FCC adopts rules for broadband over power lines
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MANHASSET, NY - The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday (Oct. 14) to modified its rules to open the door to the widespread deployment of broadband access over power lines.
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A senior U.S. lawmaker said on  Wednesday he had introduced legislation designed to prevent  broadband Internet providers from unreasonable interference  with subscribers' access to content.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to  high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable  television companies like Time Warner Inc. TWX.N
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Federal regulators on Thursday approved the first cyber-security standards for the nation's electric industry, following growing concerns about the power grid's vulnerabilities.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved standards intended to protect the U.S. power grid from coming under cyberattack.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable television companies like Time Warner Inc.
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday  gave the Federal Communications Commission time to come up with  new final rules for big local U.S. telephone carriers sharing  their networks with rivals after temporarily freezing wholesale  rates.
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Delivery of broadband service over power lines could catch on in areas with limited phone, cable outlets, says research firm.
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Ring, Ring. Someone answer the computer. Voice-over-Internet Protocol got a boost today as The Federal Communications Commission ruled that providers of the service are exempt from some major state regulations
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Federal regulators decided yesterday that local phone companies that build fiber-optic lines to individual homes do not have to share that part of their networks with rivals.
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Clearing the way for homes and businesses to receive high-speed Internet services through their electrical outlets, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules
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The F.C.C. adopted rules that will enable utility companies to offer an alternative to broadband services now provided by cable and phone companies.
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A senior lawmaker said on Wednesday  he had introduced legislation designed to prevent broadband  Internet providers from unreasonable interference with  subscribers' access to content.
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As it stands, there's almost twice as much bandwidth across the Atlantic as there is across the Pacific. But with new U.S. FCC approval for the first ever China-U.S. fiber link, this is all about to change.
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
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Federal regulators approved new rules Thursday aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans &#151; but critics complained the move will hinder competition in broadband services and keep prices high.
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The NYT has an optimistic overview on broadband over power lines, calling it "the ultimate plug and play." [Broadband Blog]