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Comcast to launch internet access program for low income families
by
John Moe
Aug 8, 2011
Comcast's Internet Essentials plan will be available in all 39 states the phone/internet/TV company reaches beginning in early September. For ten...
Internet providers agree to rule which, if implemented in major league baseball, would lead to dramatically more offense: six strikes!
by
John Moe
Jul 8, 2011
Big ISPs like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Cablevision, and Time Warner Cable have agreed on a set of policies to crack down on copyright infringers...
Hulu might get sold
by
John Moe
Jun 22, 2011
Anyone wanna buy a Hulu? The online TV show and movie repository is widely rumored to be on the block with Yahoo said to be kicking the tires. All...
Comcast is set to turn Facebook into TV
by
John Moe
Jun 15, 2011
On Thursday, Comcast CEO and chairman Brian Roberts is going to demo a new service the company is testing out in Augusta, GA. It's something...
Bloomberg in Cable Siberia?
by
John Moe
Jun 15, 2011
Comcast was allowed to merge with NBC Universal earlier this year, PROVIDED the new entity follows some rules. Tuesday, Bloomberg filed a formal...
Skype on your TV
by
John Moe
Jun 14, 2011
Comcast announced a deal with Skype yesterday to bring Skype calls to your TV through your cable. All you'll need is a camera, an adaptor box, and...
Boston wants to take back its basic cable
by
John Moe
May 10, 2011
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino filed an emergency petition with the FCC to have the right to regulate cable prices. Boston is mad that Comcast is...
For public good, not for profit.
The Tablet TV Wars are upon us
by
John Moe
Apr 4, 2011
You will be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the battles commenced. Last week we told you how Time Warner caved to pressure from...
MID-DAY UPDATE: U.S. economy up 3.2% , Australia, Trans-Arctic shipping
Jan 28, 2011
The U.S. economy grew by 3.2 percent last quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday, in its report on the nation's gross domestic product. Jill...
Netflix rates the ISPs
by
John Moe
Jan 28, 2011
Netflix has come out with an eye straining chart measuring all the different internet service providers in terms of how well they deliver streaming...