The US$4.6 billion-a-year program that subsidizes telephone service to rural areas will go to broadband if a proposal from the federal regulator goes through. It's a move that's only just starting to be studied in Canada
Singapore may require wireless broadband service providers to offer free Internet access for one year, according to a document issued by the country's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).n
The Chinese government spelled out on Wednesday for the first time how it will define "value-added" telecommunications services, a key element of its rules for foreign ownership in China's telephone and Internet industries.