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Abbott Again Slams 'Ripoff' NBN Project Sydney Morning Herald

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The Age Abbott again slams 'rip-off' NBN projectSydney Morning HeraldFederal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has again slammed the government's $36 billion national broadband network (NBN) project as a waste of money, after it was revealed only 4000 customers had signed up to the service so far. ...Coalition NBN threat will kill competitionThe West Australian (blog)NBN [...]

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Big OLED TVs Coming…

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I know, I should be excited. I was hoping that maybe there’d be a viable 32″ OLED HDTV on the market sometime this year, but I wasn’t holding my breath. And here comes the news that LG will be showing a 55″ monster of an OLED HDTV at CES in Las Vegas next week. Fifty-five [...]

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Happy New Year

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…and welcome back! We’ve thrown the light switches back on here and dusted the place to get ready to start the new year off with more HDTV Almanac entries. Just to recap, we were more than halfway to our second thousand posts last September when new projects got the better of me and I had [...]

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NBN Delayed Target Missed by 31000 Sydney Morning Herald

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Sydney Morning Herald NBN delayed: target missed by 31000Sydney Morning HeraldFederal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott strikes out once again at the national broadband network project, saying it is a waste of money. Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has again slammed the government's $36 billion national broadband network (NBN) ...We'll have to hike prices with no [...]

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NBN Takeup Expected to Increase This Year as Providers Begin Offering Plans Herald Sun

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Sydney Morning Herald NBN take-up expected to increase this year as providers begin offering plansHerald SunPicture: Alice Prokopec Source: The Advertiser MORE than 4000 Australians were connected to the national broadband network in 2011 and more are expected this year as new service providers begin offering internet plans to customers. ...500k premises to get NBN [...]

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U.S. Said to Toughen Up Broadband Deployment Report

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U.S. said to toughen up broadband deployment report High-speed Internet providers are expected to get a subtle rebuke from U.S. regulators this week when a report omits language that has previously said they are rolling out broadband to all areas in a "reasonable and timely fashion." Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News Tags: Report, [...]

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Making Plans for Broadband Funding Northumberland Gazette

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Making plans for broadband fundingNorthumberland GazetteA BROADBAND plan for Northumberland will be submitted by the end of the year to access £7million worth of Government funding. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) is overseeing the Government's broadband policy and Northumberland County Council has been ... Read the full story: Making plans for broadband funding - Northumberland Gazette [...]

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Ultrafast Broadband to Whangarei Northern Advocate

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Ultra-fast broadband to WhangareiNorthern AdvocateBy Joseph Aldridge | Saturday, December 31, 2011 18:00 Ultra-fast broadband for Whangarei homes and businesses but some will have to pay to get a fibre-optic cable to their door. Millions will be spent taking ultra-fast broadband to Whangarei homes and ... Read the full story: Ultra-fast broadband to Whangarei - [...]

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Get Ready for Black Friday!

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Can’t you just hear that holiday mall music playing already? Be glad that you’re not running a consumer electronics retailer business, because those folks are already holed up in their war rooms, mapping out strategies for Black Friday sales for this year. According to a report in TWICE, “manufacturers, retailers and buying groups are already [...]

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U.S. Gov't Urged to Subsidize Broadband Internet Access to Low Income Families

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U.S. gov't urged to subsidize broadband Internet access to low income families America is suffering from a " digital divide" with many Americans either can not afford high speed Internet or without service, and government subsidies are urged to help those low income families get on line. Read more on People's Daily Tags: America, Gov, [...]

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Tulsa's PennWell Acquires Broadband Information Assets NewsOK.com

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Tulsa's PennWell acquires broadband information assetsNewsOK.comBY ROD WALTON rod.walton@tulsaworld.com Leave a comment TULSA — PennWell Corp. has acquired broadband information assets from Arlington, Va.-based Hermes Media and Research LLC, the technology publisher announced Thursday. Broadband Technology Report ... Read the full story: Tulsa's PennWell acquires broadband information assets - NewsOK.com Tags: PennWell Corp., broadband information [...]

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New Business Opportunities for Regional and Remote Communities Revealed as ... San Francisco Chronicle Press Release

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New Business Opportunities For Regional and Remote Communities Revealed As ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The rollout of the country's National Broadband Network is making online business and work from home models a reality for those in regional and remote areas. As the Australian government fulfills its commitment to a National Broadband Network, ... and more& [...]

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Broadband Priorities

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Broadband priorities Regarding the June 22 front-page article "Cable TV fights municipal broadband": America's telecommunications infrastructure is not where it needs to be to make us competitive in the global marketplace. Read more on The News & Observer Tags: broadband, Read, priorities, page article, America

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Faster Broadband Is Coming to Ivybridge Plymouth Herald

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BBC News Faster broadband is coming to IvybridgePlymouth HeraldMORE than 6000 homes and businesses in Ivybridge will have access to faster broadband by next summer according to BT. The town is among 43 South West communities included in the latest roll-out plans for BT's next generation broadband service delivered ...Faster broadband for Welsh rural areas [...]

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UltraFast Broadband Rolled Out in Whangarei TVNZ

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Ultra-Fast broadband rolled out in WhangareiTVNZNearly 4000 homes in Whangarei have been hooked up to Ultra-Fast broadband in just a matter of months. "In the past it was taking quite some time to download movies. We're going to be taking a lot less time, like a minute to seconds, to download these ... and more& [...]

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Governor Assigns Task Force to Expand Broadband Access

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Governor Assigns Task Force To Expand Broadband Access Governor Mark Parkinson (D-Kan.) has formed a task force to support the Connect Kansas broadband initiative. Read more on WIBW Topeka Tags: broadband, Kan., Governor, Topeka, expand, Governor Mark Parkinson, broadband initiative

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Dispute Holds Up Funds for 4G Broadband Network Kingsport Times News

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Dispute holds up funds for 4G broadband networkKingsport Times NewsOfficials with the Virginia Tobacco Commission said they have not been able to disburse nearly $5 million in grant funds awarded to the Virginia Coalfields Coalition for the construction of a 4G LTE wireless broadband network in seven Southwest ... Read the full story: Dispute holds [...]

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Portable Broadband Device From Menatelecom Arab News

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Portable broadband device from MenatelecomArab NewsThe new device comes with superior signal quality and broadband experience while maintaining a lighter weight to enable “you to carry your own broadband hotspot in Your Pocket”. In addition, the device has the ability to be recharged using a Blackberry ...Menatelecom launches new broadband deviceTrade Arabia all 3 news [...]

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