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U.S. To Release $4 Billion For Broadband [CommwebNews.com] (02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT) WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will soon release $4 billion of loans and grants aimed at expandingbroadband access to underserved areas across the United States, officials said Wednesday. The funds are part of a $7.2 billion program to build an affordable high-speed Internet structure in rural areas. |
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U.S. To Release $4 Billion For Broadband [TechwebNews.com] (02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT) WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will soon release $4 billion of loans and grants aimed at expandingbroadband access to underserved areas across the United States, officials said Wednesday. The funds are part of a $7.2 billion program to build an affordable high-speed Internet structure in rural areas. |
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Sector Snap: Paid television [AP Financial News] (30 Jun 2009 08:40:00 EDT) NEW YORK_The recession continued to push pay TV customers into lower-cost subscriptions during the second quarter, but the end of analog TV signals in June helped cable and satellite providers add customers, according to a report from Deutsche Bank. |
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Comcast to offer wireless Internet service [AP Financial News] (29 Jun 2009 16:37:00 EDT) PHILADELPHIA_Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, with at least three other cities to follow this year. Comcast will offer speeds of up to 4 Megabits per second, faster than any other comparable, non-Wi-Fi service currently being marketed. |
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Time Warner Cable Prices $1.5 Billion Of Debentures [InvesTrend] (25 Jun 2009 00:01:00 EDT) Time Warner Cable Inc. has priced a $1.5 billion public offering of 63/4% debentures due 2039. The company said it plans to use the net proceeds to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under Time Warner Cable's existing bank credit facilities. |
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Time Warner Cable Prices $1.5 Billion Of Debentures [InvesTrend] (25 Jun 2009 00:01:00 EDT) Time Warner Cable Inc. has priced a $1.5 billion public offering of 63/4% debentures due 2039. The company said it plans to use the net proceeds to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under Time Warner Cable's existing bank credit facilities. |
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TechBits package [AP Financial News] (24 Jun 2009 16:50:00 EDT) NEW YORK_A new study says top CEOs should do a better job managing their presence online, on social sites like Twitter and Facebook and even Wikipedia. Sharon Barclay, who runs the executive public-relations firm Blue Trumpet Group and the blog UberCEO, took Fortune's 2009 list of the top 100 CEOs and found what she calls a "miserable level of engagement" when it comes to social networks. |
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Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trials [AP Financial News] (24 Jun 2009 13:12:00 EDT) PHILADELPHIA_Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Wednesday took concrete steps to bring cable television shows to the Internet _ but only for paying cable subscribers. |
