High Speed Internet News

Read the latest news about the high-speed Internet industry and ISPs (Internet service providers):

UK lagging in 25th place in global broadband (October 2, 2009)
The UK is falling behind the rest of the world in the quality of its broadband, according to a new study by Oxford Universitys Said Business School...

Canada looks into ISP tax for $100m Web content fund (February 19, 2009)
The Canadian CRTC launched hearings this week into a proposal that would force ISPs to relinquish about three percent of their subscriber revenues to fund Canadian-produced Web content...

Comcast to increase Internet speed (October 23, 2008)
Comcast Corp. said yesterday that it will begin rolling out faster Internet speeds over the next few weeks in selected markets to homes and businesses...

Stern Message to Verizon, on Behalf of Former Customers (June 24, 2008)
The federal government, speaking on behalf of former Verizon phone service customers, yesterday sent the communications company a stern message: Stop trying to woo back those consumers who have opted for a new provider. They've moved on...

Merlin X950D ExpressCard Modem for Rogers Wireless High Speed Internet (March 18, 2008)
Rogers Wireless will be first to market with the Novatel Wireless Merlin X950D™, an ExpressCard offering unprecedented performance, as well as the award winning Ovation MC950D™ USB modem...

AT&T raising basic DSL rates $5 (February 1, 2008)
AT&T Illinois will raise its prices for basic DSL high-speed Internet service by $5, from about $20 a month to about $25 a month...

Can TV, Internet and phone bundles save you money? (January 22, 2008)
Many consumers feel bombarded with pitches to receive their cable TV, Internet and phone service from one provider. But don’t dismiss them too quickly...

Hillary Clinton: America Needs More Broadband (October 11, 2007)
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called for a national broadband Internet system and permanent research tax credits...

Verizon Wireless Expands to Include the Western Slope I-70 corridor in Colorado (September 6, 2007)
More Colorado customers now have access to high-speed wireless Internet, e-mail, mobile music, videos, and more...

DirecTV partnering on a BPL technology (August 15, 2007)
Broadband over Powerline (BPL) technology hasn't received a significant amount of media attention as a competitor to DSL and cable services...

Sacramento Approves New Wi-Fi Deal (June 22, 2007)
The city council has approved a plan to offer free wireless Internet coverage in most areas of the city by late 2009...

AOL has given up its title as the leading ISP (May 3, 2007)
After more than a decade connecting more Americans to the Internet than any other company, AOL has given up its title as the leading Internet service provider, a reflection of changing consumer habits and its own strategic shift...

Comcast to hire 400 in Bay Area (April 19, 2007)
Comcast Corp. will hire 400 new employees in the Bay Area in the next 90 days as it markets its expanded services package amid new competition...

Trillion Completes High-Speed Wireless Wide Area Network in Southwestern Minnesota (March 28, 2007)
Trillion and Southwest/West Central Service Cooperatives (SW/WC), today announced the completion of a new high-speed regional wide area network for 31 school districts in Southwestern Minnesota...

Time Warner Cable exec ousted over poor service (March 16, 2007)
Time Warner Cable Inc. forced out its chief cable guy in Southern California on Wednesday, but you may not want to throw that help number away just yet...

Comcast Limiting Internet Usage (March 14, 2007)
Amanda Lee of Cambridge, Massachusetts, received a call from Comcast in December ordering her to curtail her Web use or lose her high-speed Internet connection for a year...

Verizon Workers Protest Telephone Deal (March 03, 2007)
Hundreds of union workers from all over New England were in Portland's Monument square Saturday, protesting the proposed deal between FairPoint Communications and Verizon...