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Telecom Italia to buy AOL Germany
September 18, 2006
Purchase for $870 million in cash expected to make Telecom Italia second-largest broadband provider in Germany.
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Telecom Italia
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broadband provider
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Time Warner Inc.
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Germany
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America Online Inc.
Without 'Net neutrality,' will consumers pay twice?
February 7, 2006
If some telecommunications carriers get their way, consumers could end up handing over more for the broadband content and services they use.
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broadband provider
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packet
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BellSouth Corp.
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traffic
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broadband
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AT&T Corp.
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Net Neutrality
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Amazon.com Inc.
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Google Inc.
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video
Ups and downs of consumer broadband
August 1, 2005
Consumers increasingly are frustrated with caps on upload speeds. But providers say demand is still too meager to put upload capacities on par with download speeds.
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broadband provider
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broadband
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broadband service
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capacity
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AT&T Corp.
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Verizon Communications
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photograph
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video
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picture
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IM
Hardware firms oppose Net neutrality laws
May 18, 2006
In split with other tech firms, Cisco, 3M, Qualcomm and others ask Congress not to enact laws regarding the concept.
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Net Neutrality
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broadband provider
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House Majority Leader
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3M Co.
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Qualcomm Inc.
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law
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broadband
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Amazon.com Inc.
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letter
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concept
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Cisco Systems Inc.
Vonage says broadband provider blocks its calls
February 15, 2005
A major broadband operator isn't letting Vonage calls through, and the VoIP provider wants an FCC investigation.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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broadband provider
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VoIP
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broadband
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Internet phone
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call
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IP
Google defends Net neutrality regulations
August 22, 2006
During in-person debate, telecom executives claim Google is hypocritical on Net neutrality and worried about search competition.
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Net Neutrality
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broadband provider
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debate
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regulation
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Google Inc.
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telecommunications
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AT&T Corp.
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general counsel
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telecommunications company
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search engine
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broadband
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vice president
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eBay Inc.
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video
DNS could slow broadband service
August 17, 2006
Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says.
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Nominum Inc.
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VeriTest
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domain name
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DNS
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DNS server
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broadband provider
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broadband service
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FTTH
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broadband
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Verizon Communications
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server
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service provider
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DSL
Comcast to stream NHL games
October 5, 2005
Cable giant will let broadband subscribers watch up to two hockey games a night free of charge.
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Comcast Corp.
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season
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broadband provider
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broadband
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DSL
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games
BitTorrent to power ISP's video service
February 11, 2006
British broadband provider will test P2P technology for upcoming movie-download portal.
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BitTorrent
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NTL Inc.
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video service
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broadband provider
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Internet Service Provider
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broadband
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video
Comcast to raise broadband speed
January 17, 2005
Continuing cable's tactic of fighting DSL on speed, not price, Comcast will hike data rates by a third.
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Comcast Corp.
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broadband
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broadband provider
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Time Warner Inc.
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subscriber
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DSL
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VoIP
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cable company
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cable modem
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modem
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video
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games
Broadband providers looking for sweeter deals?
March 20, 2007
New portal war is heating up as broadband providers begin making noise about more favorable deals with large Internet brands.
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eMarketer
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broadband provider
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Comcast Corp.
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portal
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Joe Laszlo
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Internet company
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Internet portal
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broadband
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Yahoo! Inc.
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online advertising
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Google Inc.
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AT&T Corp.
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Internet Service Provider
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MSN
FTC chief critiques Net neutrality
August 21, 2006
Commission's chairman takes aim at Senate proposal to force broadband providers to treat all content the same.
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broadband provider
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Net Neutrality
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regulation
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amendment
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broadband
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telecommunications
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Internet company
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proposal
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chairman
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Democrat
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Republican
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Google Inc.
Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill
April 5, 2006
Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo.
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Net Neutrality
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broadband provider
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Rick Boucher
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Rep.
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Edward Markey
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violation
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amendment
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Capitol Hill
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telecommunications
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content provider
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Democrat
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Republican
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broadband
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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video
Berners-Lee calls for Net neutrality
May 23, 2006
A distinction must be preserved between the market for access and the market for content, says the Web pioneer.
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Tim Berners-Lee
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Net Neutrality
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broadband provider
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WWW
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conference
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U.S.
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broadband
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TV
Broadband providers decry Net-wiretapping rules
June 29, 2006
Cost of complying with federal wiretapping rules will be prohibitive, especially given deadlines, smaller firms say.
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CALEA
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broadband provider
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broadband
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broadband network
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deadline
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government
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rule
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telecommunications
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VoIP
Playing favorites on the Net?
December 21, 2005
A proposal in Congress could tip the scales toward some services and create a two-tiered Internet.
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broadband provider
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Amazon.com Inc.
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BellSouth Corp.
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e-commerce
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AT&T Corp.
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broadband
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Google Inc.
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TV
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video
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Microsoft Corp.
Vonage says its calls are still being blocked
March 21, 2005
Net phone provider claims cable and wireless Internet providers are causing problems for their customers. Port blocking seems alive and well.
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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broadband provider
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VoIP
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Internet phone
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telecommunications company
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Wi-Fi
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traffic
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spokeswoman
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telecommunications
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fine
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call
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broadband
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IP
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cell phone
Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent
November 30, 2007
Comcast's throttling of the popular file-sharing protocol may actually be permitted under the Net neutrality laws being proposed.
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Net Neutrality
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network management
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BitTorrent
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broadband provider
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Comcast Corp.
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legislation
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broadband
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bill
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law
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P2P
New Net neutrality plan may ruffle feathers
June 9, 2006
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft want regulations for broadband providers--but not for themselves.
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Net Neutrality
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amendment
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broadband provider
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Internet company
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regulation
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Amazon.com Inc.
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Rep.
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broadband
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telecommunications
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Democrat
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Google Inc.
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search engine
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idea
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Microsoft Corp.
Spanish start-up Whisher promises free Wi-Fi for all
January 30, 2007
Company pledges free Wi-Fi if people share their broadband connections, but service model violates U.S. ISP user agreements.
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broadband provider
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broadband
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Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi network
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Internet Service Provider
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spokeswoman
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start-up
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Time Warner Inc.
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U.S.
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agreement
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Verizon Communications
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