Posts Tagged ‘ Federal Communications Commission ’

1/3 of Americans don’t use fast Internet

February 24, 2010
By othertech
1/3 of Americans don’t use fast Internet

According to the FCC, about 93 million Americans don’t use fast, broadband Internet, citing cost and complexity as a factor in their refusal to enter the 20th century. The study, below, found that 80 million adults and 13 million children either still use dial-up or don’t use the Internet at all at home, suggesting that...
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Comcast settles bandwidth throttling lawsuit for $16 million. That’s 4 hours of revenue.

December 22, 2009
By othertech
Comcast settles bandwidth throttling lawsuit for $16 million. That’s 4 hours of revenue.

Whoever says the legal system in this country is broken, well, you're right. Comcast was caught tampering with its customers' packets two years ago. It bitched and moaned like nobody's business, earning itself no friends. The Federal Communications Commission sanctioned the gigantic corporation in what amounted to a slap on the wrist. Big deal....
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Personal Computer Security – Virus Hoaxes, As Bad As The Real Thing?

December 15, 2009
By johntesh

Brought to you by cheap Fujitsu laptops. Computer viruses cause real damage to systems or lead to data theft. The consequences are lost time, broken programs and sometimes real money stolen. A hoax can have these same consequences. A virus hoax is typically distributed by e-mail to ‘warn’ recipients of a new threat to...
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