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  FCC Chair Julius Genachowski steps down today, but what will he leave behind?

  By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2013 12:58 pm + 7 comments

  After four years in office, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski is stepping down today. Genachowski Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber is coming to Provo, Utah by late 2013

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2013 03:40 pm + 147 comments

  Following its April announcement that Google Fiber will land in Austin, Texas, Provo officials Continue reading…

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  AT&T to chase Google Fiber with its own gigabit internet in Austin

  By Adi Robertson on April 9, 2013 02:31 pm + 167 comments

  Google Fiber is still barely a blip on the internet landscape, but it's shaken up the largely Continue reading…

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  HBO CEO describes internet-only subscriptions that probably won't happen

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 21, 2013 05:58 pm + 52 comments

  The idea of an internet-only HBO subscription doesn't seem to be going away. In a conversation with R Continue reading…

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  FreedomPop tests freemium WiMAX in the living room with Hub Burst home modem

  By Adi Robertson on March 6, 2013 09:00 am + 17 comments

  Clearwire-based wireless provider FreedomPop is responsible for one of mobile service's most Continue reading…

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  Time Warner Cable says there's no consumer demand for gigabit internet

  By Chris Welch on February 27, 2013 12:41 pm + 493 comments

  Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Time Warner Cable's Chief Financial Officer Continue reading…

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  American ISPs reportedly rolling out 'six strikes' anti-piracy rules on Monday

  By Adi Robertson on February 23, 2013 03:58 pm + 233 comments

  A long-delayed set of anti-piracy rules could be put in place early next week. Sources have told Continue reading…

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  Dish tries to move beyond satellite, break into the ISP and wireless markets

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 24, 2013 08:56 am

  Dish Network has long been known for its satellite TV service, but over the last year or so, the Continue reading…

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  Former FCC Chairman admits data caps aren't about preventing network congestion

  By Bryan Bishop on January 18, 2013 07:57 pm + 88 comments

  Last December a report from the Open Technology Institute accused internet service providers of Continue reading…

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  The evolution of data travel from dirt roads to the information superhighway

  By Justin Rubio on January 12, 2013 11:41 pm + 14 comments

  We've come a long way since the days when information in the form of mail correspondence or Continue reading…