EarthLink Narrows Quarterly Loss on Lower Exposure
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc narrowed its quarterly loss, helped in part by lower operating costs and expenses, triggering a 4 percent rise in its shares in pre-market trade.
From Reuters, February 07, 2008
Suburban St. Louis Wi-Fi Startup Finding a Niche
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 07, 2008
DailyWireless Offers Updated Analysis of Ad-Supported Models
MetroFi now serves about 29 percent of Portland, according to CEO Chuck Haas, up from about 25 percent in October.
From DailyWireless.org, February 05, 2008
Nokia Siemens Funds Global Connectivity Scorecard
Scorecard ranks countries on approximately 30 indicators of connectivity -- including broadband, fixed-line, mobile and computing technologies -- that contribute to the enhancement of a country’s social and economic prosperity.
From London Business School, February 05, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Announces Major Network Expansion
The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) has dramatically expanded the backbone capacity of the Southside Virginia Regional Backbone Network, with additional funding from the Virginia Tobacco Commission and expansions to its Infinera regional network.
From FOX Business, February 05, 2008
Wireless Minneapolis Grants Help Bridge the Digital Divide
The Digital Inclusion Fund has awarded its first nine grants totaling $200,000 to organizations across the city for programs to promote technology access and technology literacy.
From City of Minneapolis, February 05, 2008
Connect Kentucky Update: Broadband Tax Plan Ditched
Connect Kentucky has suffered a rare legislative setback, deciding not to go ahead with a bill that would have redirected tax receipts from the state treasury to telephone companies as a way of paying for the buildout of broadband.
From Public Knowledge, February 05, 2008
FCC: Mobile Phone Service Nears 99 Percent
Almost 99 percent of the U.S. population has access to at least one or more mobile phone provider, and 80 percent of Americans now subscribe to wireless service, according to a Monday report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
From PC Magazine, February 05, 2008
MetroFi Seeks Millions to Finish Portland, Oregon, Network
The Silicon Valley company that has been building Portland's free citywide wireless network won't finish unless the city hands over as much as $9 million.
From Portland Business Journals, February 04, 2008
Phoenix P.D. at Super Bowl With Wi-Fi Video Surveillance
The Phoenix Police Department is watching over the safety of more than 200,000 spectators, citizens, dignitaries and U.S. officials who are visiting downtown Phoenix during the weekend of Super Bowl XLII by using a wireless video surveillance system.
From Businessw, February 04, 2008
