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08/23/2011
Fed Awards $103 Million for Broadband in Rural Communities
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack named 18 recipients to receive more than $103 million in funding for 23 projects to provide broadband services to unserved and underserved rural communities. The Community Connect program provides grants to rural, economically challenged communities. Funds can be used to construct, acquire or lease facilities to deploy broadband to community facilities […]
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08/23/2011
Verizon Replaces V CAST With Verizon Video
Verizon Wireless has unveiled Verizon Video, a new version of its video-on-demand (VOD) application for mobile phones. Verizon Video offers customers access to more than 250 current, full-episode TV shows and live streaming of major sporting and news events, powered by Verizon’s 3G/4G networks. Verizon Video updates V CAST Video on select devices, and current […]
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08/23/2011
DISH Proposes Gamma Mobile Network
DISH Network filed an Application For Transfer of Authorizations with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a waiver "to allow DISH to launch a hybrid satellite and terrestrial mobile and fixed broadband network using 40 MHz of 2 GHz Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum to provide American consumers with greater choice for mobile broadband services." DISH […]
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08/23/2011
CableLabs Taps Into The Bay Area Mentality
CableLabs President and CEO Paul Liao says job opportunities are plentiful for software engineers, so when CableLabs chose a spot for its new second office, it chose the financial district of San Francisco. "The valley is where all the hardware is located but, for software, San Francisco is just as hot," says Liao. "But more […]
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08/22/2011
ACA To FCC: Let Cablecos, CLECs Merge If They Want To
In its prolific efforts to assist small cable operators, the American Cable Association (ACA) has identified a way for providers to join forces with competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) to compete against incumbent telephone companies and to gain more business accounts. In comments filed today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the ACA supports two […]
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08/22/2011
SportsNet New England Monitors Content With Volicon Observer
Comcast SportsNet New England (CSNNE) is using a Volicon Observer Enterprise digital video monitoring and logging system for continuous off-air recording of its HD and SD channels, which are dedicated to local coverage of the Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and New England Patriots sports franchises. Installed at CSNNE’s facilities in Burlington, Mass., the Volicon […]