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Fed up with slow and pricey Internet, cities start demanding gigabit fiber

Slow Internet speeds and a lack of competitive pressure on Internet providers is a fact of life in communities throughout America. We've seen that competition can make a difference, notably with the e... read more

Forget Fiber, Monkey Brains Will Bring SF ‘Insane’ Speeds

Thus the push to expand high speed internet across the city now rather than waiting for fiber optics ... have come in for Gigabit to the Home are potential expansion points. That’s good news for resid... read more

This Rural Community Is Building Its Own Gigabit Internet Network

Not far from the historic city ... 10 gigabit connection to their home tomorrow—though they'd charge for such a service, as demanding 10 gigabits for todays requirements would be pure machismo. Distri... read more

AT&T Looking to Bring Its Super-Fast Internet to 21 New Cities

Verizon serves much of that area and has been offering its own fiber-optics service, FiOS, though its top speed is at half of what AT&T is planning. Verizon said that although it hasn’t seen widesprea... read more

The Comcast and TWC Merger – A Joke Played on the American People

That is – Netflix, a company that doesn’t act as an internet provider and Google whose Fiber service proves that faster Internet is possible for less money in all three locations – Austin, Kansas City ... read more

How to Build a Better Internet

The reason I ended up getting ... fiber and the equipment needed to handle gigabit connections directly in people’s homes. In essence, Ting wants to help cities and their citizens plug right into the ... read more

How Google Fiber Works

This makes having fiber, especially gigabit fiber, a distinct competitive advantage for cities trying to attract ... and at reasonable prices. Potential uses for incredibly high-speed Internet include ... read more

Why Comcast and other cable ISPs aren’t selling you gigabit Internet

Further Reading Fed up with slow and pricey Internet, cities start demanding gigabit fiber "Is there anywhere else in the ecosystem where somebody demonstrates something that's really cool and great, ... read more

US internet speeds lag behind the rest of the world

There is some good news amidst the gloom: customers who believe they have a slow ... fiber networks and offer faster internet to their residents and businesses. As one example, Santa Monica has Santa ... read more

Cruzio and One Wheel/Future Motion - High Tech in Surf City

Regional and national fiber and DSL providers don't see a huge opportunity in Santa Cruz and as a result are slow ... up-and-coming company being forced to relocate to a more densely populated area wh... read more

Netflix to FCC: reclassify Comcast and Verizon so they can’t choke the internet

Netflix(s nflx) came out swinging in its submission to the FCC over proposed internet “fast lanes,” arguing Wednesday ... to create congestion so that they can then turn around and demand money for tr... read more

Why It’s So Hard to Bring Gigabit Internet to the US

let alone superfast gigabit internet. By "better" I mean more reliable service, cheaper prices, and a much faster connection; switching from copper to fiber-optic cables ramps up speeds a hundred time... read more