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American Consumer Society, 1865-2005: From Hearth to HDTV (The

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This startlingly original and highly readable volume adds a new richness and depth to an element of U.S. history that is all too often taken for granted. In American Consumer Society, Regina Lee Blaszczyk examines the emergence of consumerism in the Victorian era, and, in tracing its evolution over the next 140 years, shows how [...]

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Sony Closes 11 U.S. Stores

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The “Sony Style” is changing. According to a report from TWICE, the company closed 11 of its retail stores last month. Perhaps more interesting is that the remaining stores will be renamed from “Sony Style” to “Sony Factory Outlet.” The closings seem perfectly reasonable. The last few years have been difficult ones for retail stores, [...]

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How Can a Small Consumer VoIP Provider Survive

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There is a lot of buzz about VoIP Internet phone service. On the consumer side everyone is getting a lot of exposure to Vonage commercials as well as triple play offers from Cable Companies. From a technology standpoint, VoIP is now much more mature than in its nascent days when Internet telephony meant a scratchy [...]

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Ooma Telo Free Home Phone Service

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Free home phone service with Ooma; Free calling in the U.S. to any phone number; caller-ID, call-waiting and 911 included; No computer or headset required; Option to keep your existing phone number; Low-cost international rates starting at pennies per minute Tags: U.S., caller id, phone, home, home phone service

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FCC Takes First Steps Toward Broadband Plan

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FCC takes first steps toward broadband plan U.S. regulators proposed to make broadband access the focus of subsidized telecommunications for the poor and rural areas, a first step in tackling an ambitious plan to provide high-speed Internet to all Americans. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News Tags: first, takes, Read, toward, FCC, first steps

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Government Says Up to 10 Percent in U.S. Lack Good Internet

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Government says up to 10 percent in U.S. lack good Internet Five percent to 10 percent of Americans can't get Internet access at speeds needed for common tasks such as viewing photos,... Read more on Deseret News Tags: Internet, government, good, says, U.S.

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Hdtv Events Are Increasing in Numbers

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It is no bombshell that the U.S. also have this check open to its citizens. It has 1624 confined stations transmitting digital TV signals. maturity of these stations air high-definition content or HDTV events for the community to consume. PBS, FOX, WB, UPN, NBC and CBS are some of the big names in the U.S. [...]

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The 2009-2014 Outlook for Peer-to-Peer VoIP Software in Greater

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This econometric study covers the latent demand outlook for peer-to-peer VoIP software across the regions of Greater China, including provinces, autonomous regions (Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang - Tibet), municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and Taiwan (all hereafter referred to as "regions"). Latent demand (in millions [...]

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The 2009-2014 Outlook for VoIP Telephony Equipment in Greater

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This econometric study covers the latent demand outlook for VoIP telephony equipment across the regions of Greater China, including provinces, autonomous regions (Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang - Tibet), municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and Taiwan (all hereafter referred to as "regions"). Latent demand (in millions [...]

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Get Connected at Your Outlet

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According to a press release from Western Digital, research by Parks Associates indicates that 42% of the consumers unwilling to connect their TVs to the Internet felt that either the router connection is too far away, or that it would be too complicated to set up, or both. WiFi does help solve the connection problem, [...]

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21st Century Guide to Digital TV (DTV) and High-Definition

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to FCC material on the emerging world of digital TV and high-definition television (DTV and HDTV). DTV is a new type of broadcasting technology that will transform television as we now know it. DTV technology will allow broadcasters to offer TV with movie-quality picture and [...]

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The 2007-2012 Outlook for HDTV in the United States

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This study covers the latent demand outlook for HDTV across the states and cities of the United States. Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) estimates are given across some 12,900 cities in the United States. For each city in question, the percent share the city is of it’s state [...]

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Key Trends in Enterprise VoIP 2008: North American Enterprises'

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This IDC study highlights the results of the fifth annual Enterprise VoIP Survey conducted by IDC in conjunction with InfoWorld magazine. Completed in May and June 2008, this was a Web-based survey of readers of InfoWorld, 90% of whom were located in the United States and Canada. This study focuses on the results of questions [...]

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Vilsack: Grants Will Improve Broadband Service in Iowa

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Vilsack: Grants will improve broadband service in Iowa URBANDALE, Iowa — Federal investments totaling nearly $134million to expand and improve broadband services in Iowa arehelping individuals, businesses and community groups “bridge thedigital divide,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saidWednesday. Read more on Quad-City Times Tags: Iowa, service, vilsack, urbandale iowa, Read, agriculture secretary

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Fitch U.S. Telecom Regulatory Review: Broadband Reclassification in the Spotlight

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Fitch U.S. Telecom Regulatory Review: Broadband Reclassification in the Spotlight CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to its recently released 'Biannual Telecommunications Regulatory Register', Fitch Ratings believes that balancing the needs of internet end-users against those of broadband service providers continues to be a sensitive topic of critical importance. While end-users want an open internet, providers are attempting to [...]

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The 2007-2012 Outlook for HDTV in India

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This study covers the latent demand outlook for HDTV across the states, union territories and cities of India. Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) estimates are given across over 5,100 cities in India. For each city in question, the percent share the city is of it’s state or union [...]

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The 2007-2012 Outlook for HDTV in Japan

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This study covers the latent demand outlook for HDTV across the prefectures and cities of Japan. Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) estimates are given across some 1,000 cities in Japan. For each city in question, the percent share the city is of it’s prefecture and of Japan is [...]

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LCD Makers in Court: Piling On

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Many of the major LCD panel manufacturers have already pleaded guilty to price fixing charges in U.S. federal courts — paying close to $1 billion in fines – and now the states are lining up to get a piece of the action in the form of defending their citizens who were ripped off by the [...]

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The 2009-2014 World Outlook for VoIP Telephony Equipment

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This econometric study covers the world outlook for VoIP telephony equipment across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. [...]

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The 2007-2012 Outlook for HDTV in Greater China

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This study covers the latent demand outlook for HDTV across the regions of Greater China, including provinces, autonomous regions (Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang - Tibet), municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and Taiwan (all hereafter referred to as “regions”). Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), [...]

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