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How's broadband use in your neighborhood? Interactive map

Do you live in a highly connected neighborhood? Or is broadband home use rare, either because high-speed Internet access isn't available or people choose not to subscribe? Use this interactive map to find out about your area.

Broadband infrastructure: Time for real policy

The U.S. broadband infrastructure is a monopolistic mess

Motorola's NVG510 DSL modem... not very good

Gibbs is seriously unimpressed with AT&T's choice of the NVG510 DSL modem

Yet more DSL woes

For the last few weeks I've been wrestling with my new AT&T U-Verse DSL service and in my last two Gearhead column I discussed my travails after which you might have assumed all would be well, that AT&T would have pulled out all the stops and sorted out my issues. Alas, this week I'm no happier and, apparently, neither are many of you.

AT&T DSL: Getting What I Pay For?

Gibbs discovered that his DSL service can start at a lower line speed than he signed up for and he's not happy

Diagnosing DSL. Again.

In the last 11 years I have moved house three times. Each time I have purchased Internet service from AT&T and each time AT&T has managed to make establishing service an epic struggle that consumes hours of my time, leaves me without service for days or weeks, and drives me to the edge of homicidal despair.

AT&T vs. Verizon: LTE showdown in the Big Apple

AT&T is rolling out its 4G LTE service in selected markets across the country. How does the new network stand up to Verizon's more mature offering in terms of availability, speed and price?

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: For the good of the nation, broadband for all

The digital divide is shutting many Americans out of the economy.

Net neutrality rules and the FCC's huge mistake

The Senate disapproval resolution of the FCC's net neutrality rules failed; could the FCC have made a serious mistake?

Programming in Lua

Gibbs discusses the Lua programming language, an app that lets you program in Lua, and a Sci-Fi novel that has nothing to do with the language

Swapping DSL modems, AT&T gets into the act

Gibbs just wanted to use a different DSL modem but AT&T had opinions about the switch

PSTN: Ending the copper lifeline

In what may be a preview of what will happen in the United States, the Australian telecommunications giant Telstra late last month released its plan to bring a close to the old telephone world. Telstra announced it will decommission its copper customer access network and stop offering fixed line telephone service to retail customers after July 1, 2018.

India wants to intercept Skype, Google communications

The controversy over India's demand that it be allowed to monitor online and mobile communications resurfaced again on Wednesday, with an Indian minister telling reporters that the government had asked Skype, Google, and several other companies to give it access.

Hands-on: Belkin N750 DB router extends your Wi-Fi's reach

The Belkin N750 DB dual-band router can extend the reach of your Wi-Fi using an upgraded antenna system and improved signal-focusing technology.

10 questions for Stoke.com Finance VP Prabhala

Name: Venkat Prabhala

Mobile hotspots: AT&T, Sprint and Verizon compete on price, features, speed

Mobile hotspots provide a convenient way to get online when you're on the road. We put the latest models offered by AT&T, Sprint and Verizon to the test.

LTE outperforms 42M bps HSPA+ on streets of Stockholm

TeliaSonera's 4G network comes out on top when pitched against Three's new HSPA+ (High-Speed Packet Access) network in central Stockholm, with average download speeds at 57.1M bps (bits per second) and 13.7M bps.

Networking speed boosts

Not all varieties of slowness are created equal. If computer-to-computer file transfers or Web page loads are bugging you, consider focusing on your wireless network configuration instead of mucking about in Windows or inside your computer case.

QuickPoll: Is Obama's 98% 4G broadband coverage goal realistic?

President Obama outlined his administration's plan on Thursday to deliver high-speed mobile broadband to 98% of U.S. residents within five years. Is the proposal realistic?

Egypt in turmoil: Computerworld's complete coverage from a tech perspective

Full coverage of the crisis in Egypt from Computerworld, our sister publications and the IDG News Service.