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Google, of course In the debate over net neutrality, AT&T and Cisco are warning that fiber optic cable rollouts could be delayed -- and revenues lost -- if President Obama's recently proposed rules move ahead. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Lenovo Choosing Your Tablet: 5 Steps to Cut Through Confusion This paper will help you sort through your device and solution options to arrive at the right choice for your organization. Learn More DARPA wants to toughen-up WAN edge networking, security Researchers at DARPA will in December detail a new program it expects will strengthen technologies used to support networking and security technologies at the WAN edge. Read More     INSIDER How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows 802.1X provides security for wired and Wi-Fi networks. Read More   Cisco winning SDN battle: Chambers Cisco CEO John Chambers is claiming victory in the company's battle with SDN. 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Read More   ZigBee 3.0 promises one standard for many uses   The ZigBee Alliance plans to put all forms of its low-power wireless technology under one standard, ZigBee 3.0, in a move that could make it easier to connect many wireless devices in homes. Read More   Telephone tax hike part of FCC chairman's plan for Internet fund A proposed $0.16 fee increase on your telephone bill would go toward improving Internet access for kids in school and libraries. Read More   Net neutrality proposal could lead to broadband taxes, opponents say U.S. President Barack Obama's call for the Federal Communications Commission to pass net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility is a bad idea that could raise broadband prices by 16 percent or more, a parade of Republican politicians and conservative activists said Friday. Read More
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