Category: high-speed Internet

Consumer Watchdog Taking Telstra to Court

December 6, 2022
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The consumer watchdog is taking Telstra to court over claims the telco giant was misleading customers on its broadband speeds. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has started proceedings against Telstra in the Federal Court about the company’s representation of its cheaper internet brand Belong. The commission alleges almost 9000 Belong customers were moved from…

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Rural America Getting $401 Million for High-Speed Internet

July 28, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $401 million investment to provide high-speed Internet access to rural communities in the country. The investment will benefit 31,000 rural residents in 11 states—Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas—according to a July 28 USDA press release. As part of…

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Nanoparticles Could Be the Key to Cheaper, Faster and More Reliable Internet

June 29, 2022
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Australian National University (ANU) physicists have developed new tech that controls the direction that light can and cannot travel in using nanoparticles, possibly discovering the path to cheaper, faster and more reliable internet. In collaboration with colleagues from Singapore, China and Germany, ANU scientists have developed small translucent slides that produce two different images, depending…

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