29 July 2010, 4:08 am
As per a PEW National Geographic report on the The future of the internet 81% internet users feel that Google is not making us stupid as Nicholas Carr the celebrated NYT columnist would like us to believe. True it has altered reading habits but the ability to dig deep has not disappeared though eva... Read More »
29 July 2010, 3:06 am
Average speed 46% below that promised by ISPs Mandatory code and clear penalties vital, experts say Millions of broadband users are being sold short by providers that are delivering speeds far below those advertised, according to research published today. Data released by Ofcom, the communications ... Read More »
28 July 2010, 6:02 pm
How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth youre paying for and go on your merry way.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 1:49 am
Broadband services are getting faster in Britain but the gap is growing between advertised speeds and actual download rates, says telecoms regulator Ofcom.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 1:38 pm
Here's the good news for British Internet users: the average "actual fixed-line residential broadband speed" for most ISPs has jumped by an amazing 25 percent over the past year. That's according to the United Kingdom's telecom regulator Ofcom, which commissioned a tracking study on broadband rates ... Read More »
27 July 2010, 11:47 am
Rural Madison County residents will benefit from a $1.8 million federal grant to extend high-speed Internet service to areas unserved by existing Internet providers.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 10:08 am
Who's the fastest ISP in the US? According to well-known Internet metrics firm Ookla (which runs the Speedtest.net and Pingtest.net websites), it's Comcast, with an average speed of 16.23Mbps. In the US, Comcast was followed by Charter and then by Cablevision; indeed, all of the top players are cabl... Read More »
27 July 2010, 6:26 am
Internet service providers are advertising increasingly higher broadband speeds but often failing to deliver them, a report by the regulator Ofcom has revealed.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 4:15 am
Broadband services are getting faster in Britain but the gap is growing between advertised speeds and actual download rates, telecoms regulator Ofcom said on Tuesday.... Read More »