NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service
It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free internet service —only this time it's wireless,…
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Verizon launches wireless broadband for homes
Verizon Wireless on March 6 announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable,…
AT&T drops $39B bid to buy T-Mobile; ‘duopoly’ averted
AT&T Inc. is hanging up on its $39 billion bid to buy smaller wireless provider T-Mobile USA, nearly four months after the U.S. government voiced concerns that it…
Fight against SOPA intensifies surrounding House debate
The House Judiciary Committee met to debate changes to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Thursday as the public debate between players with deep pockets on both…
Opinion: America’s internet–now as good as Angola’s
A recent letter to the editor of the New York Times from Verizon Chairman Ivan Seidenberg had me scratching my head, says Timothy Karr, campaign director of Free…
AT&T hits FCC roadblock on path to acquire T-Mobile
The FCC held a hearing this week to investigate the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile by wireless rival AT&T, PCWorld reports. The end result is that the deal does…
College.xxx? Schools snap up porn domains to keep them clean
The world is getting closer to the launching of a new internet address system for pornography providers, and there are some eye-opening names being registered. Among them: washu.xxx…
Campuses look to ‘dark fiber’ for connectivity
Students and faculty members at Chicago’s Columbia College have to transfer data-heavy files the old-fashioned way: By foot.
For-profit college company denies US recruitment lawsuit
A large for-profit education company has asked a judge to throw out a Department of Justice lawsuit that claims it used improper sales tactics to lure unqualified students…
New web interface could become the future of online instruction
Indiana’s Harrison College wants to lead the way in online education with a new web interface developed by the school. The interface, which took a little over a…