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BT Plans Expansion of Superfast Broadband

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:07:13 -0400

Full article: Financial Times
Andrew Parker
British broadband provider BT is set to outline an expansion of its superfast broadband network from 40 percent of homes to 66 percent.

Italian Broadband Plan Unveiled

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:47:05 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Giada Zampano
Three Italian telecommunications providers said they plan to launch a €2.5 billion (about $3.2 billion) project to create a broadband network covering Italy's major cities. They have also asked the Italian government to start the process allowing for the creation of a fiber-optics company with both operators and public bodies as investors.

Brazil to Funnel $6 Billion into Broadband Plan

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 May 2010 08:45:26 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Isabel Versiani
The Brazilian government said it would funnel 11 billion reais ($6.1 billion) into a plan to boost access to broadband Internet services among low-income households in the Latin America's biggest nation.

Malaysia Committed to Net Neutrality, Says Official

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:13:41 -0500

Full article: NewStraitsTimes
Malaysia is committed to the general principles of Net Neutrality and no Internet censorship, the Dewan Rakyat was told by Deputy Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum. He said the government would continue to ensure that Internet service in the country was not monopolised by certain ISPs, including Telekom.

U.S. Broadband Study Says Open Access Fosters Competition

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:05:08 -0400

Full article: Reuters
JoAnne Allen
Open access policies have helped other leading industrialized nations develop more competitive broadband markets by lowering entry barriers, according to a study commissioned by the FCC. The study examines global broadband plans and practices and comes as the agency is devising a plan aimed at increasing broadband usage in rural and urban areas.

Finishing the Job

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:30:17 -0400

Full article: Economist
Mobile-phone access will soon be universal. The next task is to do the same for the Internet. Mobile broadband could be the dominant form of broadband worldwide.

Politicians Fail to Grasp Peer-to-Peer

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:10:34 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Eric Pfanner
Every new effort to crack down on file-sharing seems to embolden groups devoted to an unfettered Internet, demonstrating that anti-piracy strategies based largely on enforcement are bound to fail. If consumers can figure out peer-to-peer, perhaps it is time for lawmakers to do the same.

One Internet Village, Divided: In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:16:38 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brad Stone and Miguel Helft
Facebook is booming in Turkey and Indonesia. YouTube's audience has nearly doubled in India and Brazil. That may seem like good news. But it's also a major reason these and other Web companies with big global audiences and renowned brands struggle to turn even a tiny profit.

Argentine President's Media Reform Stirs Suspicions

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:02:46 -0400

Full article: The Guardian
Helen Popper
Argentina President Cristina Fernandez wants to media reforms that would limit the number of broadcast licenses one company can hold locally and nationally, increase the number of soccer games shown on free channels instead of pay-TV, and guarantee a share of the airwaves for nonprofit groups. Some say she simply wants to hush her critics during an election campaign.

How Governments Bully Newspapers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:32:46 -0400

Full article: Christian Science Monitor
Barbara Frye
By now, stories of dying newspapers have become familiar to readers in the United States. But whereas in the West the phenomenon is largely a result of declining circulation and competition from online publications, in Russia and elsewhere it has been helped along mightily by governments.