Speedmatters Blog

Buffalo coalition challenges Verizon for FiOS gap

{bog_author} — 2012-02-10T21:15:17+00:00

Verizon won't fulfill its promise of FiOS to Buffalo, so the Don't Bypass Buffalo Coalition is increasing the pressure.

Columbia�s Eli Noam says mobile is no substitute for wired broadband

{bog_author} — 2012-02-10T18:36:15+00:00

The director of Columbia University's Institute for Tele-Information says that mobile Internet access is insufficient.

Ill political winds for Verizon-Comcast deal

{bog_author} — 2012-02-09T15:25:30+00:00

Senate Democrats are challenging the Verizon Wireless-Comcast deal.

Labor’s foot in cable’s door

{bog_author} — 2012-02-08T17:29:02+00:00

CWA and the workers at Brooklyn Cablevision won a decisive organizing drive using all the resources available.

A Green Button issue

{bog_author} — 2012-02-07T20:04:58+00:00

The White House hopes consumers will embrace Green Button technology to reduce energy consumption.

Financially struggling Mississippians lacking broadband

{bog_author} — 2012-02-06T20:33:07+00:00

Poverty in Mississippi is aggravated by inadequate broadband, especially for African Americans.

FCC’s Lifeline survives cuts and aims higher

{bog_author} — 2012-02-02T19:54:12+00:00

The FCC resisted conservative efforts to cap its Lifeline program, but took limited steps to extend the program to broadband.

Verizon�s evil twin

{bog_author} — 2012-02-01T22:03:29+00:00

Verizon Wireless is fighting to steal customers from Verizon FiOS. Confused? So are customers.

Petition keeps the Apple controversy going

{bog_author} — 2012-02-01T20:03:15+00:00

The NGO SumofUs has launched an online petition to pressure Apple and its worker-abusive contractors.

The Challenge of Broadband and Social Justice

{bog_author} — 2012-01-30T22:37:40+00:00

Broadband and Social Justice Summit: spectrum crunch threatens minority mobile broadband gains.

The Hong Kong activists who�ve taken on Apple

{bog_author} — 2012-01-30T20:46:50+00:00

Information on Apple's supply chain abuses comes from a determined band of Hong Kong labor activists.

Brooklyn Cablevision workers vote for CWA

{bog_author} — 2012-01-27T22:27:51+00:00

Cablevision workers puncture the anti-union wall in the cable industry by joining CWA.

The other side of Apple’s shiny surface

{bog_author} — 2012-01-27T12:03:33+00:00

Apple's fabulously successful products are made by workers under conditions that are often inhuman, not fabulous.

Hamlet without the prince

{bog_author} — 2012-01-26T19:37:56+00:00

Apple may claim its move to Asia was based on efficiency, but exchange rates were more important, says economist.

Must Apple’s success equal U.S. job loss?

{bog_author} — 2012-01-25T17:59:36+00:00

Apple claims it moved operations to Asia for efficiency and flexibility, not low wages. But U.S. workers pay anyway.

Wireless advances again

{bog_author} — 2012-01-24T22:52:41+00:00

The International Telecommunication Union has announced that LTE-Advanced is the new standard for wireless, but will can it be readily adopted?

Labor issues of SOPA and PIPA remain

{bog_author} — 2012-01-23T23:02:24+00:00

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been blocked for now, but creators are still losing out to pirates.

Study: move to 3G and 4G would result in major job gains

{bog_author} — 2012-01-20T19:31:48+00:00

3G and 4G adoption could add over 200,000 new jobs in less than a year.

Exec reveals Comcast may have deceived FCC on wireless spectrum purchase

{bog_author} — 2012-01-20T17:22:18+00:00

A Comcast exec's offhand remarks indicate the company bought spectrum for speculation, in violation of FCC rules.

Medical apps struggle on uneven path

{bog_author} — 2012-01-19T20:33:11+00:00

Despite the proliferation of medical online apps, adoption of the new technology will take time.

Civil Rights In The Digital Age

{bog_author} — 2012-01-19T20:19:24+00:00

Dr. King's fight for full civil rights would today include online access and skills.

Can we bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.?

{bog_author} — 2012-01-18T21:49:34+00:00

A White House forum, Insourcing American Jobs, explored bringing American jobs back from overseas.

FCC advances with Internet video closed captioning

{bog_author} — 2012-01-18T21:24:32+00:00

Video closed captioning came closer to reality as the FCC moves the 2010 rules along.

Digital divide thrives on cultural stereotypes

{bog_author} — 2012-01-13T21:58:47+00:00

Low-income urban people are neither ignorant of the Internet nor unmotivated, but they do get inferior service.

Civil rights group urges federal low-income subsidies for broadband

{bog_author} — 2012-01-13T19:54:12+00:00

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights asked the FCC to expand the reach of its Lifeline reform.

Take music lessons without ever leaving home � really!

{bog_author} — 2012-01-12T15:56:00+00:00

Learning music via video hookup has become a surprising growth industry.

New federal report calls for greatly increased broadband, education investments

{bog_author} — 2012-01-11T18:37:07+00:00

A wide-ranging report from Commerce Department cites falling incomes and calls for increased tech investment.

The digital divide debate continues

{bog_author} — 2012-01-10T17:02:01+00:00

Speed Matters explores the debate over bridging the digital divide, from opinions by Barbara Crawford, David Honig and Vint Cerf.

Bipartisan Senate group urges better spectrum reform

{bog_author} — 2012-01-10T16:44:42+00:00

A bipartisan quartet of Senators released a letter to the Senate urging that spectrum reform be thorough and free of micromanagement.

Top 1 percent at it again, using half of all the world�s mobile bandwidth

{bog_author} — 2012-01-06T23:29:51+00:00

A U.K. firm found that the top 1 percent of wireless users worldwide generate half the traffic -- and the percentage is growing.