FCC: Broadband Usage on the Rise
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The number of broadband Internet subscribers in the US has tripled since 2001, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission.
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JupiterResearch,  a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer  technologies on business, predicts that 70 percent of US homes --  some 86 million households -- will have  broadband Internet access by 2012.
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The number of broadband subscribers around the world continues to surge, fueling the broadband CPE market, which grew 15% to $5.6 billion in 2006, according to Infonetics Research's latest Broadband CPE and Subscribers report.
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Broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) led a global boom in broadband Internet access over the 12 months ended June 30, growing to about 78 million total subscribers as users of all broadband services surpassed 123 million, the DSL Forum announced Wednesday.
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If the FCC's auction of former UHF bandwidth were to end here, it might raise over $19 billion. But with bidding activity slowing to a crawl, the Commission has one more tool in its arsenal to squeeze out some more value.
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Consumer groups and broadband vendors want more market competition for wireless spectrum.
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More than half of all US residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time, market researcher Nielsen//NetRatings said on ...
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More than three-quarters of residential Web users got on the Internet using a high-speed broadband connection in November, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Since its 700-MHz auction began on Jan. 24, the FCC has raised more than $18.8 billion. That well surpasses the agency's own early estimates of attracting between $10-15 billion.
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The number of Americans who get on the Internet via high-speed lines has now equaled the number using dial-up connections.
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The number of Americans who get on the Internet via high-speed lines has now equaled the number using dial-up connections.    July measurements from Nielsen/NetRatings placed the broadband audience at 51 percent of the U.S...
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 1--BANDWIDTH, Everybody Wants It -- more of it -- now.   There are television shows to watch online, huge files to download and a host of companies looking to expand their businesses.
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More phone and cable companies promise high-speed Internet access, but how is a consumer to know?
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Library use is far more prevalent among people who have broadband Internet connections, according to a new study.
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Internet advertising and access  spending by U.S. consumers will rise each year by double digits  on average through 2011, fuelled by high-speed connections and  social networking and entertainment sites, according to a  forecast released on Thursday.
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New subscribers push DSL to 5 percent increase in the first quarter.
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InfoWorld - A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would require the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reconsider what bandwidth rates qualify as broadband, a move that won praise from some groups that call current broadband penetration statistics misleading.