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Chicago Sets its Sights on Ultra-Modern Web Site With Enhanced E-GovernmentBroadband's Impact, States, TransparencyMarch 12th, 2010CHICAGO, March 12, 2010 – When the City of Chicago has tried its hand at computerized technology of recent, it hasn’t exactly been a hit with citizens. U.K. Cable Firm Tests Broadband Via Telephone PolesBroadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, International, National Broadband PlanMarch 12th, 2010LONDON, March 12, 2010 – The United Kingdom’s largest cable operator, Virgin Media, has started a six-month trial of broadband services delivered by fiber attached to overhead telegraph poles installed almost a century ago, following relaxation of government rules.
Knight Digital Media Center on Attending the Next Broadband Breakfast ClubBroadband Calendar, FCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 11th, 2010The Knight Digital Media Center web site promotes the upcoming Broadband Breakfast Club, “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Where to From Here?” FCC Chief Discusses Agency Role in Merger Review ProcessBroadband TV, Broadband's Impact, FCC, TransparencyMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski explained his agency’s role in the merger review process on Thursday before senators, with an emphasis on the pending union of NBC Universal and Comcast. FCC Launches Consumer Tool to Test Broadband ConnectionsBroadband Data, Broadband Updates, FCC, National Broadband Plan, Net NeutralityMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 – The FCC launched its consumer broadband test today, enabling consumers to test the speed and other performance measurements of their broadband connections. European Countries Leave U.S. Trailing in Race for Universal BroadbandBroadband Data, Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, International, National Broadband Plan, WirelessMarch 11th, 2010LONDON, March 11, 2010 – European countries are adopting measures to reach 100 percent broadband penetration – and they’re going to reach that goal well before the United States. Small Business Agency Asks FCC to Review Telecom Size StandardsBroadband Stimulus, Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, FCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 –The Small Business Administration is requesting that the Federal Communications Commission look into redefining or revising size standards governing telecommunication services firms to better reflect current market conditions.
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