Broadband Internet

Hey America! We're Ranked #16 in Broadband!

Josh Levy | Posted 06.03.2012

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Josh Levy

Competition in the U.S. broadband market is virtually nonexistent. That means that millions of Americans live without high-speed Internet access, and those who do have it experience slower speeds and higher prices than their European counterparts.

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U.S. Injects More Money Into High-Speed Internet Plan

Posted 10.22.2011

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MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST (RICHMOND, Va.) -- Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal f...

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Broadband Usage Growing Even As Gaps Persist

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. still faces a significant gap in residential broadband use that breaks down along incomes, education levels and other soci...

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High-Speed Internet Adoption Has Slowed To A Crawl, Pew Study Finds

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The adoption of high-speed Internet service in homes has slowed to a crawl this year after a decade of rapid growth, according to two...

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Illinois Falls To 14th In Internet Connection Speed

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois ranks 14th in the latest annual ranking of Internet connection speeds in the United States, two spots lower than a year ago....

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Broadband: Not for Kids Only

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Kaplan

Though Obama singled out children as particularly in need of access to the Internet, he could also have pointed to the economic, geographic and racial dimensions of the digital divide.

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