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Comcast matches Verizon Fios speeds

March 28, 2006 Cable operator doubles download speeds of its fastest broadband service in four cities. TAGS: broadband service, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, broadband, cable company, Virginia, spokeswoman, city

Beware of broadband speed overkill

May 17, 2006 Cable operators and phone companies are increasing speeds of their broadband service, but the average consumer may not need the boost. TAGS: Joe Laszlo, broadband service, broadband, cable company, bandwidth, high-speed Internet access, Verizon Communications, Comcast Corp., Time Warner Inc., Internet access, video

NetZero launches broadband service

November 16, 2006 United Online's Internet service provider offers DSL broadband, which it'll deliver over the Verizon network. TAGS: United Online Inc., NetZero, EarthLink Inc., broadband, broadband service, Verizon Communications, service provider, subscriber, DSL, Internet Service Provider

DNS could slow broadband service

August 17, 2006 Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says. TAGS: Nominum Inc., VeriTest, DNS, domain name, DNS server, broadband provider, broadband service, FTTH, broadband, Verizon Communications, server, service provider, DSL

BellSouth teams with Yahoo

October 17, 2005 BellSouth and Yahoo announced on Monday a strategic alliance to provide co-branded broadband service. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., broadband service, Yahoo! Inc., portal, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., cable company, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, TV, video

NYC moves closer to broadband plan

December 22, 2005 New York City creates new independent committee to advise city council and mayor on promoting broadband. TAGS: New York City, broadband, committee, city, commission, legislation, broadband service, Verizon Communications, cable company, New York, DSL

Bells slash prices to lure broadband customers

August 24, 2005 Verizon's newly priced $14.95 service is aimed at mainstream, price-sensitive dial-up Internet customers. TAGS: broadband, broadband service, Verizon Communications, high-speed Internet access, Cablevision Systems Corp., DSL, SBC Communications Inc., pricing, cable company, Internet access, AT&T Corp.

AT&T brings new low to DSL prices

February 3, 2006 Telephone company cuts introductory pricing on its broadband service to $12.99 per month--with a catch, naturally. TAGS: price cut, AT&T Corp., broadband service, cable company, Verizon Communications, broadband, Time Warner Inc., DSL, Texas, pricing, TV

Verizon revenue grows on wireless

May 2, 2006 Revenue gets boost from wireless sales, but company faces competition from cable operators in broadband, wireline. TAGS: Verizon Communications, cable company, broadband service, Vodafone Group Plc., MCI Inc., broadband, Verizon Wireless, Time Warner Inc., state, pricing, Comcast Corp., Internet access, DSL, video

Cablevision revs up its broadband

November 7, 2005 Cablevision increases speed of its broadband services up to 50mbps just as Verizon rolls out its fiber-optic Fios network. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., broadband service, broadband, Verizon Communications, High-speed Internet, fiber, cable company

Verizon to use new tech to slash costs

March 9, 2006 The technology will let broadband signals travel over existing cable wiring in homes to reduce Fios installation costs. TAGS: Verizon Communications, broadband, VoD, fiber, multimedia, broadband service, broadcasting, IP, TV

Will bigger AT&T spur a broadband TV price war?

March 8, 2006 Competition from a larger AT&T could force cable to lower prices, but experts caution not to expect changes overnight. TAGS: AT&T Corp., cable company, BellSouth Corp., merger, subscriber, broadband, broadband service, war, pricing, Time Warner Inc., Verizon Communications, TV, DSL

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. TAGS: broadband provider, broadband, broadband service, capacity, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, photograph, picture, IM, video

Intel to back broadband role for cities

January 12, 2005 Chipmaker will take a stand in the policy debate--opposing Verizon's stance against municipal broadband. TAGS: municipality, wireless broadband, broadband, chip company, broadband service, city, provider, Verizon Communications, Intel, cable company, agency, Internet access

Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 Republican proposal would levy new taxes to pay for broadband services, but skips the thorny question of Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, proposal, tax, broadband service, telecommunications, Sen., committee, broadband provider, broadband, Republican, senator, chairman, Verizon Communications, video
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