An open-access network can offer fast fiber, but it works differently than what's offered by typical broadband providers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...

Fiber uses fiber-optic lines that transmit data at the speed of light, whereas cable uses coaxial cables, which are traditionally used for TV service. Fiber typically offers faster upload and download ...

What's the best cable internet provider? Besides satellite internet, cable internet offers some of the widest coverage among all internet connection types. But what about performance, pricing and ...

Well, after my other thread (So I can get cable TV in my room here at the dorm... think I could get cable intarweb?) I kind of let the issue drop. To recap what the ...

While sounding a bit like Chicken Little, federal government watchdogs today said that an H1N1 pandemic could cause a significant increase in the use of the Internet by students and teleworkers that ...