Tag Archives: InternetServiceProvider

Google Fiber pre-registration program closes in the Kansas Cities

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Gigabit internet speeds are nothing more than a dream for most of us, but for residents of the Kansas Cities, that reality is not far off. The six-week pre-registration program for Google’s Fiber network closed yesterday, and at least 180 of the 202 …


FCC wants to know if it’s too modest about broadband, gives chance to fight caps and slow speeds

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A common complaint with the FCC’s National Broadband Plan is its conservative definition of the broadband in question: many would argue that the 4Mbps baseline is an anachronism in an era of 4G, FiOS and Google Fiber. If you’ve ever wanted the FCC to…


Avanti launches prepaid, Ka-band satellite internet access, wants us Yelping from the Alps

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Avanti has been beaming satellite broadband to Europe for awhile, but it’s been tied to a subscription through carrier deals. That’s a tough sell to customers who, by definition, don’t want to be tied to anything — which is why the company just lau…


Verzion intros FiOS Quantum, officially priced up to 300Mbps

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What’s faster than FiOS internet service? FiOS Quantum evidently, as Verizon’s latest high-speed internet service gets an official name and pricing. Effectively doubling every tier — except the entry-level 15/5 — each can be acquired with or withou…


Verzion intros FiOS Quantum, officially priced up to 300Mbps

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What’s faster than FiOS internet service? FiOS Quantum evidently, as Verizon’s latest high-speed internet service gets an official name and pricing. Effectively doubling every tier — except the entry-level 15/5 — each can be acquired with or withou…


UK department store John Lewis launches broadband service, get in on the ground floor

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If you live in the UK, and were thinking “If only I could get my broadband from the same place I get my crystal tumbler set” then maybe now you can. Department store John Lewis, a favorite for wedding lists, furniture and homeware is branching out int…


Calyx Institute to create ISP that keeps customer traffic private, away from prying governmental eyes

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Wouldn’t it be nice if we were free to surf the web free from fear of having our traffic monitored and emails scraped by the NSA? Well, if Nicholas Merrill has his way, we won’t have to rely on anonymous browsers or proxy servers — we’ll have a new IS…


Calyx Institute to create ISP that keeps customer traffic private, away from prying governmental eyes

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Wouldn’t it be nice if we were free to surf the web free from fear of having our traffic monitored and emails scraped by the NSA? Well, if Nicholas Merrill has his way, we won’t have to rely on anonymous browsers or proxy servers — we’ll have a new IS…


FCC thinks ISPs should do a better job preventing fraud, theft

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Internet fraud and theft are major problems, there seems to be little doubt about that — according to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, some 8.4 million credit card numbers are stolen every year. The question, then, is who should be addressing the iss…


Hawaii’s proposed online tracking law comes under fire from ISPs, civil libertarians

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There may be some trouble brewing in paradise, thanks to a seemingly draconian law currently under consideration in Hawaii’s state legislature. If passed, H.B. 2288 would require all ISPs within the state to track and store information on their custo…