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Here are all the problems with how smartphones handle Wi-Fi these days, and a few not-so-humble suggestions on how to fix them.

With ever-increasing demands placed on infrastructure to deliver video, we need a new and meaningful measuring stick for video. Bytes are becoming meaningless.

China says it will step up administration of the Internet this year while continuing to build out the country's fiber-optic backbone and expand broadband access for consumers.

Studies that show broadband speed and growth rushing upward tend not to show the context of how fast the rest of the world is moving.

Brough Turner is building a network that can circumvent both incumbent carriers and the FCC.

Have you wondered how your Internet Service Provider stacks up against the competition when it comes to delivering streaming video to your home? It seems Netflix has been wondering, too, so today it launched what will be a monthly feature at its tech blog comparing average bit rate speeds of major ISPs in the United States and Canada.

Once again, marketing trumps reality. According to a new report by the Federal Communications Commission, 68 percent of Internet connections in the U.S. that are called "broadband" by their service providers fail to meet the minimum technical requirements that define "broadband."

The FTC and FCC look like they're finally ready to do their jobs protecting consumers online and, in the process, give ethical businesses protection and guidelines that actually work.

Small businesses think broadband is more important than gas and water supplies, says XLN Telecom.

The FCC is now criticizing broadband providers for a situation well-known to most of us: Sometimes, speed stinks. But what can you do about it? Here are some tools, tips and tricks to self-heal your sluggish net connection.

Communities in every U.S. state but three -- Delaware, Florida and South Dakota -- have applied to become test markets for Google's planned high-speed broadband network.