Post Tagged with: "broadband"

Broadband in Japan

David Akin points to a Washington Post article on broadband in Japan, where speeds are dramatically faster than those found in North America "pushing open doors to Internet innovation that are likely to remain closed for years to come in much of the United States."  The article provides a solid […]

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August 29, 2007 2 comments News

Broadband in Japan

David Akin points to a Washington Post article on broadband in Japan, where speeds are dramatically faster than those found in North America "pushing open doors to Internet innovation that are likely to remain closed for years to come in much of the United States."  The article provides a solid […]

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August 29, 2007 Comments are Disabled Neutrality

Canada’s Communications Outlook: Average At Best

The OECD has just released its Communications Outlook 2007.  The report contains an incredible amount of comparative data on phone, broadband, and broadcast markets in all OECD countries.  Each country will look for its own rankings (US, UK, Australia), but there has yet to be much Canadian coverage with the […]

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July 17, 2007 6 comments News

Australia Announces National Broadband Plan

99 percent of the population covered at 12 megabits per second.  Within two years.

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June 18, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Broadband Speeds and Competition

There has been an interesting discussion this week on Dave Farber's IP List comparing broadband speeds and linking that to the competitive environment.  The discussion, which references congressional testimony and an ITIF study, notes how much faster, cheaper, and more competitive broadband services are in countries such as Japan and […]

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May 23, 2007 2 comments News