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Net video explosion triggers traffic jam worries
If too many people download "Lost," Net could turn into an LA highway. New companies want to help.
April 10, 2006 9:31 PM PDTWithout 'Net neutrality,' will consumers pay twice?
If some telecommunications carriers get their way, consumers could end up handing over more for the broadband content and services they use.
February 7, 2006 8:49 PM PSTRural living, high-speed Internet access?
Maine's governor is leading an initiative to bring wireless service to areas with at least five people per square mile.
The New York Times
Feds' Net-wiretap order set to kick in
Starting Monday, all broadband and many VoIP providers will have 18 months to ready their networks for easier eavesdropping.
November 14, 2005 1:52 PM PSTVerizon gets aggressive on mobile broadband
Verizon Wireless cuts the price of its wireless broadband service by 25 percent as it expands its footprint.
August 29, 2005 11:16 PM PDT3Com to link telecommuters to office VoIP
Module lets remote workers access corporate VoIP applications, including conference calls and messages.
August 29, 2005 4:22 PM PDTPower line broadband gets popular with tech firms
Intel, Cisco and Motorola are helping shape standards and fund companies developing broadband-over-power-line technology.
August 25, 2005 2:19 PM PDTDSL, cable providers spar with Vonage
Internet phone providers want the feds to regulate Internet "neutrality." Cable companies and DSL providers say it's unnecessary.
August 23, 2005 1:18 AM PDTPhilly narrows Wi-Fi equipment choice
Philadelphia has narrowed down to two candidates its choice of vendors to build its citywide Wi-Fi network.
August 19, 2005 11:53 PM PDTWhat would Joe Consumer say?
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it.
August 19, 2005 1:10 PM PDTS.F. keeps pushing citywide Wi-Fi
San Francisco joins a growing group of cities planning to offer citywide Wi-Fi access for free or at low cost to consumers.
August 18, 2005 1:23 PM PDTFCC to hammer out new DSL rules
The FCC delayed its monthly meeting on Thursday to work on new regulatory rules for DSL service.
August 5, 2005 12:53 PM PDTStudy: Broadband penetration to surge by 2010
Broadband access will be in 71 million U.S. households in five years and give a boost to online shopping and banking services.
August 2, 2005 10:21 PM PDTVonage, WiMax provider team up
VoIP operator Vonage partners with Internet service provider TowerStream to use WiMax high-speed wireless.
August 2, 2005 7:30 PM PDTWhen TV meets the Web
For everyone from Al Gore to CBS and MTV, the Web is the place for television programming. Also: Why downstream speeds beat upstream.
August 1, 2005 8:26 PM PDTUps and downs of consumer broadband
Consumers increasingly are frustrated with caps on upload speeds. But providers say demand is still too meager to put upload capacities on par with download speeds.
BellSouth launches wireless broadband service
Phone company's wireless broadband service is off and running as it starts taking orders in Athens, Ga.
August 1, 2005 5:11 PM PDTBill launched to overhaul broadband rules
Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links.
July 28, 2005 12:57 PM PDTThis week in broadband
Voters in Lafayette, La., OK a citywide fiber project, while Cingular plans to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end.
July 22, 2005 7:25 PM PDTWeek in review: War over the workers
HP wants to ax 14,500 jobs, Microsoft and Google tussle over an employee, and a 9-year-old aces a grown-up test.
July 22, 2005 6:32 PM PDT
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