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October 7, 2011 2:49 PM
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Broadband Expansion - WXOW.com

Broadband Expansion - WXOW.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Broadband ExpansionWXOW.comLa Crosse, Wisconsin (WXOW) A team of Western Wisconsin community leaders are looking for ways to improve the number of broadband services in our area.
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October 7, 2011 2:44 PM
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dailywireless.org » D-Block Legislation Stalled

dailywireless.org » D-Block Legislation Stalled | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
That's reality. Smartphones are changing how departments can respond to emergencies, but connecting to a tower 10-12 miles away may not deliver reliable wireless broadband. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom ...
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October 7, 2011 2:41 PM
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Satellite Internet – Social Impacts of Broadband Internet — ganga ...

Satellite Internet – Social Impacts of Broadband Internet — ganga ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
With the proposed Broadband Stimulus plan, set forth by the Federal Government to enable rural areas of the country to have access to high-speed Internet services. An old fear has arisen, the erosion of community interactions in small town ...
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October 7, 2011 2:25 PM
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U.S. lawmakers question cloud security

U.S. lawmakers question cloud security | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
While agency adoption of cloud computing could save money, large clouds make a tempting target for cyber criminals, cyber security subcommittee says...
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October 7, 2011 2:21 PM
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Hill Reacts To USF Proposal - 2011-10-06 21:46:55 | Multichannel News

Hill Reacts To USF Proposal - 2011-10-06 21:46:55 | Multichannel News | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
A parade of legislators joined those weighing in on FCC chairman Julius Genachowski's speech Thursday outing the agency's planned Universal Service Fund/Intercarrier compensation regime reforms.
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October 7, 2011 2:13 PM
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FCC files motion to toss Verizon’s net neutrality appeal suit

FCC files motion to toss Verizon’s net neutrality appeal suit | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it has filed a motion to dismiss Verizon's lawsuit in appeal of the FCC's net neutrality order.
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October 7, 2011 1:42 PM
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911 INDUSTRY ALLIANCE, TECHAMERICA JOIN CALL FOR D ...

PSA spokesman Kevin McGinnis, a Technology Advisor to a group including eight of the nation's leading emergency medical response associations including the National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials (NASEMSO) added, “We...
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October 7, 2011 1:40 PM
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Cable ops rip FCC Universal Service Fund reform proposal - FierceCable

Cable ops rip FCC Universal Service Fund reform proposal - FierceCable | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Small cable operators are complaining that an FCC proposal to reform the $8 billion Universal Service Fund will favor telephone companies.
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October 7, 2011 1:35 PM
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FCC Downplays Telco Influence on Reform Plan

FCC Downplays Telco Influence on Reform Plan | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski pushed back on Thursday on the perception that he let telephone companies write the plan for overhauling the nation’s $8 billion phone subsidy system.
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October 7, 2011 1:13 PM
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Zayo, partners make progress with western Ohio middle mile project

Zayo, partners make progress with western Ohio middle mile project | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Zayo may never be a household consumer broadband player, but in western Ohio their presence will be seen as a wholesale fiber enabler to other broadband providers via the GigE Plus Availability Coalition (GigEPAC).
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October 7, 2011 1:12 PM
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I'm Hiring an Executive Assistant -- Come Work With Team OTI!

I'm Hiring an Executive Assistant -- Come Work With Team OTI! | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Job Announcement October 2011 Executive Assistant: Open Technology Initiative The New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative (OTI) formulates policy and regulatory reforms to support open architectures and open source innovations and...
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October 7, 2011 1:11 PM
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Telephone Companies Bilking Consumers for Fatter Revenue Is as Simple as “ABC”

Telephone Companies Bilking Consumers for Fatter Revenue Is as Simple as “ABC” | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The primary backers of the ABC Plan Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is scheduled to deliver a major announcement on reforming the Universal Service Fund (USF) — a federal program designed to subsidize the costs...
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October 7, 2011 1:10 PM
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iPhone Owners Start Bugging AT&T for Special Upgrade Discounts

iPhone Owners Start Bugging AT&T for Special Upgrade Discounts | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Courtesy: Gottabemobile Just two days after the less-than-overwhelming unveiling of the incrementally-upgraded Apple iPhone 4S, the “must-have-it” crowd has begun melting down the customer service lines of AT&T looking for special discounted...
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October 7, 2011 2:45 PM
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Unlimited Mobile Broadband In Detail | Epson PowerLite Home ...

Unlimited Mobile Broadband In Detail | Epson PowerLite Home ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Almost almost all mobile broadband services proposed by community insurers assist Wifi relationships plus smart phone relationships. It has major speedier connections plus popular with customers as a consequence of ...
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October 7, 2011 2:42 PM
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Stephanie Gerding on Transforming Public Library Technology ...

Stephanie Gerding on Transforming Public Library Technology ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The issue of Library Technology Reports that includes Stephanie's article is called "The Transforming Public Library Infrastructure," and includes other articles on community broadband services, wireless network planning, ...
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October 7, 2011 2:33 PM
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Tri-State leaders converge in Quincy

Tri-State leaders converge in Quincy | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Area leaders and lawmakers joined together for the 9th Tri-State Development Summit in Quincy Wednesday.
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October 7, 2011 2:23 PM
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More on the strange happenings at Open Range Communications | MuniWireless: WiFi, LTE, 4G, wireless applications

More on the strange happenings at Open Range Communications | MuniWireless: WiFi, LTE, 4G, wireless applications | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

Looks like the rural WiMAX project Open Range Communications is at the end of its entrepreneurial trail, according to a news report from Fierce Wireless’s Mike Dano, who says CEO Bill Beans has resigned and massive layoffs are underway as the company will stop accepting new customers.

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October 7, 2011 2:20 PM
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Genachowski Unveils 'Connect America Fund' | FCC.gov

Genachowski Unveils 'Connect America Fund' | FCC.gov | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

The Proposed Fund would help bring consumer benefits of broadband to 18 million Americans who are currently denied access to full economic and social participation; unleashing opportunity, innovations and job creation for all Americans.

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October 7, 2011 1:43 PM
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Wi-Fi roaming will make mobile operators connectivity providers

Wi-Fi roaming will make mobile operators connectivity providers | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In the coming year, Wi-Fi is going to become a much more vital part of the plan for mobile carriers transforming them from providers of cellular voice and data to purveyors of connectivity thanks to a new Wi-Fi roaming standard in the works.
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October 7, 2011 1:40 PM
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Mysteriously, Amazon Postpones Attack On California Sales Tax ...

Mysteriously, Amazon Postpones Attack On California Sales Tax ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
To understand this issue it is important to note that most states including California impose a use tax on purchases by residents from out of state retailers. Such laws require the purchasers to voluntarily pay these taxes to their ...
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October 7, 2011 1:37 PM
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D.C. Court Will Hear Net Neutrality Lawsuits - Tech Daily Dose

D.C. Court Will Hear Net Neutrality Lawsuits - Tech Daily Dose | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it

In what may be an early victory for Verizon, a judicial panel announced Thursday that lawsuits against federal Internet competition rules will be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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October 7, 2011 1:14 PM
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BT Openreach to launch 300 Mbps FTTP broadband service in 2012

BT Openreach to launch 300 Mbps FTTP broadband service in 2012 | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
BT Openreach (NYSE: BT) is finally making good on its promise to provide a 300 Mbps Fiber to the Premises (FTTP)-based service beginning next spring.
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October 7, 2011 1:13 PM
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Verizon Alerts Users to New Location Tracking – ‘Advertising by Geography’ System Implemented

Verizon Alerts Users to New Location Tracking – ‘Advertising by Geography’ System Implemented | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Users in our Verizon forums (both here and here) say that Verizon is sending both residential broadband and wireless users a new e-mail notifying them of some advancements in Verizon's location-based ad technology.
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October 7, 2011 1:12 PM
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Longmont: Beware the Robo-Calls From Mega-Corporations

Longmont: Beware the Robo-Calls From Mega-Corporations | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Vince Jordan, an advocate for broadband competition in Longmont, Colorado, wrote the following op-ed for the local paper about the upcoming referendum 2A. He has given us permission to reprint it here.
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October 7, 2011 1:11 PM
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FCC Announces Changes to USF Phone Company Subsidies – Meaningful Reform or AT&T/Verizon-Friendly Broadband Tax?

FCC Announces Changes to USF Phone Company Subsidies – Meaningful Reform or AT&T/Verizon-Friendly Broadband Tax? | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Over the years consumers have poured more than $25 billion into the Universal Service Fund, a program intended to bring phone connectivity to rural markets, and broadband connectivity to schools and libraries.
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