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Verizon jacks up broadband offering

April 5, 2005 Carrier has doubled the speed of its $30 DSL service and plans to add more communities to its fiber build in Massachusetts. TAGS: FTTH, Verizon Communications, Massachusetts, fiber, DSL service, DSL, community, broadband

Bringing public Wi-Fi to small-town America

June 6, 2007 Companies don't seem interested in building public broadband infrastructure for small cities, so municipalities will have to get creative. TAGS: town, city, EarthLink Inc., broadband, vice president, vendor, motorcycle, reseller, Florida, community, project, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, database

USDA sued over broadband loan program

May 31, 2006 Mediacom accuses department of granting low-interest loans to companies that aren't focusing on rural, underserved markets. TAGS: loan, Porter five forces, broadband, community, infrastructure, lawsuit, America, telecommunications, vice president, service provider, cable company

BT creates Wi-Fi community throughout U.K.

October 4, 2007 Alliance with Fon effectively extends BT's Openzone network to every street in the U.K. where its Home Hubs are being used. TAGS: BT Openzone, British Telecommunications, hot spot, Wi-Fi, community, broadband, U.K., Internet Service Provider, handset

Taking Wi-Fi power to the people

October 27, 2006 Spanish start-up FON will give away Wi-Fi routers to spur the creation of its grassroots network in San Francisco. Photo: Wi-Fi giveaway TAGS: Wi-Fi network, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, city, Philadelphia, router, Wi-Fi router, community, broadband, Google Inc.

Hands off our Wi-Fi network!

February 10, 2005 Dianah Neff, CIO for the city of Philadelphia, says opponents of the city's plan to offer wireless broadband access have a hidden agenda. TAGS: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, competitive local exchange carrier, Philadelphia, monopoly, Wi-Fi network, community, financing, telecommunications, incentive, Internet Service Provider, city, Internet access, Internet service, government, Wi-Fi, broadband

Cablevision: We're not afraid of Verizon's fiber

May 5, 2005 Verizon announces further expansion into Cablevision's territory, sparking fightin' words from the cable company's COO. TAGS: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications, cable company, data service, fiber, COO, community, DSL, telephony, broadband, TV

Verizon adds another big TV partner

September 21, 2005 Carrier signs a content deal with Walt Disney and its ABC, ESPN and Soapnet units, as it prepares to launch its Fios television service. TAGS: The Walt Disney Co., Verizon Communications, video service, franchise, telephone service, agreement, Texas, ESPN, Disney Corp., TV, town, state, law, community, cable company, channel

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