Local News: WKAG-TV Rebuts Charter Claims After Drop Nov 7, 2009
The station is still carried on CDE Lightband in Clarksville, a broadband system operated by the local electric utility that competes with Charter. More Content. (Multichannel News)
Officials lining up incentive package for business Oct 14, 2009
The first is a connection to the city's broadband system, called Fibernet, at no cost to the company. The company would still have to pay a service provider for broadband access, but the city would waive connection costs. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Shake meters Oct 7, 2009
The station near Polson will receive a broadband system, which can measure the high frequency shaking caused by local earthquakes as well as the lower frequency waves that come from seismic events around the world. That one will be the most improved, Stickney said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Oversight at ETV saves money Aug 1, 2009
Luke Rankin, R-Horry, and I were accused of squandering our state s chance to build a state-of-the-art WiMAX broadband system. Some editorial and op-ed writers claimed we were either indifferent or foolish when we chose not to bless a single-source deal between ETV and a broadband provider. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Feds probing another firm tied to Murtha May 26, 2009
Under one of the contracts, the company is helping conduct research on a broadband system with the goal of bringing rural residents cheaper Internet access. Another put the company in charge of setting up an emergency operations center so police and emergency workers could communicate on the same radio frequencies, to avoid the communication problems Mr. Murtha said he witnessed in Washington during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Panasonic Avionics Signs Five Major Broadcasters to the Panasonic Airline Television Network Apr 1, 2009
As a component of the Panasonic eXConnect in-flight broadband system, a part of the Panasonic Global Communications Suite, the Panasonic Airline Television Network is a global TV broadcast system designed to provide passengers with live news, information and events wherever the aircraft flies ... The Panasonic Airline Television Network utilizes the same antenna and onboard components as the eXConnect broadband system, minimizing hardware and installation costs to the airlines. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, negotiation discussion for city-wide broadband system Feb 21, 2009
The City Council plans to hold a special meeting to discuss negotiations for a city-wide high-speed broadband system. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). (Palo Alto Online, CA)
