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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Telework and national broadband

Alaskans seek $1.3 billion of broadband funds; WAN optimization buyers want integrated measurement
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Telework and national broadband

As part of its efforts to draft a national broadband plan, the FCC is exploring how broadband can increase the practicality of telework – and the agency is looking for input. Read full story

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