Read more broadband Internet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/985/broadband-internet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:58:52 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/72755/google-boss-chinese-language-will-dominate-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Internet will look completely different in five years, predicts Google CEO Eric Schmidt; after all, he notes, five years is a factor of 10 according to Moore’s law of ever-increasing speed. The Google CEO expounded on the future of the web at length at a recent symposium, but ReadWriteWeb...http://www.newser.com/story/72755/google-boss-chinese-language-will-dominate-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:28:49 CDThttp://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/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Great Recession is cooling off, but Americans will feel the heat for a while—because recovery is tricky this time, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek . Another economic bubble inflated by consumption would be a mere Band-Aid. That's why President Obama is trying to create a four-sided "smart economy" based...http://www.newser.com/story/65330/recession-is-kaput-now-for-the-smart-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 16:23:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57246/youtube-could-take-down-your-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWatching those Susan Boyle and laughing baby clips on YouTube may soon come with a price: slower, shaky Internet connections, the Telegraph reports. Experts warn of a “brownout,” caused by outdated web systems unable to keep pace with surging online use of video sites, that will paralyze computers, threaten the...http://www.newser.com/story/57246/youtube-could-take-down-your-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 14:46:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55763/cash-flows-to-add-broadband-but-feds-dont-have-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Communications Commission is beginning to draw up a plan to deliver broadband internet to every home in the US, the Washington Post reports. But as the FCC accepts public comment and reviews policy in the year it has to draft the plan, broadband providers will be using stimulus...http://www.newser.com/story/55763/cash-flows-to-add-broadband-but-feds-dont-have-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 12:35:01 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/38537/china-tops-us-with-more-high-speed-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's broadband network is now bigger than America's, InformationWeek reports. In fact the Asian nation has the planet's biggest high-speed network—which "means a lot more for building a modern, hi-tech economy" than China's spacewalk yesterday, one expert said. "This is a major milestone for China."http://www.newser.com/story/38537/china-tops-us-with-more-high-speed-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 15:41:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36176/comcast-caps-internet-use-says-99-wont-notice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComcast subscribers will soon have their Internet usage capped, Reuters reports. From Oct. 1, the nation’s largest cable operator will limit monthly residential data use to 250 gigabytes to improve the quality of Internet delivery. The company says up to 99% of its subscribers will be unaffected by the cap—...http://www.newser.com/story/36176/comcast-caps-internet-use-says-99-wont-notice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Aug 2008 14:27:01 CDT