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Woe is ISP: 30% of Americans cant choose their service provider
2014-03-14 17:00:45| Extremetech
In the United States, many of us have no choice whatsoever in the way of broadband ISPs. Plenty of localities are more than happy to offer monopolies to mega-corps, and that means competition is effectively nonexistent in those areas. Price hikes, stagnant speeds, and other bad behaviors are free to run rampant, and there's not a damn thing you can do about it. Upwards of 30% of Americans have absolutely no choice in the matter, and SoftBank is upset about that. So, what's its proposed solution to the lack of competition? Even more consolidation.
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Most Americans Undaunted Global Warming
2014-03-14 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Although most Americans believe global warming's effects will take hold during their lifetime, they don't expect these changes to pose a serious threat to their way of life, according to a new poll. A Gallup survey found that 54 percent of Americans believe global warming is already impacting the planet; another 3 percent think these effects will occur in a few years and 8 percent think these effects will occur in their lifetime. Meanwhile, 16 percent think global warming's effects will happen...
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Americans Riding Public Transit At Highest Level Since 1956
2014-03-10 18:55:40| Railroads - Topix.net
The conductor of a Los Angeles gold line train bound for Atlantic waves as he pulls into a station in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.
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After 25 Years, 87 Percent of Americans Connected to the Web
2014-02-27 23:34:05| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Two and a half decades after Sir Tim Berners-Lee released the first popular Web browser, 87 percent of American adults now use the internet.
With the economy improving, more Americans are getting divorced
2014-02-25 19:45:17| Real Estate - Topix.net
Hard economic times had kept Amy Derose and her husband Lawrence locked in an unhappy marriage for the sake of their engineering firm in Pompano Beach, Fla.
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