Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Robert Hernreich - FairPoint Promises High-Speed Internet Expansions (WCAX-TV Vermont)

FairPoint Communications announces plans to expand high-speed internet service in Vermont. But local officials in some of those communities aren't banking on it just yet. Robert Hernreich

Indeed, it closely links the issue of openness of the Internet to several obvious and not-so-obvious factors. An open Internet relies on an open market that allows innovation, but at the same time sufficiently regulated to prevent incumbents to outplay newcomers. Robert Hernreich

Shares of some top internet companies are up at noon: Akamai Technologies rose $.86 or 5.8 percent, to $15.74. Robert Hernreich

MOSCOW, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A poll released Tuesday indicates that about two-thirds of the people in Russia do not use the Internet. Robert Hernreich

Fairpoint Communications plans to extend high-speed Internet services to more customers. Robert Hernreich

A Midlothian man who thought he was soliciting a 13-year-old for sex now faces Internet predator charges. It's the second time he has been busted by undercover officers. Robert Hernreich

Global mobile phone leader Nokia said on Tuesday it signed a deal to buy Canadian instant messaging provider OZ Communications in an effort to improve its internet services offering. Robert Hernreich

Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates. Robert Hernreich

Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates. The House on Saturday unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Rep.... Robert Hernreich

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