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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled for AT&T in the company's antitrust dispute with an Internet service provider over prices for high speed Internet access.
The court reversed a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The San Francisco-based appeals court had ruled the telecom company was setting its wholesale prices so high that an Internet service provider could not compete with the low prices Read the rest of this entry »

Minn. newspapers get retraining funds for Internet
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Two Minnesota newspapers will receive a share of state grants normally given to retrain workers in manufacturing and other industries in transition.
The Duluth News Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press will work with the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communication to help staff adapt to an increasingly Internet-based industry.
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Associated Press - February 24, 2009 1:04 PM ET
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A speedier Internet hookup might be on its way to some of Missouri's rural residents, courtesy of federal stimulus funds.
The stimulus package includes $7.2 billion in competitive grants and loans for broadband expansion. Most of that money is aimed at rural areas.
State officials say they are interested in the idea but that it's too early too have a detailed Read the rest of this entry »

MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new study from Taiwan links aggression in teens to heavy Internet use, but its findings are being questioned by some American researchers.
The research, based on questionnaires about Internet use and behavior filled out by 9,405 adolescents, classified 25 percent of the boys and 13 percent of the girls as Internet addicts.
Of that group of Internet addicts, 37 percent reported showing aggression, such as Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight is the night of the Oscars, with a new crop of winners set to take their place in Oscar history. The Oscar winners will live on for all time, after a night of suspense and wondering if they really will win. The Oscar winners are never known to anyone until they are announced, even
 if people expect them to win easily.
This year, some Oscar winners are foregone conclusions, while other races are tight to the end. However, was the suspense Read the rest of this entry »

He kept his $60 a month cable service to follow his favorite show, "Heroes," watch some NBA games and check out ESPN's "SportsCenter." But with "Heroes" available online at NBC.com and Hulu.com, and "SportsCenter" clips and highlights accessible at ESPN.com, Lee figured he was better off cutting the cable cord, even if he lost out on NBA games.
"Unless there are a lot of things that you want to watch, I don't think it's worth it to pay that much Read the rest of this entry »

?Digital voice revenue was up 38 percent.?433,000 subscribers added or were upgraded to advanced digital services, which includes cable, voice, and internet.?45 percent of digital customers opt to subscribe to advance digital services, which generates $80-$85 of monthly revenue per subscriber.
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: A hot topic from a regulatory and operational perspective, the company addressed competition for TV viewers from the internet and phone companies (via Read the rest of this entry »

Considering the growth in the last fourth quarter, 10.1 million domain names were registered across all TLD’s. The domain name industry and the rank in terms of base size remained unaltered in the fourth quarter. “.com”, “.cn” (China), “.de” (Germany), “.net” and “.org” were the five largest TLDs measured in terms of base size.

Friday about reports that Comcast and Time Warner are preparing a way to let their customers watch their cable programs on the Internet. Most of the reports characterized this as a way for the cable companies to defend themselves against the threat of Hulu, an online video service.
This move may actually be more about an offensive strategy than defensive and much more about cable-only networks like ESPN, CNN and MTV than the broadcast networks that Read the rest of this entry »