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The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches

The column by Tom Foremski entitled The Internet Devalues Everything It Touches takes a fascinating look at many of the issues faced by companies in this connected age. If you're in any type of “white collar” business, the Internet either has caused big changes to your operations or it soon will.



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US agencies require net neutrality with broadband grants

Two U.S. agencies tasked with distributing about US$7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants and loans over the next 15 months have released an official list of funding rules, imposing net-neutrality clauses on grant applicants.

| News | Government | Networking | 07/01/09 at 7:08 pm |


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Government releases $4 billion in broadband stimulus funds

The U.S. government Wednesday said that it is releasing $4 billion worth of funds to pay for the first round of broadband projects mandated by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year.

| News | Government | Mobile & wireless | 07/01/09 at 6:45 pm |


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Uncle Sam's IT dashboard: Your tax dollars at work

Want to know exactly where all those ducats you reluctantly turned over to our Uncle in Washington are going? Things just got a little clearer today, at least in terms of our tech taxes.

| News | Government | Tech & society | 07/01/09 at 3:30 pm |


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