AT&T Searching Twitter to Find Genuine Customer Complaints - 04.11.10: Time Warner Cable has released their third quarter earning report which has showed that they have lost 155,000 video subscribers, even in digital where they usually show gains. This compares to just 64,000 losses this time last year. Despite this Time Warner have managed to add 104,000...


We're Running out of Internet! AT&T don't seem worried though - 28.10.10: A recent report from Point Topic on the use of ViOP telephony in conjunction with broadband subscriptions has found that there are 100 million subscribers worldwide. 12 million of these were added in the first part of this year alone. France has been highlighted as an example of what i...


4G ... LTE chips ... 20Mhz Channels? What does it all mean? More speed! - 21.10.10: Following the furore which accompanied Google admission that they collected data on WiFi networks while they filmed streets for StreetView, Google has said it will not be using the cars again for this purpose. The details had been collected to aid in the use of mapping; allowing consum...


High Prices and Lack of Competition - US Capitalism Dead? - 14.10.10: A study by the General Accounting Office has found that the high cost of broadband services in the US is what is slowing the adoption rate. They state that while overall rates of service are not bad with some sort of service available to 95% off all residents, the adoption rate is poor...


Broadband in America is "awful" - 07.10.10: Verizon has announced that its new wireless broadband network will be available in select cities along the Boston to Washington corridor before the end of the year. In addition parts of California, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and others will also have a new service. It is expected that on...


Sharp Rise in Mobile Broadband Use Overshadowing Fiber Optic Broadband Progress - 30.09.10: The fight for net neutrality appears to have hit a wall as the necessary support required to get the bill through has not been forthcoming. Henry Waxman has said that the could not get the republican support required for his bill which would have stopped ISP's from controlling the cont...


Verizon iPhone due Early 2011 - 23.09.10: Jet Blue Airlines is to bring satellite based Internet to its fleet of 160 aircraft after it agreed a deal with ViaSat. The provider will install Ka-band antenna components and SurfBeam2 Modems to the Airbus A320 and Embracer 190 aircraft. The integration of the system will be provided...


Only a Quarter of the possible 20 million Fiber Optic Homes have signed up - 16.09.10: The Latest fiber to the Home data released at the FTTH Conference and Expo held in Las Vegas this week has shown that 20 million homes in the US have access to the service and 5.6 million have actually signed up. 1.6 million homes received access in the last 6 months alone. Most of the...


Free Nationwide Wireless Broadband Idea 'Shelved' - 09.09.10: AT&T have invested more than $80m in its wireless and fixed line networks in Kentucky during the first 6 months of this year to upgrade services, add additional Wi-Fi hotspots and extend the reach of broadband services. The results have been more reliable services and faster mobile bro...


Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA control 90% - 27.08.10: Sprint's Virgin Mobile is to phase out its tiered mobile data plans and will now offer a new contract-free unlimited mobile broadband plan for just $40. This new plans flies in the face of announcements by other providers, many of whom are no longer offering unlimited data plans. Virgi...


Broadband Consumers only getting 50% of the advertised rate - 19.08.10: It has been announced by Tom Vilsack, the US Agriculture Secretary, that the federal government will be spending another $363m on broadband in rural areas. There will be enough funding for 218 projects across 16 states and will be in addition to the $3bn already spent as part of the st...


Broadband "Stamps" for the Poor? - 12.08.10: A study by the Pew Internet Project has found that 52% of those questioned felt that the governments plan to deliver an Internet connection to all US citizens by 2020 is not important or should not be completed. Aaron Smith, the author of the report has pointed out that due to the hard...


Average broadband speeds have now reached 4.7Mbps from last year's 3.9Mbps - 05.08.10: It has been confirmed that Knology Inc. is to purchase cable operator Sunflower Broadband for $165m. The deal is expected to be complete during the fourth quarter of this year. The purchase extends Knology to 54,000 homes and joins their southeast operations to the upper Midwest. It ha...


US ranked 23 out of 57 for broadband development behind South Korea, Lithuania and Japan - 29.07.10: The FCC has conceded that between 14 and 24 million people in the US still do not have access to broadband and that they are not likely to in the near future. This contradicts previous statement where they said that broadband was being rolled out in a timely fashion. The comment follow...


Google Fiber Optic Broadband for Communities - 15.07.10: Google have launched the Google Fiber for Communities Website aimed at people who are wondering what is happening with regards to their plans for an ultra fast broadband network. The website is helping to keep the plans in the media and...


Software Defect Responsible for Lousy AT&T Connection on Smartphones and Laptops - 08.07.10: The government have announced their second round of stimulus funding which will focus on filling broadband gaps in rural communities. $795m in grants will be made available which could create 5000 jobs in the construction and installation of the new networks. $200m in private investmen...


If Verizon says Hello to the iPhone, AT&T says Goodbye to customers - 01.07.10: Frontier Communications Corporation is due to complete their purchase of wireline operations from Verizon this week. They have reiterated to their customers a commitment to staff their operations with 100% US based staff. This will create 500 new jobs to staff work which was sent overs...


Verizon FiOS to increase to 10GB a second? - 24.06.10: The FCC has met with major broadband providers such as AT&T, Verizon, Google and Skype to see if they can come to an agreement regarding the regulation of the Internet. Phone and cable companies have been asking the government to update the Communications Act to prevent the FCC from us...


Verizon iPhone "inevitable" - 17.06.10: The Federal Communications Commission is to vote this week on the taking of public comments on the regulation of broadband. The FCC proposal to define broadband as a telecommunications service is one of the issues to be debated. The Open Internet Coalition which includes Google, Ebay a...


Google, Microsoft, Level 3, Cisco, Verizon, AT&T and Comcast study broadband laws - 10.06.10: The US Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service has released details of the first round of funding which could bring broadband services to 530,000 homes and 93,000 businesses . The finding has been made available from the stimulus bill and will create around 5000 new jobs in...


AT&T almost double their cancellation fees - 27.05.10: Speedtest.net has started providing statistics on broadband speeds as a free service for members of the public. Run by Ookla, the site allows users to test their internet speeds, the results of which are now available to members of the public. The results will measure upload and downlo...


AT&T and Verizon to take on Sprint and Clearwire's 4G in 2011 - 20.05.10: The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index has shown that the nation is more satisfied with their cable TV, cell phone and landline providers than ever. More than 10,000 households were spoken to and the national rate of satisfaction was placed at 75.9 out of 100. Claes Fornell fr...


Verizon 4G - Coming to a Farm Near You! - 13.05.10: Verizon Wireless is in talks with rural wireless providers to bring 4G to rural America. They are building their next generation wireless network using the spectrum it acquired from the FCC during a spectrum auction in 2008. The provider expects it will be in 25 to 30 new markets by th...


FCC Wants Control, Says it is in Consumer Interests - 06.05.10: The FCC have announced plans to offer a third way to implement net neutrality rules, despite recent rulings which said that the FCC have no authority over the internet. A statement from the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has stated that they would like to restore the status quo as exi...


Between the Broadband Plan and Net Neutrality lies Confusion - 29.04.10: HughesNet have released a survey this week which shows that of the 23,000 people questioned, 43% felt that having a high speed internet connection helped them to stay connected with friends, family and the global community. The majority of those questioned also said that the internet w...


$20million FCC "Broadband Plan" a Waste of Money? - 22.04.10: AT&T have released details of their first quarter results and have increased revenues by $78million versus the same period last year. They also experienced a $1.9m increase in wireless subscribers, which is the highest first quarter increase they have ever had. This has helped wireless...


FCC Deny Lack of Authority - 15.04.10: The FCC have hit back at claims that they lack the authority to regulate the internet by saying that this should not prevent them from carrying out their plan to expand internet services. The comments were made to a congressional panel this week. They have not said if they will attempt...


The US is the best at everything, including broadband according to Verizon - 08.04.10: The FCC national broadband plan which was worked on for several months, may be affected by a loss in the federal courts this week, which may mean some policies will have to be abandoned. Austin Schlick from the FCC commented that each recommendation must have a sound legal footing and ...


$20million Spent Creating a "Broadband Plan" - 01.04.10: The FCC will start the process of creating regulations from the ideas set out in their Broadband plan beginning with a few rules which will be announced on April 21. The first areas to be covered will be Universal Service Fund reform, Mobile data roaming, set top box reform and cyber-s...


US Lags Behind UK and AU in Consumer Broadband Choice - 25.03.10: T-Mobile has showcased the nations fastest 3G wireless network using its latest devices. They have revealed plans to upgrade their high speed 3G service to High Speed Packet Access Plus which will deliver speeds which are up to 3 times faster than what they have currently on their 3G n...


FCC Broadband Plan Gets Praise from Private Sector - 18.03.10: The FCC have finally released their national broadband plan this week and one of the major goals emerging, has been its hope to bring broadband to all US residents. The FCC have agreed to approve a two page statement on their goals, but each of their 200 proposals will need to be appro...


The Whole Country has gone Googley! - 11.03.10: Google mania is still going strong in the US, as cities and towns across the country fight to be chosen for their high speed broadband trials. Google have already said that they have had a good number of submissions. Added to the recent renaming of Topeka to Google, is Duluth in Minnes...


Topeka, Kansas renames itself "Google" to sway fiber optic test application - 04.03.10: A town in Kansas has changed its name for the month of March to "Google" in a bid to be chosen as one of the towns for the new fiber optic trials by the company. The mayor of the town, previously known as Topeka, has said that the name change is just a bit of fun, but might set ...


Is there more to the FCC's demand for Television to give up Wireless Spectrum? - 25.02.10: The Federal Communications Commission's broadband plan is to ask television broadcasters to give up unused wireless spectrum. The FCC have said they will offer a share of the profits once the spectrum is sold. The broadband plan is due out next month and will focus, in part, on freeing...


Verizon Welcomes Google to the Fiber Optic Market - 18.02.10: The Los Angeles Times has commented on the news from Google regarding their trial of super fast broadband in the US. They have suggested that the move is timed to place pressure on other providers such as Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to do more. It also said that the timing of ...


Get your name in for Google Fiber Optic Services - 13.02.10: Google is to conduct a trial of a fiber optics network which could increase Internet speeds by as much as 100 times those available today to 1gigabit. The company expect to trial the new system on up to 500,000 homes in the US and claim that their pricing structure will be competit...


Time Warner Cable back from the dead? - 04.02.10: A California Democrat has suggested that the US Federal Communications Commission should set up a fund under the Universal Service Fund to subsidize broadband subscriptions. Doris Matsui said in her speech at the Washington think tank that many Americans simply cannot afford...


Hooray for Climate Change! - 28.01.10: The rate of ice melting at the Arctic has prompted Kodiak-Kenai Cable Co to consider laying a fiber optic cable through the Northwest Passage, allowing faster communications between Asia and the UK. It is thought that the new cabling would mean that the time to send messages...


US Behind South Korea, Japan, Romania and Denmark - 21.01.10: Recent reports from Akamai and SpeedMatters have shown that the US is lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of broadband speeds. An average speed of 3.9Mbps was recorded in the third quarter of last year. This puts the United States in 18th place. South Korea has the...


Broadband is a Good Thing for Consumers ... from Both Sides - 14.01.10: A study released by the Public Policy Institute of California this week, has confirmed that employment grows faster in those areas where there has been increased access to the Internet and broadband. Jed Kolko, the author of the report stated that the introduction of broadband has ...

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