Quality of Broadband Improves Rapidly, Study

20 October 2010

On Monday the Saïd Business School, Oxford University, published the results of its third annual broadband quality study. The results show a global quality improvement by 24% in just one year.

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EC Outlines Measures to Deliver Fast Broadband

21 September 2010

Three complementary measures to facilitate the roll out and take up of fast and ultra-fast broadband in the EU have been adopted by the European Commission yesterday.

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Australia’s NBN to Be Deployed in Regional Areas First

10 September 2010

Australia’s National Broadband Network, which came under serious threat during the recent election period, will be deployed in regional centers outside the major cities first, in agreement with a compromise between the new minority government and two independent MPs.

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Alternative Canadian ISPs Gain Access to Higher Speeds

2 September 2010

The Canadian regulatory authority CRTC is ordering big network operators like Bell and Telus to offer smaller wholesale companies higher internet speeds in a move to strengthen competition and accomplish reasonable pricing levels for broadband services.

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US to Invest in 66 Broadband Projects

8 July 2010

Last week U.S. President Obama announced investment in 66 new broadband projects, many of which fill in fiber “middle mile” gaps in rural communities.

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FCC Moves a Step Closer to Regulating Broadband

21 June 2010

In a bid to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality broadband services, promote an innovative and competitive market and empower consumers, the US Federal Communications Commission opened a public inquiry about the regulation of Internet access.

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ITU, CTO Call for Global Broadband Internet Access

26 May 2010

ITU presented a new report yesterday at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Hyderabad and called for broadband Internet access for half the world’s population by 2015. The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) stressed the need to utilize ICT’s in a way that enhances development.

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Australian National Broadband Network Study Released

20 May 2010

Earlier this month the Australian government released the National Broadband Network Implementation Study, prepared by McKinsey and KPMG.

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