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Groups protest Verizon's proposed special access rate hikes

Members of the NoChokepoints Coalition will ask the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to stop Verizon Communications from raising the rates for middle-mile broadband connections that many businesses rely on.
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Sen. Franken asks if Comcast is following NBC merger conditions

A U.S. senator has urged the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to investigate whether Comcast is violating conditions imposed in its early 2011 merger with NBCUniversal.

Net neutrality provision gets 5.9% of AT&T shareholder votes

About 5.9 percent of AT&T shareholders have voted for a proposal calling on the company to commit to net neutrality principles on its wireless networks, but supporters of the measure called the vote a success.

Rights group seeks broadband data

Mobile and wired broadband providers should disclose detailed information about data caps, and the U.S. regulators should "vigilantly monitor" so-called usage-based pricing for abuses, digital rights group Public Knowledge said Monday.

Google introduces new TV-like metrics for measuring ads

Google is introducing tools that measure the percentage of an online advertisement that is viewed and for what duration, to help advertisers measure the effectiveness of their campaigns beyond impressions and clicks.

Honeywell, Inmarsat aim to improve in-flight connectivity

Honeywell and Inmarsat have signed a deal to cooperate on next-generation in-flight connectivity systems that will increase the maximum bandwidth to 50M bps (bits per second), they said on Wednesday.

Verizon to stop offering standalone DSL

Verizon Communications next month will stop offering high-speed Internet without landline phone service, a move that flies in the face of the trend of consumers ditching their home phones for mobile handsets.

Option releases quad-band LTE modem for Europe

Option has introduced a quad-band LTE USB modem called the Beemo that can fall back on 3G networks at 42Mbps, the company said on Wednesday.

Gov't, mobile operators may need to share spectrum

The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has identified 95 MHz of wireless spectrum now used by government agencies that could be used for commercial mobile service, but mobile operators may have to share the spectrum with the current inhabitants.

Facebook claims evidence to prove Ceglia forged contract

Facebook claimed it found on the computers of Paul D. Ceglia the original StreetFax contract which had assigned work to its founder Mark Zuckerberg, while a work order that Ceglia claimed as the basis for his ownership of a stake in Facebook was allegedly a forgery.

How's broadband use in your neighborhood? Interactive map

Do you live in a highly connected neighborhood? Or is broadband home use rare, either because high-speed Internet access isn't available or people choose not to subscribe? Use this interactive map to find out about your area.

Broadband infrastructure: Time for real policy

The U.S. broadband infrastructure is a monopolistic mess

Motorola's NVG510 DSL modem... not very good

Gibbs is seriously unimpressed with AT&T's choice of the NVG510 DSL modem

Yet more DSL woes

For the last few weeks I've been wrestling with my new AT&T U-Verse DSL service and in my last two Gearhead column I discussed my travails after which you might have assumed all would be well, that AT&T would have pulled out all the stops and sorted out my issues. Alas, this week I'm no happier and, apparently, neither are many of you.

AT&T DSL: Getting What I Pay For?

Gibbs discovered that his DSL service can start at a lower line speed than he signed up for and he's not happy

Diagnosing DSL. Again.

In the last 11 years I have moved house three times. Each time I have purchased Internet service from AT&T and each time AT&T has managed to make establishing service an epic struggle that consumes hours of my time, leaves me without service for days or weeks, and drives me to the edge of homicidal despair.

AT&T vs. Verizon: LTE showdown in the Big Apple

AT&T is rolling out its 4G LTE service in selected markets across the country. How does the new network stand up to Verizon's more mature offering in terms of availability, speed and price?

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: For the good of the nation, broadband for all

The digital divide is shutting many Americans out of the economy.

Net neutrality rules and the FCC's huge mistake

The Senate disapproval resolution of the FCC's net neutrality rules failed; could the FCC have made a serious mistake?

Programming in Lua

Gibbs discusses the Lua programming language, an app that lets you program in Lua, and a Sci-Fi novel that has nothing to do with the language