FCC to call for 10-year broadband plan, 100Mbps access

The FCC's promised national broadband plan should have its formal unveiling on Tuesday. Over the next 10 years, the agency would subsidize broadband Internet access for rural areas, creating a combination Internet and cable set-top box, and a previously hinted at plan to relicense as much as 500MHz.

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Sonoma: High speed Internet is not a luxury

Access to high-speed Internet is no longer a luxury, but an essential tool to compete in this 21st century economy. So, why hasn't AT&T or Comcast made the investment to serve broadband to all of Sonoma?

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Lawmakers question distribution of broadband funding

A group of lawmakers have questioned the use of stimulus funds to aid the development of broadband internet access in communities defined "underserved" rather than directing the money to areas that have no access to broadband.

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The Case for Mobile Broadband Offloading

A growing number of smartphone users are already using the Wi-Fi path to access Internet services. Is that not data offload? On the contrary, it is a network bypass from the mobile network. Service providers need to use this to their advantage or risk losing all. ... The difference lies in providing Wi-Fi as an integrated and managed service.

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