nebraska Agencies Out of Broadband?

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:27:30 -0700

A special task force is poised to recommend the Legislature shut the door on public agencies helping provide high-speed Internet and other services across the state.

Hahn Says He'd Lead Broadband Development

Stevie Converse — Wed, 31 May 2006 04:14:40 -0700

Nebraska needs to repeal its legislative impediment to rapid development of broadband Internet service throughout the state, Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Hahn said Thursday.

State Gets Static on Broadband Policies

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 May 2006 08:24:09 -0700

A report critical of Nebraska's policies on the delivery
of broadband Internet services urges repeal of a state law banning public entities from entering the market.

Coalition Urges Nebraska to End Ban on Public Broadband Internet Services

Stevie Converse — Mon, 22 May 2006 08:12:30 -0700

Nebraska's ban on municipal broadband exacerbates Nebraska's digital divide says a coalition of public interest lawyers, media scholars and rural policy experts.

Time to move on city plan for wireless Web

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Local government seems to have more than its share of officials who think their job is finding ways to choke off creative development ideas.

Bill advanced blocking public power from offering broadband

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Shutting public entities out of the telecommunications business just doesn't make sense, opponents to a bill that would do just that argued Tuesday.