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This week in broadband
July 22, 2005
Voters in Lafayette, La., OK a citywide fiber project, while Cingular plans to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end.
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Broadband: Why policies must change
July 27, 2004
special report Drastically different rules are needed to foster true competition in the rapidly evolving Internet landscape.
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SBC to invest $4 billion in fiber upgrade
November 12, 2004
In preparation for offering video service, SBC will spend $4 billion to upgrade its network infrastructure from copper to fiber optics.
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Cities deploying Wi-Fi face challenges
May 1, 2006
Cities already offering Wi-Fi service to residents struggle in the early days to meet users' bandwidth and reliability expectations.
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SBC goes public with 'U-verse' TV plan
January 6, 2005
Local phone giant hopes a television revolution will keep encroaching cable providers at bay.
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Carriers throw their weight around towns
December 1, 2004
Cities tired of waiting for broadband buildouts find it ain't so easy to go around the phone and cable giants.
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Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan
April 7, 2005
After a contentious fight with Verizon, Philadelphia releases a report outlining its ambitions for citywide wireless Internet access.
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Tangled up in fiber
May 2, 2005
For communities planning to build out their own fiber networks, the devil is in the details.
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Verizon wants its Microsoft TV
January 29, 2005
The nation's largest phone company plans to use Microsoft's software to power its fiber-optic television service.
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Yahoo, SBC expand alliance
November 18, 2004
Companies expand deal to develop online services that will reach televisions, cell phones and home broadband networks.
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Big talk about broadband
June 21, 2007
Industry executives at the NXTcomm trade show in Chicago roll out ambitious plans for wired and wireless broadband services.
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2Wire's gateway to follow SBC into living room
January 5, 2005
The wireless-gateway maker expands its all-important SBC deal--but the clock may be ticking.
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Verizon's fiber-optic payoff
June 21, 2007
Investors squawked a few years ago when Verizon said it would spend billions to take fiber to the doorstep. Now they're cheering.
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At AT&T, making the right connections
October 17, 2005
High-ranking exec Hossein Eslambolchi takes stock of the Google factor in Wi-Fi and the nation's "severe" cybersecurity risk.
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