22.08.2011
$103M to expand broadband Internet in rural US
Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband Internet access to those areas of rural America that haven`t been reached by the high-speed service... |
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14.08.2007
10 years after: Promised reform in South African telecommunications fails
The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 brought the African National Congress to political power along with a mandate for reform of nearly all the nation’s institutions, including the telecommunications sector. ... |
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12.10.2009
2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants
The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday. But the... |
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19.05.2010
3G auction earns India 14.6 billion dollars
India`s auction of 3G bandwidth for mobile telephone services ended Wednesday, with final bids earning the government close to 15 billion dollars -- double its own estimate. The provisional results were... |
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17.05.2010
4G wireless technology slowly starts out in Scandinavia
Launched in the capitals of tech-savvy Sweden and Norway in December, fourth generation wireless technology is getting off to a slow start in Scandinavia, analysts say. They think it is still a couple... |
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31.05.2010
4G wireless: It`s fast, but outstripped by hype
(AP) -- Cell phone companies are about to barrage consumers with advertising for the next advance in wireless network technology: "4G" access. The companies are promising faster speeds and the thrill of being the first... |
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31.10.2007
8x8 Inc. Is Awarded VoIP Patent Allowing Standard & Internet Connection
The Santa Clara, Calfornia based company 8x8 Inc. has been awarded a patent for the arrangement of a telephone and an interface unit that interfaces with a standard switched system and Internet communication network. ... |
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08.03.2010
ABC returns to Cablevision, but talks go on
(AP) -- Cablevision and ABC were negotiating a deal Monday that tentatively ended a dispute over fees and restored millions of viewers` access to the Academy Awards telecast in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut... |
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27.03.2009
Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not `fastest`
(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry`s self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon... |
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09.08.2010
Africa cell phone boom beneficial -- but schools, roads, power, water remain critical needs
where many people lack the basic human necessities — has made headlines worldwide the past few years. The surprising boom has led to widespread speculation that cell phones could potentially transform the impoverished... |
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