Read more Internet access stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22740/internet-access.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74263/fcc-eyes-hiking-phone-bills-to-expand-internet-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore may think he created the Internet, but it's the FCC that's looking to make it available to all Americans—and it's considering taxing your phone bill to pay for it. Federal regulators will outline their case today for stepping up government control of Internet and phone services, the...http://www.newser.com/story/74263/fcc-eyes-hiking-phone-bills-to-expand-internet-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 6:48:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73711/free-holiday-airport-wifi-from-google-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s a new public option in town: free wireless from Google for the holidays. The search giant has partnered to provide WiFi gratis in 47 airports nationwide from now until the middle of January; the generosity even extends to in-flight access on continental Virgin flights, PC World reports. Google would...http://www.newser.com/story/73711/free-holiday-airport-wifi-from-google-microsoft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71777/internet-access-now-a-legal-right-in-finland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn Finland, broadband access isn’t a privilege, it’s a right. The Ministry of Transport and Communications has pushed through a law requiring telecom companies to offer speeds of at least 1 megabit per second to all of the country’s 5.3 million citizens. While 96% of Finland’s population is already...http://www.newser.com/story/71777/internet-access-now-a-legal-right-in-finland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 8:57:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60512/homeless-use-street-smarts-to-stay-wired.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA growing number of middle-class Americans are being forced onto the streets, creating a homeless population that increasingly values an Internet connection, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big-city shelters have responded by adding computer terminals, and some determined people manage to keep their laptops with them despite the problem of...http://www.newser.com/story/60512/homeless-use-street-smarts-to-stay-wired.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 6:18:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56395/after-backlash-time-warner-shelves-pricing-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner is scrapping plans to test a new way of billing for Internet access in the wake of a furious backlash from consumers and politicians, BusinessWeek reports. The No. 2 cable provider had planned to bill people in a handful of test markets based on how much bandwidth they...http://www.newser.com/story/56395/after-backlash-time-warner-shelves-pricing-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52894/why-us-broadband-is-so-slow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn terms of broadband, the US seems to lag behind the international pack, with slower, more expensive, less available Internet. As President Obama campaigns to improve America’s lot, Saul Hansell compares connection speeds in the New York Times . The US is middle of the pack, with an average speed of...http://www.newser.com/story/52894/why-us-broadband-is-so-slow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49166/hackers-zap-kyrgyz-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian "cyber-militia" has shut down access to the Internet in Kyrgyzstan, the Wall Street Journal reports. Service providers in the former Soviet republic have been swamped with traffic during the past several days, in a denial of service attack that has downed websites and crippled email delivery. Motivations for...http://www.newser.com/story/49166/hackers-zap-kyrgyz-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 5:21:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48034/libraries-a-cheap-refuge-but-top-target-for-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhether you’re looking for a job, or just a cheap respite from the horrors of the economy, the public library has become the place to be, the Wall Street Journal reports. But even as attendance swells, the same financial crisis that brings patrons has left many branches cash-poor. One North...http://www.newser.com/story/48034/libraries-a-cheap-refuge-but-top-target-for-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 14:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45870/cable-cut-takes-egypt-offline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEgypt suffered a large-scale Internet outage after cables in the Mediterranean were cut, the Communications Ministry said yesterday. Three Internet cables were cut off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily yesterday morning, the ministry said. The cause of the cut was not immediately known. Throughout Egypt, the Internet...http://www.newser.com/story/45870/cable-cut-takes-egypt-offline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 8:09:01 CST