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CenturyLink launches Prism TV service in Seattle, brings competition for Comcast

CenturyLink is launching a new TV service in Seattle today, bringing about competition for existing providers like Comcast and Wave Broadband. The… Read More

Seattle councilmember calls for ‘mass citywide movement’ against Comcast and CenturyLink in support of municipal broadband

Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant wants a municipal broadband network in the Emerald City, and she’s calling on the city’s residents… Read More

Seattle officials: Municipal broadband too risky and expensive for city to build alone

A long-awaited study says building a municipal gigabit fiber network in Seattle would cost $480 million to $665 million — less… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $130M to expand gigabit fiber Internet network across West Coast

To help expand its growing fiber network, Wave Broadband today announced $130 million in additional funding. The fresh cash comes through a… Read More

Municipal broadband in Seattle? New group lobbies city for public Internet

Karen Toering was at the Rainier Beach Public Library in Seattle one year ago when a man came to the… Read More

Facebook is building massive drones to bring internet around the world

SAN FRANCISCO– Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fond of talking about how his company plans to connect the world, but… Read More

What’s in your 401K? Uber, Airbnb and other tech ‘unicorns’ increasingly part of the mix

Normally, it’s not easy to own stock in privately held companies, like Uber or at Airbnb, unless you happen to work… Read More

Study: 38% of global population connects to Internet as rate of growth slows

A new report from Internet.org presents a sobering look at the state of global Internet access: there’s growth, but it’s… Read More

Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh on fears, leadership, and ‘the greatest lie that’s told to entrepreneurs’

Viral, shareable content is Ben Huh’s bread and butter. His business is predicated on the notion that when we see an… Read More

Seattle city council member wants Internet access at homeless camps

Kshama Sawant, the former software engineer who was elected to the Seattle city council as a socialist candidate, is pressing… Read More

CondoInternet now offering high-speed $80 per month gigabit service in Eastlake

Those living in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood will soon have access to extremely fast Internet connections for $80 per month. CondoInternet, a… Read More

How GeekWire’s HTTPS deployment was thwarted: Internet not quite ready for Google’s all-SSL world

Google says it’s aiming to make the Internet safer with its “HTTPS Everywhere” initiative — encouraging websites to secure their connection to your… 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 lawmakers approve bill that helps telecom companies build fiber networks

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved legislation removing “excessive administrative requirements” for telecom companies that want to build broadband utility boxes in neighborhoods. Previously, companies… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: The connected car, and the future of your dashboard

How will technology transform the experience of driving? Will your Internet connectivity come through your smartphone or an embedded chip in… Read More

Yes, things are hot in startup land, but this ain’t no dot-com bubble

Earlier this week, prominent venture capitalist Bill Gurley sent a warning shot across the startup industry, noting that burn rates… Read More

CenturyLink fined $31K by Washington state regulators over billing errors

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement with CenturyLink over billing errors related… Read More

Some of the happiest states in the U.S. are the most ‘connected’

What makes you happy? Sunshine. Long walks on the beach. A cool mountain stream. How about Internet connectivity? A poll conducted… Read More

Google’s balloon-powered Internet could arrive to some by next year

Even though one of its balloons crashed last month into power lines near Yakima, Washington, Google is pushing ahead with… Read More

The disconnection dilemma: Why 93,000 Seattle residents don’t have Internet at home

There’s another way to look at the fact that 85 percent of Seattle residents have Internet access at home. Fifteen… 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

Yabbly changes course, dumps product Q&As in favor of ‘Ask Me Anything’ forums

In the world of startups, they call it a pivot: A change of course. An alteration of the business model.… Read More

Rover.com fetches $12M, plans to expand dog sitting marketplace

Online dog sitting marketplace Rover.com has a new best friend: Menlo Ventures. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, an early… Read More

Google Fiber may expand to new cities like Portland, but not Seattle

Today Google named 34 cities as possible expansion locations for its Google Fiber Internet service. Seattle, however, has been left… 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

Cheezburger churns a profit in Q4, shows record revenue as audience tops 10 million

Cheezburger may be best known for fuzzy little felines, and funny photographs of failure. But the Seattle online comedy network… Read More

Seattle, take note: Small town of Ellensburg approves plan to build publicly-owned fiber network

While Seattle struggles to set up a city-wide fiber-to-the-home Internet network, at least one Washington town is well on its… 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

Speedy surfing: CondoInternet expands gigabit Internet service to Ballard

While plans for Gigabit Squared to provide lightning-fast Internet throughout Seattle are stalling, CondoInternet doesn’t appear to be slowing down… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle’s high-speed Internet project delayed, possibly in jeopardy

Financing problems are forcing Gigabit Squared to delay plans to implement a high-speed Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods using the city’s dormant “dark… Read More