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US investment in IT would create jobs, group says

A $30 billion investment by the U.S. government in broadband, health IT and smart energy grids would create or retain nearly a million jobs, according to a new report from a Washington, D.C., think tank.

| News | Government | 01/07/09 at 5:03 pm |


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Comcast confirms new network management practices

Comcast, the second largest broadband provider in the U.S., has stopped network-management practices that focus on slowing the BitTorrent peer-to-peer application, the company said.



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Comcast Has Begun Throttling the Bandwidth Hogs

Use too much bandwidth and pay the price. That's the word from Comcast, which has launched a broadband throttling system to prevent power users from hogging its network.

| News | Internet | Networking | 01/06/09 at 2:40 pm |


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India postpones auction of 3G spectrum

India has postponed to Jan. 30, 2009, the auction of 3G spectrum to give potential bidders more time to study bid documents and rules for the auction, a government agency said Tuesday.

| News | Government | Mobile & wireless | 12/30/08 at 4:28 pm |


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