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Do away with levies on broadband for rural India: Eco survey 
The Times of India
The Times of India
Text: NEW DELHI: To bridge the rural-urban digital divide, the Economic Survey 2008-09 on Thursday suggested the government to do away with annual...
When It Comes to Real Estate, It's Location, Location & Broadband
The New York Times
The New York Times
Eight-two percent of home buyers who have had broadband service over fiber all the way to the house rank it as the leading real estate amenity, the Fiber-to-the-Home Council said today. A national study of...
Fiscal incentives for broadband service eyed
Inquirer
Inquirer
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is asking the Board of Investments (BOI) to provide tax breaks to broadband service providers. This is to encourage these companies...
US broadband usage rises sharply
BBC News
BBC News
Some 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, according to the Pew Internet Project. The results surprised researchers, showing a 15% increase from a year earlier. Net services seem to have...
Broadband Wireless, broadband segments in Middle East buck global fall
Gulf News
Gulf News
Dubai: The Middle East has witnessed an increase in wireless and broadband subscribers despite the global market showing a decline in 2009. The Gulf markets across all verticals are continuing to show growth, with an...
Prop Desk: Global Broadband Boom
CNBC
CNBC
If you think the recession has taken a bite out of broadband growth – think again. The market’s on fire! When we talk about broadband, we’re talking about fast internet access. And new figures released by the Broadband...
Elderly, poor and rural gain in broadband usage
Ohio
Ohio
Associated Press Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and...
Biden in W.Pa. to discuss rural broadband access
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
ERIE, Pa. -- Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to be in northwestern Pennsylvania to discuss ways federal stimulus funding can be used to expand broadband access to the Internet for rural areas that aren't served by...
Biden announces rural broadband funding in Pa.
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
WATTSBURG, Pa. -- Vice President Joe Biden has announced a loan and grant program so companies can develop infrastructure to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to rural areas. Biden, appearing Wednesday at...
Rural broadband funds planned
Tulsa World
Tulsa World
WATTSBURG, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are...
