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South Korea leads the way

July 28, 2004 special report Washington can learn some valuable lessons about broadband from Seoul. TAGS: South Korea, Seoul, broadband, lesson, online game, U.S., games, PC

Broadband adoption passes halfway mark in U.S.

February 18, 2007 Residential broadband penetration should hit about 55 percent by end of 2007; U.K. not far behind. TAGS: broadband, household, U.K., U.S.

China to trump U.S. in broadband subscribers

May 4, 2005 With its booming economy driving broadband usage, look for China to surpass the U.S. in subscribers by 2007. TAGS: China, broadband, iSuppli Corp., subscriber, U.S., Shanghai, market research, Beijing, economy

Study: Consumer broadband set to boom

June 3, 2005 By 2010, Jupiter Research says, 69 million U.S. households will have broadband--more than double the number last year. TAGS: broadband, household, U.S., DSL

Wi-Fi: Coming soon on board U.S. airplanes

June 5, 2006 AirCell says it'll use its wireless spectrum to offer in-flight broadband. Will planes be filled with travelers yakking with VoIP? TAGS: airplane, traveler, VoIP, aircraft, Wi-Fi, carrier, broadband, satellite, U.S., cell phone

AOL hanging up on dial-up customers?

February 28, 2006 Many see price hike for dial-up services as part of its metamorphosis into a broadband Web portal. TAGS: America Online Inc., Web portal, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., broadband, portal, high-speed Internet access, DSL, cable company, Internet access, Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., U.S.

U.S. broadband A-OK

January 10, 2005 It's hip to fret about the need for a "national broadband policy," but CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders if the U.S. is really doing so badly. TAGS: South Korea, broadband, U.S., population, city, nation

Study: Broadband penetration to surge by 2010

August 2, 2005 Broadband access will be in 71 million U.S. households in five years and give a boost to online shopping and banking services. TAGS: household, Forrester Research Inc., broadband, study, banking, health care, home network, U.S., TV, laptop computer

Microsoft dials back dial-up prices

March 29, 2006 Attempting to lure dial-up customers away from AOL, Microsoft's MSN cuts prices on its service for one year. TAGS: subscriber, broadband, America Online Inc., MSN, Time Warner Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Fixing our fraying Internet infrastructure

October 11, 2007 Is the United States foolishly ignoring a question that will impact its future? For UCSD's Michael Kleeman, it's time to stop debating the obvious. TAGS: Internet-infrastructure, infrastructure, data network, broadband, bandwidth, U.S., e-mail, video

What U.S. broadband problem?

July 3, 2006 Policy analysts Scott Wallsten and Seth Sacher say the conventional wisdom is ripe for debunking. TAGS: broadband, U.S., DSL, Japan

Editors' picks: Broadband stories around the Web

July 28, 2004 Fast Internet connections are essential to the future of an economy, but the U.S. has fallen behind other countries. These are some of the more interesting stories on the issue. TAGS: broadband, pick, editor, HTML, U.S.

PCs: More than 1 billion served

June 30, 2002 Approximately 1 billion PCs have been shipped worldwide since the mid-'70s, according to a study. Expect the next billion by 2008. Would you like some broadband with that? TAGS: Martin Reynolds, Gartner Inc., broadband, PC, U.S., Intel, server

U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers

December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, U.S., researcher, broadband, security, virus, PC

The next big things in wireless

February 9, 2008 The Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona is the place to be to see what's coming soon to a cell phone near you. TAGS: OFDM, Barcelona, mobile operator, Sprint Nextel, Apple iPhone, chip company, 3G, broadband, U.S., wireless network, modem, Apple Computer

Verizon Wireless' broadband blitz

June 28, 2005 The operator's 3G network, BroadbandAccess, on track to reach half the U.S. population by 2006. TAGS: Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, broadband, U.S.

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. TAGS: broadband provider, broadband, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, Internet Service Provider, spokeswoman, start-up, Time Warner Inc., U.S., agreement, Verizon Communications

FCC unplugs states' rules on 'naked' DSL

March 25, 2005 New Chairman Martin's first big task is to take a hard look at selling digital subscriber lines without other services. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, VoIP, phone line, DSL service, broadband service, broadband, VoIP company, state, commission, decision, U.S., AT&T Corp.

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

May 30, 2007 While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, VoIP, telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, carrier, investment, call, Skype, threat, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

Europe still top source of spam

February 6, 2008 For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S. TAGS: spam, spammer, Europe, Symantec Corp., broadband, U.S., malware
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