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Windstream offers SMB audio and web conferencing
Joining the club for hosted SMB services, Windstream is now offering flat-rate web and audio conferencing for small and medium business customers. Bundled pricing is a flat $35 per month, says the
Broadband up in Ireland
Despite a significant downturn in employment, the number of broadband subscribers went up by 6.7 percent in the last quarter of 2008. Digital TV also showed a gain. Ireland's communications regulator
U.S. broadband adoption slows (again) in 2008; now more than 67M subs
The 20 largest cable and phone providers in the U.S. added 5.4 million net high-speed Internet subscribers in 2008. Annual net broadband additions have declined in the past two years and were the
Report predicts 12% drop in broadband subs in 09
Market research firm Pike & Fischer released a report this week predicting a 12 percent slide in broadband sign-ups in 2009. The report said approximately 5.7 million U.S. household would sign-up
Broadband subs hit 400 million, 'Net bending under the weight
The Broadband Forum and research partner Point-Topic announced that there are now more than 400 million global broadband subscribers. That's a long way from the first measurement taken in 1998, when
Another rallying cry for U.S. broadband
Is the U.S. facing a "Sputnik moment" in the evolution of broadband? That's what market research firm Strategy Analytics thinks, noting in a new report that "typical speeds advertised by U.S. Cable
Qwest sued over broadband early-termination feeds
Two former customers of Qwest have taken the telco to court in Seattle to challenge its practice of early termination fees for broadband services. Early termination fees have already been under fire
Broadband services enter new era
Broadband growth in general has been slowing, and DSL in particular has been dropping fast. It's increasingly apparent that broadband Internet will no longer be an all-you-can-eat proposition, and
Qwest Q2 profit heads south, along with outlook
On the heels of having its four-market forbearance petition rejected, Qwest Communications reported a 24 percent decline in profit to $188 million as part of its second quarter earnings summation.
Cablevision adds 81,000 voice customers
Verizon Communications may be moving its TV service rpaidly into Cablevision's markets, but the cable TV company is taking an eye for an eye: It managed 26% growth in subscribers to its voice service
