Opinion: The case for a broadband bailout With world economies fast running out of steam, it may seem an unlikely time for cash-strapped governments to discover universal broadband access as an urgent national funding priority. Yet in this financial plague year, the Great Broadband Bailout of 2009 is...

Broadband link to U.S. jobs exaggerated: experts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A co-author of a widely cited forecast that nearly 300,000 U.S. jobs would be created for every percentage point rise in high-speed Internet use said on Friday these and similar estimates are “a gross...

Chinese espionage fears on broadband frontrunner Singtel Optus NATIONAL security concerns about Chinese espionage could threaten the new frontrunner for Australia’s $15 billion publicly backed national broadband network, The Australian reports. Security agencies will closely examine the bid lodged by...

The GSMA, the global association for the mobile industry, has called on Bangladesh to issue 3G licences without further delay to make broadband services available to its people. It made the call in a press release as broadband penetration in the country is lowest among the selected Asian...

Choosing a broadband plan ACCORDING to broadband community Whirlpool, there are more than 250 internet service providers in Australia offering almost 7000 different kinds of plans. Needless to say, you’re going to need to narrow your choices down a little to find the right one. The most important...