Broadband
Jan 15 2009, Taylor Flatt

While China imposes strict regulations on their internet and in some cases jailing writers and web developers, they continue moving up the ladder. Ever since 2001 when it began catching the attention of the internet world, they have been under the...

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High voltage electric transmission lines are silhouetted against the late day sky near Spearville, Kan. in this Sept. 27, 2006 file photo. IBM Corp. is throwing its considerable weight behind an idea that seemed to have faded: broadband Internet access...