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October 17, 2011 11:16 AM
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Internet2, ESnet take 100-Gbps coast to coast - LightWave Online (press release)

Internet2, ESnet take 100-Gbps coast to coast - LightWave Online (press release) | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Internet2, ESnet take 100-Gbps coast to coastLightWave Online (press release)Internet2's network will also extend to support community anchor institutions including libraries, hospitals, K-12 schools, community colleges, and public safety...
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October 17, 2011 11:13 AM
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Smart Grids, Smart Meters, Smart Software | Loyalty360.org

Smart Grids, Smart Meters, Smart Software | Loyalty360.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
With the advent of Smart Grids around the globe, utilities and energy consumers are experiencing the challenge of managing the significant influx of data.
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October 17, 2011 11:03 AM
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Minority group wants broadband adoption, wireless addressed in USF reform - The Hill (blog)

Minority group wants broadband adoption, wireless addressed in USF reform - The Hill (blog) | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Daily YonderMinority group wants broadband adoption, wireless addressed in USF reformThe Hill (blog)The group filed an ex parte letter on Friday with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the agency's upcoming vote on reform of the $8...
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October 17, 2011 10:56 AM
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Clearwire pre-announces Q3 numbers

Clearwire pre-announces Q3 numbers | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
For what we think is the first time ever as a publicly traded entity, Clearwire has pre-announced its quarterly numbers for the last fiscal period, with one metric rising above the rest: The company announced 1.9 million new wholesale subscribers,...
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October 17, 2011 10:54 AM
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SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN SPAIN

SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN SPAIN | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Spain's CSP market: Get set for a technology race; The sun in Spain falls mainly on the troughs…But for how much longer?
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October 17, 2011 10:52 AM
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Connecting Industry - Developing smart grids of the future

Connecting Industry - Developing smart grids of the future | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The University of Westminster has been awarded a grant of £507,000 from the UKERC to support research into smart grids http://t.co/xMiTciYr...
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October 17, 2011 10:32 AM
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A Lifeline Across the Digital Divide

A Lifeline Across the Digital Divide | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
We all want and need wireless services to navigate today’s fast paced digital society regardless of our economic status.  Last week was National Lifeline Awareness Week celebrating our nation’s twenty-five year commitment to ensure low income Americans have access to the communications system that connects our entire country, and increasingly the entire world. In the 1996 Telecommunications Act, Congress declared that “quality services be available at just, reasonable and affordable rates” for all citizens and established our present day Lifeline/Linkup program.
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October 17, 2011 10:26 AM
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The Universal Service Fund: A Tug of War over Reform and What It Means for Us Today

The Universal Service Fund: A Tug of War over Reform and What It Means for Us Today | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Part II – There is a Major Need to Revamp the High Cost Fund This article continues our series on USF Reform. It will continue to discuss the ideas and problems discussed during MMTC’s September policy meeting.
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October 16, 2011 6:26 PM
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Wireless CEOs trade jabs over AT&T, T-Mobile merger

Wireless CEOs trade jabs over AT&T, T-Mobile merger | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The chiefs of AT&T and Sprint Nextel took their battles to the stage Tuesday, trading jabs over whether AT&T should be allowed to merge with T-Mobile.
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October 16, 2011 6:25 PM
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County residents debate 'Smart Grid' at town hall meeting - Dekalb Daily Chronicle

County residents debate 'Smart Grid' at town hall meeting - Dekalb Daily Chronicle | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
County residents debate 'Smart Grid' at town hall meetingDekalb Daily ChronicleRobert Pritchard, R-Hinckley, in response to questions he said his office received from constituents about recent discussions in Springfield concerning “Smart Grid”...
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October 16, 2011 6:24 PM
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Smart Grid: IBM and Swiss utility demonstrating remote EV charging ...

Smart Grid: IBM and Swiss utility demonstrating remote EV charging ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Smart Grid - IBM's research arm has teamed with Swiss electric utility provider EKZ on a pilot project that will allow consumers to charge their EVs and monitor energy costs via mobile devices.
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October 16, 2011 6:22 PM
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at&t Public Policy Blog: Keeping Up with Technology…and Kids

It almost goes without saying that most kids are savvier than their parents when it comes to being online.  But, in a first-of-its-kind research survey conducted by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), in collaboration with Hart Research...
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October 16, 2011 6:21 PM
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Faulty Traditions Should Not Stand in the Way of Needed Reform

Faulty Traditions Should Not Stand in the Way of Needed Reform | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
For years, the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service’s (RUS) broadband loan program has been repeatedly criticized by independent auditors, members of Congress and others for providing funding to areas where broadband services...
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October 17, 2011 11:14 AM
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Smart grids and cloud computing set stage for growth | The Birmingham Press

Smart grids and cloud computing set stage for growth | The Birmingham Press | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The latest information technologies being developed for business are being presented at the Digital World Event in Birmingham on Oct 19. From a â�...
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October 17, 2011 11:12 AM
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HUD Secretary: Anchor Institutions Are the Engines Of City Growth - Forbes

HUD Secretary: Anchor Institutions Are the Engines Of City Growth - Forbes | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
HUD Secretary: Anchor Institutions Are the Engines Of City GrowthForbes“Growing our cities and regions requires us to capitalize not only on our cities' and our states' public leadership,” he said, “but on the unique assets of what we call our...
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October 17, 2011 10:58 AM
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Seniors Computer training | Best Registry Cleaner Software Online ...

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A bunch of seniors Experience mentioned uneasiness With these four factors big event senior computer training And as well , coomunicate back with other people Above the Internet.But Really Much much more Believing golden technologies ...
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October 17, 2011 10:55 AM
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F-I-T FEEDS BOOM IN CHINA SUN

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China’s Feed-in Tariff Policy Stimulates 14 GW Photovoltaic Project PipelineOctober 10, 2011 (solarbuzz)"The release of a national photovoltaic (PV) Feed-in Tariff (FiT) policy in July has resulted in a significant increase in PV project development...
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October 17, 2011 10:53 AM
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Free Press Media Minutes Covers Longmont Referendum

Free Press Media Minutes Covers Longmont Referendum | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The weekly 5 minutes netcast "Media Minutes" from Free Press has just featured a short discussion about the Longmont Referendum.
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October 17, 2011 10:50 AM
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Chat summary: managing social media profiles

Chat summary: managing social media profiles | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Digital inclusion – how do we strike the balance between pushing the boundaries of digital and not ignoring offline? How to engage the NHS Future Forum 2 Re social media; Social Media for Internal Communication; Ways to ...
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October 17, 2011 10:28 AM
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To Break Barriers, Know Your ABCs and Ps and Qs

To Break Barriers, Know Your ABCs and Ps and Qs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference, Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee convened a panel discussion on diversity in the technology sector, “African Americans: Joining the Leading Edge of the High Tech Boom.”
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October 16, 2011 6:27 PM
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Number of cellphones exceeds U.S. population: CTIA trade group

Number of cellphones exceeds U.S. population: CTIA trade group | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
There are now more wireless devices being used in the United States than there are people, and Americans have doubled the amount of Internet data traffic they generate on smartphones, according to the trade group CTIA.
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October 16, 2011 6:26 PM
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Suburban officials lobby to uphold 'smart grid' veto - WBEZ

Suburban officials lobby to uphold 'smart grid' veto - WBEZ | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
WBEZSuburban officials lobby to uphold 'smart grid' vetoWBEZWilmette village president Christopher Canning says those improvements must come before ComEd is allowed to raise rates for new “smart grid” technology.
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October 16, 2011 6:24 PM
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Netflix expands D.C. office amid global expansion

Netflix expands D.C. office amid global expansion | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Netflix on Wednesday said it added two people to its Washington, D.C. government lobbying and policy office as it seeks a greater voice on issues that could affect its ambitions to become a global provider of online video.
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Scooped by Chuck Sherwood, Former Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
October 16, 2011 6:23 PM
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Broadband use increases across county - Shelbyville Times-Gazette

Broadband use increases across county - Shelbyville Times-Gazette | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Broadband use increases across countyShelbyville Times-GazetteIn 2010, the program was awarded a $2.3 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant by the US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information...
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October 16, 2011 6:21 PM
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Solyndra - Let's Keep It Real Folks

Election year politics ensure that Solyndra is going to get at least a full news cycle's worth of attention.
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