April 6 at 6:16 a.m.
Filed under:
Consumer electronics,
Internet
By Associated Press
A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.
The problem stems from a recent government decision to let a Virginia company called LightSquared build a nationwide broadband network using airwaves next to those used for GPS. Manufacturers of GPS equipment warn that strong signals from the planned network could jam existing navigation systems. Get the full story »
March 30 at 11:33 a.m.
Filed under:
Internet
By Tribune staff report
Google Inc. said Wednesday it has selected Kansas City, Kan., as the first site for its ultra-fast broadband network. Get the full story »
By Wailin Wong
An Oak Brook-based telecom company said Friday that it has secured $3 million in new financing from the Hinsdale Bank and Trust, one of the 15 banks run by Lake Forest-based Wintrust Financial Corp. Get the full story »
By Associated Press
Government regulators are planning to overhaul the $8 billion federal program that subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas to pay for high-speed Internet connections.
The Federal Communications Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to begin drafting a blueprint to bring the federal program, the Universal Service Fund, into the digital age. Get the full story »
Dec. 20, 2010 at 5:44 p.m.
Filed under:
Internet,
Regulations
By Reuters
The Federal Communications Commission is poised to adopt Internet traffic rules on Tuesday that would ban the blocking of lawful content, but allow high-speed Internet providers to manage their networks, senior agency officials said. Get the full story »
Dec. 15, 2010 at 4:15 p.m.
Filed under:
Computers,
Internet,
Technology
By Associated Press
Google Inc. said it is not quite ready to decide where it will build an experimental, ultra-high-speed broadband network that will provide Internet connections that are 100 times faster than the connections most Americans get from their phone and cable companies. Get the full story »
