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Obama includes broadband, smart grid in stimulus packageOpen in New Window
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama laid out his plan for a huge economic stimulus package, with broadband rollout, an Internet-based smart energy grid and computers for schools as part of the plan.Dur read more »
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Tories pledge high speed broadband for all in 10 yearsOpen in New Window
"David Cameron has pledged that a Conservative government would seek connections to high speed broadband networks for all parts of the country within ten years." read more »
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IT group: stimulus money needed for broadband, smart gridOpen in New Window
As decisions are being made in Washington regarding how precisely to shape the multi-billion dollar stimulus package, a variety of industries are doing their best to make sure they get a piece of the read more »
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Deception of 'up to' broadband speeds exposedOpen in New Window
Ofcom reveals true download speedsThe average downstream broadband speed received by consumers is just 3.6Mbit/s, according to data released today from the most accurate UK internet access survey eve read more »
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Why the Consumer Electronics Show is Going Greener in 2009Open in New Window
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Why Apple’s iTunes Concessions Are a Double-Edged SwordOpen in New Window
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As Broadband Growth Slows, Telcos Lose OutOpen in New Window
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Open Document Format Has Been Accepted By 16 GovernmentsOpen in New Window
Charles Babcock writes "The Open Document Format continues to gain ground with governments as the format in which they wish to create important documents, despite Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Office fo read more »
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