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Leslie Cauley
Start-up wants to provide free broadband
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 3, 2008 - 7:41amLast updated: September 3, 2008 - 7:41am
M2Z is a small wireless start-up with a big goal: free broadband for the masses. Milo Medin, M2Z's chairman and co-founder and a broadband pioneer, wants the ad-supported service to ultimately be available to 95% of the USA.
FCC's Martin wants broadband across USA
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 20, 2008 - 7:49amLast updated: August 20, 2008 - 7:49am
High-speed Internet access is so important to the welfare of people in the US that America can't afford not to offer it -- free of charge -- to anybody who wants it, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin says.
AT&T's goal is to stay ahead of tech curve
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 1, 2008 - 7:20amLast updated: August 1, 2008 - 7:21am
AT&T's goal: "More bandwidth in more places."
Consumers are the winners as wireless plans get cheaper
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 13, 2008 - 7:20amSprint Nextel and Verizon are rolling out new, more consumer-friendly calling plans, reflecting the hyper-competitive state of wireless. Starting Monday, Sprint will begin offering a new "share" plan that offers 3,000 voice minutes and a bounty of add-ons for $169.99 a month for two lines.
Are Google, Yahoo the next dinosaurs?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 10, 2008 - 7:28amCharles Darwin famously declared that "natural selection" was Mother Nature's way of improving a species so it could advance. Internet search engines are locked in their own Darwinian drama. Depending how it turns out, desktop brands such as Google and Yahoo could become sturdier versions of themselves, ensuring survival as more people bolt for the mobile Web.
Wireless rivalry may intensify
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:57amThe Verizon-Alltel deal could help spur wireless competition in smaller markets across the USA, some telecom analysts say. Alltel, based in Little Rock, has 13 million customers. Many live in smaller cities and rural areas where Verizon doesn't have a presence.
Slower cellphone growth in USA could bring good deals
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 30, 2008 - 7:28amAfter years of go-go growth, the number of people signing up for cellphone service in the USA is finally slowing. That could spell good news for consumers as carriers turn up the marketing heat, says Craig Moffett, a senior analyst at Bernstein Research and author of a report documenting the trend.
Consumers ditching land-line phones
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 14, 2008 - 7:28amTraditional land-line phones, once the bedrock of communications in the USA, are quickly going the way of eight-track tapes as consumers go wireless or choose Internet-based phone calling.
Avoiding Net traffic tie-ups could cost you in the future
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 21, 2008 - 9:09amThe good news for consumers is that the Web is awash with cool new applications — such as high-definition video — that tap into the power and reach of the Internet.
Comcast opens up about how it manages traffic
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 21, 2008 - 9:09amComcast came under fire recently when it slowed a "peer-to-peer" transmission of the King James Bible sent as a test by an Associated Press reporter. The transmission slowdown occurred automatically when network congestion started to build in the Boston area, affecting other customers.
