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<title>Bill floated to extend FCC 'Lifeline' program for discounted broadband</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/24/bill.introduces.reforms.to.program.to.cut.on.waste.and.abuse/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1366843199_houseofrep-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new act was introduced to the House of Representatives yesterday seeks to update the "Lifeline" FCC program. The intent of the legislation is to expand the Lifeline program, and offer recipients the option of discounted telephone, mobile, and now, internet broadband access. The FCC chairman-supported bill was introduced on April 24 by representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), and...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sky acquires 500,000 broadband customers from Telefonica UK</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/01/deal.worth.307m.leaves.telefonica.to.work.on.4g.services/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362139640_skylogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[BskyB is acquiring Telefonica UK's landline and home broadband services. The deal, claimed to be worth around £200 million ($307 million) will see Sky become the second largest Internet service provider in the country, thanks to the addition of an extra 500,000 customers from Telefonica's Internet services, O2 and BE....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China to up 4M broadband penetration to 70 percent</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/28/fiber.to.the.home.to.reach.35m.more.households.by.q4.2013/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362068907_chinaflag.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Chinese government hopes to cover more than 70-percent of Internet users in the country with a 4M broadband service by the end of 2013. The announcement from Miao Wei, a minister working for China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is part of an initiative to increase the number of households with fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) options by over 35 million....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DirecTV, ViaSat satellite broadband service Exede launches</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/21/exede.service.boasts.12mbps.connection.speed.capless.periods/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353507814_exedelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[DirecTV has announced the packages for its satellite broadband service it has created with ViaSat. Dubbed Exede, the 12Mbps satellite connection is being aimed towards rural customers that lack cable or fiber broadband access, and is offering a $10 monthly discount and a refunded installation fee to initial sign-ups....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Earthlink completes work on fiber network in Tennessee</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/14/middle.mile.network.offers.10gbps.connections.to.businesses/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352919552_earthlinktennesseefiberopticmapthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[EarthLink has completed construction on its fiber optic network in Tennessee, a project it started in 2011. The Eastern Tennessee Middle Mile Fiber Broadband Project laid more than 500 miles of fiber in ìunderserved communitiesî across the state, running between Nashville and Knoxville from east to west, and between Blountville  and Chattanooga....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>British researchers work on 20Gbps networking project</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/06/university.to.spend.three.years.making.oofdm.commercially.viable/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352229819_bangoruniversityoofdm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Scientists are working on a way to improve broadband speeds to 2,000 times that of what is currently offered to users. A team of researchers for Bangor University in the UK have succeeded in creating a 20-gigabit fiber optic connection, and will spend the next three years working on making it more commercially viable....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dish launches satellite broadband on October 1st</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/27/service.hopes.to.bring.broadband.to.rural.us/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348763116_dishdish.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Dish Network is set to launch its nationwide satellite broadband service in the US. Called dishNET, the service is a collaboration between Dish, ViaSat and Hughes, and hopes to offer the 14.5 million rural residents under-served by DSL and cable internet providers a satellite broadband connection, claimed to be as high as 10Mbps....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Netflix claims Canada has 'third-world' Internet access</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/16/low.bandwidth.caps.high.excess.charges.hurting.users/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/Netflix-iOS-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Broadband caps in Canada are too low and too costly, according to a Netflix executive. Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos called out the Canadian Internet service providers at the Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment conference earlier this week, echoing other bandwidth-related comments against the country's ISPs earlier this year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC examines plan to tax broadband subscription fees</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/27/connect.america.fund.beneficiary.of.additional.funds/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346118774_genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is evaluating a plan to place a new tax on broadband Internet service. The move would generate funds for the Connect America Fund, a subsidy created from the Universal Service Fund in 2011 to expand Internet access to rural and underserved areas. The FCC issued a request for comment on the proposal in April....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Dish Network to offer satellite broadband service across US</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/broadband.to.be.bundled.with.tv.service/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1202/dishnetwork-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Dish Network is reportedly preparing to rollout satellite broadband service to complement its existing television services. The company already offers satellite broadband in a limited number of markets, as part of a collaborative partnership with California-based communications company ViaSat, however the upcoming service is said to utilize EchoStar satellites and coverage across the entire contig...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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