Internet Service Provider News

Hit-and-run kills 23-year-old Alsip woman
A 23-year-old woman killed in a hit-and-run on the Stony Island feeder ramp from the Bishop Ford Expressway Friday morning has been identified.

Hold the Phone; ISPs; Big Players
By GORMAN, Paul The geek world is getting excited about what's in store for us via the once- humble telephone, but should the rest of us be? PAUL GORMAN reports.

Sprint Nextel Named Authorized Vendor for The Quilt
Further strengthening its commitment to higher education institutions, Sprint Nextel ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) (NYSE:S) today announced its selection as an authorized vendor for The Quilt, a highly respected coalition of advanced regional network organizations representing a majority of the most prestigious universities across the U.S. With this new relationship, Quilt members now have access

IBM to open up patent filings
( InfoWorld ) - IBM will publish its patent applications online to share their details with the world and, perhaps, reduce the flood of patent infringement lawsuits. IBM made the change in corporate policy public Tuesday after a two-month long research project this summer involving experts in law, academia, government and technology. The change in policy "is designed to foster

ISPs Incensed By Telecoms Price Squeeze
Auckland, Tuesday 26 September 2006 - New Zealand's leading internet providers are concerned by Telecom's proposed pricing for its full speed broadband products which place a price squeeze on ISPs. Telecom has resisted making full speed plans available to ISPs until now.

Business News
"This email problem has been going on for a month and the explanation from Manx Telecom is highly unsatisfactory." EXCESSIVE spamming and computer viruses has caused a major US internet service provider (ISP) to block all emails from Manx.net addresses.

Online sales promotions - interview with Paul Shalet, ePrize
Paul is ePrize Europes Managing Director and launched the business in 2005. He has been active in the interactive space since 1999, having been part of the teams which launched the x-stream network, the UKs first free ISP and Buongiorno, the UKs first integrated email and wireless agency. Prior to...

ISP Claranet's customers to be without email for nearly a week
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - Aug 18, 200618 August 2006 - It hasn t been a good week for internet services provider Claranet, which has detailed its lapses in service on its support site. ...

Latin American ISP Offers Axis Network Cameras for Home, Small ...
IT Business Net (press release), CA - Aug 21, 2006... Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, announced today that TELMEX through Prodigy, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) serving the ...

ISP Trooper's Car Crushed Between Semis
WFIE-TV, IN - Sep 5, 2006An Indiana State Trooper is in critical condition after his patrol car was crushed between two semis alongside Interstate 65 near Lafayette. ...

BSG webisodes only work within the US
TV Squad, CA - Sep 14, 2006... webisodes (reviewed for TVS by Jen Creer every Tuesday and Thursday) are strictly limited to viewing only by users with a United States ISP (or, internet ...

Sun-Sentinel.com Privacy Policy
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - For example, we may log the name of your Internet Service Provider or use "cookie" technology. Among other things, the cookie may store your user name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time you visit, or may

IN BRIEF
Newsday - EarthLink Inc., an Internet service provider, won an $11.6-million verdict against a Nevada company that sent unwanted e-mail to EarthLink's customers, bringing the company's victories against junk mail to $200 million. U.S. District Judge Timothy C

McAfee apologizes for bugs in Falcon roll out
Infoworld - The new software didn't work well with some ISP (Internet service provider) software, causing browsing slow-downs for some users, the company said. And customers who had disabled firewall protection would be presented

Broadband wars
This is Money, UK - Sep 4, 2006ONLY a few years ago, broadband in the home was a rarity - just something for the computer 'nerds'. But thanks to a price war between ...

Neotel will it be a real alternative to Telkom?
Moneyweb, South Africa - 1 hour ago... Telkom s high broadband costs and poor service delivery creates an opening for the new entrant to convince consumers to give them a try, but unless Neotel ...

Orcon Announces Satellite Broadband Service
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - 4 hours agoRural New Zealand is set to benefit from the launch of a new satellite broadband service from Orcon Internet. The new satellite ...

Bravo Broadband On New Season 'Death Watch'
Broadcasting & Cable (subscription), NY - Sep 5, 2006Forget jumping the shark, Bravo's broadband channel, BilliantButCancelled.com, which celebrates the best of canned TV, is looking for shows that get eaten ...

Cambridge Broadband Wins Contract to Backhaul WiMAX, 3G and GSM ...
Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release), AZ - 20 hours ago9/7/06 - A new radio transmission equipment contract has been awarded to Cambridge Broadband, a provider of broadband fixed wireless access systems, by Vodacom ...

Vodafone offers faster broadband speeds to mobiles
The Age, Australia - 17 hours agoVODAFONE customers will be able to get mobile broadband speeds of up to 1.8 megabits a second before the end of the year, the telco has confirmed. ...

XO Deploys Fixed Broadband Wireless in Nine Cities
TMCnet - Aug 28, 2006XO Communications announced on Monday what the company calls it's "first significant market deployments of fixed broadband wireless technology that will ...

CED Broadband Direct
CED Magazine, CO - Aug 31, 2006By CED staff. In what could be its first step toward the delivery of movies via the Internet, mail-based DVD subscription leader Netflix Inc. ...

Internet Ghana announces nationwide rollout of network
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HC reserves order on petition against ISP dam
Bhopal, Aug 25: Madhya Pradesh High Court has reserved its order on a petition for rehabilitation of about 10,000 displaced in 91 villages coming under the submergence zone of the Indira Sagar Project Dam in Khandwa district.

Amore TV, Inc. Internet Traffic Experiencing Tremendous Growth
Amore TV, Inc. , a major participant in the global adult entertainment industry, announced today its internet traffic has experienced a tremendous increase.

A 'very bold and very brave' approach to Wi-Fi
As city-spanning wireless Internet services sprout nationwide, officials here are planning a novel approach intended to spur innovation and provide some of the country's cheapest broadband.