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InternetNews November 12, 2008 Judy Mottl	IBM Aims to Electrify Rural Broadband Access IBM partners to bring broadband networking via electrical power lines to millions without Internet access.
InternetNews February 24, 2005 Roy Mark	BPL Powering Up in 2005 -- Maybe Tests, trials and small commercial deployments show Broadband over Power Line (BPL) technically works, but what about the business model?
InternetNews May 12, 2004 Roy Mark	EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones.
PC World July 2004 Brad Grimes	Plug Into Easy, Cheap Broadband Internet access over power lines gets off the ground in new Ohio-based service.
InternetNews August 15, 2007 Roy Mark	DirecTV Powers Up With BPL DirecTV put a charge in its broadband services Wednesday, announcing a wholesale distribution deal with broadband over powerline provider Current Group. The deal includes both high-speed Internet and VoIP services.
InternetNews December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Ben McClure	Danger: Power Lines Overhead? Power line broadband technology may threaten cable companies -- but not anytime soon.
InternetNews July 7, 2005 Tim Gray	Google in $100 Million BPL Investment Google, Goldman Sachs and the Hearst have invested in Current Communications Group, hoping to rapidly expand the reach of broadband over power lines throughout the country.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Kelvin Taylor	Talking in Style With VoIP VoIP is finally reaching consumers, and several companies are looking to cash in.
InternetNews July 12, 2005 Colin C. Haley	IBM Explores BPL in Texas Big blue teams with a Texas energy company to test broadband over power lines.
InternetNews May 27, 2004 Craig McGuire	Comcast Sets VoIP Deadline Digital cable buildout paving way for VoIP rollout.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Alyce Lomax	EarthLink's Greenhouse Effect Are things warming up for EarthLink? Or is the ISP in hot water? Although EarthLink shares may look "cheap" to some at the moment, given the challenges that remain, the future's still a bit fuzzy.
InternetNews October 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Broadband Over Power Lines Debuts in D.C. Suburb Manassas, Virginia adds broadband over power lines through a public-private partnership with Communications Technologies in a bid to compete with DSL and cable modems.
InternetNews August 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it.
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform.
InternetNews July 13, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC's Powell Joins Blogger Roll The chairman jumps into give-and-take world of blogging and gets an ear full from telecom.
InternetNews February 10, 2004 Colin Haley	Covad is Off to the VoIP Parade With all the competition in the space, why does the broadband provider think it has an edge among SMBs?
InternetNews February 3, 2006 Ed Sutherland	AT&T Shuffles Broadband Bundle Pricing New residential AT&T phone subscribers can sign-up for AT&T Yahoo High Speed Internet service online for $12.99 per month.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	EarthLink's Calling The company is offering free VoIP to customers. Although it is clear that EarthLink has to continue to broaden its product offerings beyond traditional Internet, today's announcement probably won't count for much more than lip service.
InternetNews October 14, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC: Make Way for Speed Over Power The Federal Communications Commission approved rules today clearing the way for commercial deployment of broadband over power lines
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Rich Duprey	Google Searches Power Lines The search leader makes an investment in broadband over power lines technology. Along with Goldman Sachs and Hearst Corp., the group invested a reported $100 million in a bid to allow the venture to accelerate its deployment of the emerging technology beyond the small offerings it has in Maryland and Hawaii.
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs.
PC World May 2002 Anne Kandra	Still Stuck in the Slow Lane? Lots of areas still can't get broadband. Here's why -- and what you can do...
InternetNews March 4, 2005 Roy Mark	It's Degrading: VoIP Firms Urge More FCC Action Vonage and Nuvio say port blocking is easy to prove, but allege that telecoms and cable companies are also degrading VoIP signals.
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules.
Salon.com June 7, 2002 Jeffrey Benner	Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access.
InternetNews May 4, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Verizon to Enhance DSL Service Carrier plans to boost speeds and add VoIP to bundles to build on a record quarter for broadband sign-ups.
InternetNews December 19, 2003 Colin Haley	Q&A: AT&T's VoIP Boss Cathy Martine The executive tapped to spearhead the carrier's VoIP rollout talks about the technology, the strategy and the red-hot market.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2005 Tom Taulli	TXU Plugs In to the Web The utility company, along with Current Communications, is set to offer broadband through electrical outlets. Investors, take note.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Willie D. Jones	United States Establishes "Level Playing Field" in Broadband--Or Does It? Reversing a longtime stance, the FCC no longer maintains that offering consumers broadband services on attractive terms requires there to be competing providers of digital subscriber line, or DSL, service.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Broadband and Utilities, Oh My Broadband over power line could be the next thing for accessing the Internet.
InternetNews June 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Brand X Reactions Split up The Middle Did the Supreme Court add regulatory certainty to the broadband market or confuse the situation even more?
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Roy Mark	ISPs Challenge FCC Broadband Rules A group of Internet service providers including EarthLink and Time Warner Telecom, went to court Friday to challenge Federal Communications Commission rules that free wireline telecom carriers from line-sharing obligations.
InternetNews August 31, 2004 Colin C. Haley	AOL: VoIP Has Nice Ring Searching for ways to retain subscribers, the ISP tests Internet calling services.
PC World August 24, 2006 Jeff Bertolucci	The Best Broadband ISPs in America Both cable and DSL connections are getting faster and cheaper, but you may not have the best one. To find out how your ISP rates, see what customers say about their providers.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Chris Mallon	Ma Bell Up for Sale? As AT&T prepares billions in write-offs, speculation of a potential takeover heats up.
InternetNews April 20, 2004 Roy Mark	Verizon: Old Rules Slow Broadband Rollout The competitive landscape has changed since 1996, but the law governing carriers hasn't, a Baby Bell exec said.
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Chief Pushing For DSL Deregulation New FCC chairman circulating proposal to give telcos' broadband the same status as cable modems.
InternetNews December 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Open Access, Closed Debate Phone and cable giants aim to dismantle Internet neutrality.
InternetNews February 6, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC to Address VoIP Issues At next week's meeting, the agency will weigh regulating the emerging technology in general, and Pulver's Free World Dialup in particular.
InternetNews January 9, 2004 Colin Haley	Vonage, TI Dial Up VoIP Partnership Broadband phone upstart makes headway in the market, thanks to a deal with the chip and software giant.
InternetNews May 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Bush Broadband Goal Fading A new Government Accountability Office report says 28 percent of Americans had high-speed connections in 2005.
InternetNews January 6, 2005 Colin C. Haley	AT&T Sends VoIP Home Its Staples partnership targets home office users, while its TI pact will produce compatible products.
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InternetNews October 5, 2004 Jim Wagner	EarthLink Offers Free VoIP Calls Officials at EarthLink rolled out an expansion of its VoIP service for broadband users Tuesday, giving its 1.2 million high-speed users unlimited free calls to other SIP-enabled phones.
InternetNews January 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Tauzin Presses FCC for VoIP Decision The House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman wants the agency to rule on access fees for long-distance calls using the new technology.