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Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP via Yahoo! News)Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.
SARAWAK'S 58 COMMUNITY BROADBAND CENTRES BY 2010 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)JULAU, July 4 (Bernama) -- The information, communication and culture ministry hopes to set up 58 community broadband centres (CBC) in Sarawak by the end of next year, in a move to bridge the digital divide, especially in rural areas.
Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far (Reuters via Yahoo! News)U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.
Broadband slowest in the deep south (Timaru Herald)Broadband is slower the further away customers are from Auckland, with Dunedin at the bottom of the heap among the major centres, according to a report released by the Commerce Commission.
Rural communities a key link in broadband roll-out (North Queensland Register)Queensland rural group AgForce welcomes yesterday’s announcement that Emerald and Longreach are priority areas for the National Broadband Network, but says smaller rural users should not be overlooked in the federal government’s telecommunication upgrade.
Product Wars: Who serves up the best fixed-line Broadband? (ARNnet)Whether we like it or not, broadband has become a staple of our daily lives. We shop, work and even communicate online and this trend does not show any signs of slowing.
Govt. Releases $4 Bln Broadband Stimulus (BusinessWeek)The U.S. government Wednesday said that it is releasing $4 billion worth of funds to pay for the first round of broadband projects mandated by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year.
Broadband.gov, Workshops Kick Off Rollout (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)A big component of this year's stimulus package was broadband deployment. In addition to allocating $7.2 billion in broadband grants, the bill also ordered the Federal Communications Commission to come up with a national broadband plan by February.
Broadband Grants (KOLN Lincoln)$4 billion will be available on a competitive basis for rural broadband and Senator Ben Nelson encouraged broadband providers across Nebraska to apply for funding.
Ericsson says wins broadband orders in China (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Friday it had signed contracts with China's top three telecom operators to provide fixed-line broadband access.