By Josh Centers on October 15th, 2009
A one-megabit internet connection will be guaranteed to every Finn starting in July, said Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications on Wednesday.
But that’s just the beginning. A 100 megabit connection will be guaranteed to every Finnish citizen by the end of 2015.
Contrary to many reports circling the net, Sweden was actually the first to guarantee universal broadband access, in 2006, according to IntoMobile.
Universal broadband, universal healthcare, the decimation of invading Russians, Simo “White Death” Häyhä. Do we need any
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By Josh Centers on October 9th, 2009
Jon Healy of the Los Angeles Times has posted an audio interview with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, covering everything from Google Voice to wireless broadband. But perhaps the most interesting revelation is that Genachwoski has not yet determined if the FCC has the authority to regulate the iPhone’s App Store. He definitely didn’t say no (MP3 link.)
The entire interview (MP3 link) clocks in at 55 minutes, and the Times was nice enough to split it up by topic. But if
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By Josh Centers on October 8th, 2009
Federal Communications Commission chair Julius Genachowski unveiled his MBA (Mobile Broadband Agenda) today at the CTIA wireless conference in San Diego.
"I believe that the biggest threat to the future of mobile in America is the looming spectrum crisis," Genachowski said.
Plans for the MBA include loosening regulations to ensure faster cell tower construction, freeing up more of the radio spectrum for wireless data, fact-based decision making, and applying net neutrality regulations to wireless carriers.
And if Genachowski’s prediction of
Continue reading FCC to Wireless Carriers: You Must Produce Additional Towers
By Josh Centers on October 4th, 2009
