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Seattle City Council expected to add municipal broadband to long-term master plan

Advocates of municipal broadband in Seattle are expected to win a small victory at Thursday’s City Council meeting. Councilmember Rob… Read More

Net neutrality wins as federal appeals court sides with FCC decision

“Net neutrality” — the colloquial term for regulations that prevent internet providers from slowing or blocking delivery of content to… Read More

SpaceX speaks up for its Seattle satellite operation after months of low-key work

SpaceX has provided a rare update on its Seattle-centric plans to develop a multibillion-dollar Internet satellite network, saying that the… Read More

President Obama says Google has a deal to deliver broadband to Cuba. Many Americans can only look on with envy

Apparently, citizens of a long-time pariah state and communist dictatorship — a country where only five percent of homes are… Read More

From Tennessee to SF Bay Area, hopes crushed for expanding broadband competition

The past week has been full of setbacks for those striving to boost competition among broadband suppliers and provide consumers… Read More

Kymeta and Panasonic make a deal for shipshape, lightweight satellite antennas

Redmond-based Kymeta Corp. and Panasonic Avionics Corp. are setting sail on a new partnership to put Kymeta’s lightweight, flat-panel antennas… Read More

Report: Comcast data caps result in more than 13,000 FCC complaints

Comcast is slowly expanding data caps for its home internet users, with many Xfinity Internet users in the southeast U.S.… Read More

Seattle officials debate $5M proposal to test municipal broadband network

The Seattle City Council is debating behind closed doors this week over whether to move forward with a pilot program that would… Read More

Leaked Comcast scripts claim ‘fairness’ justifies new broadband data limits

While data caps are now common for mobile users, many home broadband internet connections have been seen as unlimited gateways to the… Read More

City of Seattle plans broadband options for low-income residents as part of Obama’s ConnectHome initiative

Low-income Seattle residents may be able to access broadband Internet for little or no cost under a nationwide pilot program.… Read More

Gigabit Internet access for $45 a month: How Seattle could make it happen

There is a way for Seattle’s residents to give themselves gigabit Internet service for $45/month. But as with most things in the world of telecom,… Read More

Frontier boosts broadband speeds in Washington state, offering customers up to 150 Mbps

Frontier Communications is boosting its broadband speeds in Washington state, offering FiOS customers the same speeds for both uploads and downloads,… Read More

Comcast just increased Internet speeds for residential customers in these five cities

If you’re a Comcast customer frustrated with slow Internet speeds, the company has some good news for you. Comcast announced this week… Read More

Competition for Comcast, CenturyLink? Broadband expert discusses municipal Internet idea for Seattle

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray thinks that his citizens deserve faster and cheaper Internet. His constituents probably wouldn’t mind having more… Read More

Seattle mayor wants to amend rule that’s restricting companies from building high-speed fiber networks

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is getting serious about helping his constituents access faster Internet. In a press conference today announcing… Read More

City of Seattle sues Gigabit Squared for unpaid bill of $52,250 after botched broadband deal

Not only did Gigabit Squared fail on its promise to bring ultra-fast broadband to Seattle last year, but the company also… Read More

Is your Internet sluggish? Most broadband providers slower than advertised

Does it take forever to load a webpage, or do you find that watching Netflix can be a painful experience? If… Read More

Commentary: Smart rules needed to spark next-generation broadband in U.S.

Smart consumers are quick to recognize when specific technologies can benefit them. Here in the Seattle area, we have a… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires another fiber-based Internet company, this time CPI

For the third time in the last 15 months, WaveDivision Holdings has acquired another fiber-based company. Kirkland-based WaveDivision, which operates Wave Broadband,… Read More

Seattle mayor prefers publicly-funded Internet utility, wants to ‘evaluate relationship with Comcast’

Seattle was left with no fiber Internet late last year after the city’s private partner, Gigabit Squared, failed to raise adequate funding… Read More

Here are the 10 countries where you’ll find the world’s fastest Internet

If fast Internet is your number one priority when thinking about where to live, East Asia might your best bet.… Read More

Gigabit Squared co-founder stepping down after botched broadband deal in Seattle

Gigabit Squared is turning into a saga that’s perhaps more aptly titled Gigabit Screwed. In the latest chapter, the president… Read More

Internet everywhere: Kymeta marks successful demo of cutting-edge satellite antenna

Kymeta, the wireless technology company spun out of Intellectual Ventures and backed by investors including Bill Gates, says it has… Read More

Comcast and Khan Academy team on broadband push for low-income families

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen took the stage at The Atlantic’s Silicon Valley Summit… Read More

Report: U.S. ranks 31st in broadband speed tests

“We’re number 31” doesn’t quite have a ring to it. But according to new numbers, that’s what Internet users in… Read More

Washington completes installation of 1,600-mile, $140M broadband network for rural areas

Fast Internet speeds are coming to those living in the not-so-populated areas of Washington. A three-year, $140 million project to… Read More

Study: 70% of Americans now have broadband

The percentage of American homes with broadband Internet connectivity continues to increase, yet 30 percent of Americans still don’t have… Read More

Gigabit Squared makes investment to bolster Seattle’s super-fast gigabit Internet

Some in the internet service provider space have expressed concern over Gigabit Squared’s plans to bring lightning-fast fiber Internet speeds to… Read More

Vancouver startup to offer ridiculously fast gigabit Internet for cheap

Laser-quick Internet is already arriving in Seattle soon, and now, our northern neighbors across the border can say the same.… Read More

Why this ISP is wary of Seattle’s new gigabit Internet provider

There was a lot of excitement in Seattle on Monday after Washington D.C. broadband developer Gigabit Squared announced its residential rates for the ultra high-speed fiber… Read More