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Sandra Rivera

Why Internet connections are fastest in South Korea - CNN.com - 2 views

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  • Sandra Rivera on 04 Apr 10
     
    South Korea is the country with the fastest internet connection. The reasons for this can be found in the existence of a competitve market, the encouragement of the use of computers propelled by the government, the "shared" telecommunications insfraestructure, the density of the population and the broadband policy existing for more than 10 years now
César Albarrán Torres

Google Fiber Sparks Online Competition Between Cities Nationwide - 0 views

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shared by César Albarrán Torres on 10 Mar 10 - Cached
  • It seems like every city in America wants Google Fibe
  • And who can blame them? Ever since Google announced its plan last month to bring ultra-high speed Internet connections (as in, up to 100x faster than what most of the country has today) to between 50,000 and 500,000 people, cities across the U.S. have been clamoring to curry the favor of the search giant.
  • First there was Topeka, KS, which renamed itself by proclamation to Google, KS.
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  • Austin, TX, Charlottesville, VA, Greensboro, NC, Portland, OR, Grand Rapids, MI, and Indianapolis, IN are also in on the action with either official or citizen-led campaigns to catch Google’s attention.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 10 Mar 10
     
    Google wants to install Google Fiber in some small US cities. These Googlevilles, although experimental and in a small scale, could foreshadow some potential repercussions of the digital divide. Would you like to live in Googleville?
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