high-speed Internet

Media Minutes: October 15, 2010

Stevie Converse — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:51:25 -0400

The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, in partnership with Michigan State University, has been awarded $2 million in federal stimulus funds to help create a media-based economy in the city. And a team of professors at Rice University is pioneering a project to use “white spaces” to bring high-speed Internet to their community.

Media Minutes (2010-10-15)

Stevie Converse — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:46:07 -0400

The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, in partnership with Michigan State University, has been awared $2 million in federal stimulus funds to help create a media-based economy in the city. And a team of professors at Rice University is pioneering a project to use “white spaces” to bring high-speed Internet to their community.

AT&T Widens Fastest Broadband But Still Trails Cable

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:01:16 -0400

Full article: Multichannel News
Todd Spangler
AT&T expanded the availability of its fastest DSL-based broadband tier -- at 24 megabits per second downstream -- to 120 markets in 22 states, which is still less than half the top speeds offered by major cable competitors.

Baltimore City Playing Catch-Up on Internet Speed

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:11:31 -0400

Full article: Baltimore Sun
Gus G. Sentementes
Access to faster broadband Internet service is increasingly viewed as an economic imperative, and not just a privilege for those who can afford it. But many rural and some urban communities, such as Baltimore, are worried that they're being left behind as commerce, innovation and prosperity are increasingly intertwined with the Internet.

Vice President's Announcement of Broadband for Rural Areas Will Help America Compete

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:29:32 -0500

Full article: Free Press
The Obama administration's announcement of $182 million in grants for rural broadband projects is a welcome holiday gift for the thousands of Americans living in these areas that have yet to know the transformative benefits of broadband technology.

AT&T Faces Class Action Suit Over High-Speed Internet

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:54:18 -0500

Full article: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tim Barker
Some AT&T broadband Internet customers have claimed a legal victory in their fight with the communications giant over complaints that high-speed access didn't perform as promised.

Obama's High-Speed Internet Plan

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:22:23 -0500

Full article: Fox News
Joshua Rhett Miller
President Barack Obama has taken a major step in closing America's "digital divide" by allotting $7.2 billion in stimulus funds to bring broadband lines to rural areas -- and to put thousands of people to work making it possible.

North Carolina Gathers for Internet Debate

Stevie Converse — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:13:45 -0500

WASHINGTON -- On March 7, hundreds of North Carolinians from all walks of life will debate the future of the Internet at a town hall meeting sponsored by InternetforEveryone.org -- a broad-based initiative to connect every American to a fast, open and affordable Internet.

Chatham's Information Highway is Made of Dirt

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:50:05 -0500

Full article: Independent Weekly
Fiona Morgan
Rural residents of Chatham County, N.C. are becoming increasingly frustrated as they try to persuade phone and cable companies to provide service where they live. County officials estimate 45 percent of households and businesses in Chatham do not have high-speed Internet.

Internet Companies Vying for Stimulus

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:27:58 -0500

Full article: Reuters
Kim Dixon
Wireless and Internet service companies are looking to cash in as U.S. lawmakers hash out a $900 billion stimulus plan aimed at jump-starting the souring economy.