DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand hig...
AP | Posted 12.03.2009 | Denver
DENVER - About 97 percent of Colorado households have some high-speed Internet service available without an extraordinary commitment of resources, but...
Joe Waz | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology
With broadband Internet service now available to well over 90 percent of all Americans, but with an estimated 37 percent of Americans not yet using it, we have what some have called a "broadband adoption gap."
Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media
The big phone and cable companies want to get rid of Net Neutrality and control how the public accesses the Internet. This threat to Internet freedom isn't hypothetical.
chicagotribune.com | Wailin Wong | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
Comcast Corporation is expected to launch WiMax, or 4G, wireless service in Chicago, joining a lineup of technology heavyweights offering ultrafast br...
AP | Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver
DENVER — Colorado is receiving about $2.1 million in stimulus money over the next few years for work that could help expand high-speed Internet ...
Mark Miller | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business
Tim Will's work in organic farming has just been recognized with a 2009 Purpose Prize. He's been recognized for demonstrating creative and effective work to tackle social problems.
Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology
My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?
Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology
Finland has just passed a law making access to broadband a legal right for Finnish citizens. When the law goes into effect in July 2010, every person...
David Weinberger | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology
We download faster than we upload because of economics, not physics. The business models of telephone and cable companies got written into a physical infrastructure that favors downloads over uploads.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology
The term 'net neutrality' has no agreed-upon definition in policy circles. But in popular culture, it has become synonymous with free speech. So here are three things policymakers should keep in mind going forward.
Julius Genachowski | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology
The key to the Internet's success has been its openness...Notwithstanding its unparalleled record of success, today the free and open Internet faces emerging and substantial challenges.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics
Hispanics account for more minutes used and for a higher percentage of cell-phone ownership than other ethnic groups, despite their comparatively lower incomes.
Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology
A Durban IT company pitted an 11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web firm, Telkom. Wi...
Art Brodsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
A national broadband plan, required under the Federal stimulus program, should be a topic of discussion when the House Telecom Subcommittee begins holding their oversight hearings today.
Art Brodsky | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media
Usually a state contract bid with a high price and no experience might well lose to another firm's bid with a lower price and lots of experience. Unless, of course, that higher bidder is Connected Nation in Florida.
Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media
Two years ago, I had a personal epiphany at the Personal Democracy Forum: New media could change everything... From communications to politics to culture. At PDF '09: more revelations.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously cleared a bill requiring the FCC and the Commerce Department to conduct annual audits of our wireless airwaves.
Art Brodsky | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media
The stimulus broadband mapping program is set up for massive failure unless changes are made. Consistency, transparency, public verification and less protection of information are needed.
Art Brodsky | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media
With up to $350 million in federal stimulus funds allocated for broadband mapping, an organization called Connected Nation is racking up the frequent flying miles in an effort to capture the lion's share of the money.
Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media
Apple released the new iPhone 3GS, as well as the iPhone 3.0 OS, yesterday afternoon. While the new iPhone did not receive the same of pre-sale hype...
Art Brodsky | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media
Is there anyone who thinks Congress could produce anything in the way of a meaningful broadband plan that will make a real difference and raise our broadband ranking in the world?
Francine Hardaway | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media
The FCC is holding a comment period for input as to what the nation's broadband policy should be. Before you let yourself skip this post, give me a m...
Art Brodsky | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media
Enough already. It's clear that the public sector wants transparency and accountability in broadband data reporting and subsequent mapping.
Art Brodsky | Posted 03.26.2009 | Media
It would be a mistake to divert attention from the stimulus now. Buried in the massive stimulus law are some important new protections for the Internet.
AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 12.17.2009 | Technology