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FCC changes DSL classification

August 5, 2005 Feds put DSL on even footing with cable modem service--providers no longer have to offer network access to competing ISPs. TAGS: classification, CALEA, information service, DSL, FCC Commissioner, EarthLink Inc., infrastructure, DSL company, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, cable company, cable modem, service provider, broadband, telecommunications

AOL to buy Time Warner in historic merger

January 10, 2000 In a stunning announcement, America Online says it will acquire Time Warner to create the world's largest media company. TAGS: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., merger, media company, broadband, chairman, Internet Service Provider, asset, media, conference, CEO, DSL

FCC to hammer out new DSL rules

August 4, 2005 The FCC delayed its monthly meeting on Thursday to work on new regulatory rules for DSL service. TAGS: DSL service, competitive local exchange carrier, DSL, Internet service, information service, service provider, rule, Internet Service Provider, Democrat, telecommunications, cable modem, agreement, Republican

DSL provider thinks Firefox is foxy

January 26, 2005 Speakeasy becomes first ISP to package the open-source browser into its service, hoping to woo the tech-savvy crowd. TAGS: Firefox, DSL company, Speakeasy, DSL, Internet Service Provider, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, Microsoft Corp.

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 service, broadband, Verizon Communications, service provider, subscriber, DSL, Internet Service Provider

Broadband scuffle reaches Supreme Court

March 25, 2005 The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments to determine if cable broadband remains forbidden territory for regulators. TAGS: cable broadband, cable company, broadband, Internet Service Provider, DSL, broadband service, High-speed Internet, rule, Time Warner Inc., Internet service, brand, HDTV, California

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. TAGS: Philadelphia, city, resident, nonprofit organization, Verizon Communications, wireless Internet, fiber-optics, broadband, street, Comcast Corp., service provider, Wi-Fi, project, DSL, training, Internet Service Provider

Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal

December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., DSL, leasing, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, agreement, broadband Internet, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet Service Provider

EarthLink's rough road to success

October 18, 2005 CEO Gary Betty looks at Wi-Fi's role in larger broadband battles and talks about life as a tech "sharecropper." TAGS: EarthLink Inc., leasing, broadband, Philadelphia, DSL company, Internet service, cable company, broadband Internet, DSL, provider, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Internet Service Provider

Congress may consider mandatory ISP snooping

April 29, 2006 House Democrat joins Bush administration in supporting a mandate that Net firms store records about consumers' activities. TAGS: Internet provider, amendment, Bush Administration, Internet Service Provider, record, Internet service, spokesman, service provider, Adobe PDF, DSL, U.S.

What would Joe Consumer say?

August 19, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, service provider, EarthLink Inc., law, Internet service, cable company, AT&T Corp., DSL, broadband

EarthLink aims to evolve

October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., DSL company, wireless broadband, broadband over power line, broadband, broadband network, DSL, Philadelphia, broadband service, city, contract, Wi-Fi, Internet Service Provider, wireless network

Top court examines broadband competition

March 29, 2005 Case to determine whether cable companies can keep other service providers off their networks. TAGS: cable industry, cable company, service provider, Internet Service Provider, broadband, attorney, Internet service, DSL

Prodigy up for sale

December 10, 2005 Parent SBC, now known as AT&T, hopes to close the sale of the Net's oldest brand by the end of March 2006. TAGS: Prodigy Communications, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., sale, DSL, Sears Roebuck & Co., dot-com, interest, brand, service provider, Internet Service Provider, IBM Corp., e-mail

EarthLink christens its first citywide Wi-Fi

June 29, 2006 Will company's strategy of building wireless networks in U.S. cities fill a void left by exiting dial-up users? TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, broadband service, broadband, DSL, city, cable company, wireless network, Internet Service Provider

Vodafone entering U.K. fixed-line broadband market

September 11, 2006 Company strikes deal with BT Wholesale to sell broadband Net service in Britain and bundle it with mobile offerings. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., broadband, British Telecommunications, ROI, operator, Orange PCS, mobile operator, U.K., Internet Service Provider, ADSL, DSL

Year in review: Broadband ups the ante

December 23, 2005 Cable, phone companies step on each other's turf and spend big money to deliver high-speed phone, TV and Net service. TAGS: broadband over power line, broadband, cable company, DSL, Verizon Communications, decision, San Francisco, TV, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider

Broadband donnybrook: Court backs cable

June 27, 2005 special coverage In a major blow to ISPs, Supreme Court rules that cable companies do not need to share their lines. TAGS: broadband, cable company, telecommunications, decision, Internet Service Provider, DSL

EarthLink rolls out more citywide Wi-Fi

December 21, 2006 Internet service provider has announced that it has turned on citywide Wi-Fi in Milpitas, Calif., and New Orleans. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Milpitas, New Orleans, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, resident, city, California, service provider, DSL, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Week in review: Judging tech

July 1, 2005 Some key tech decisions this week were made not in the boardroom but by nine men and women wearing black robes. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., decision, Week in review, cable company, DSL, P2P, women, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Apple iTunes
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