Posted on 9:18 am, Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Tags: alaska airlines, internet
With Gogo, Alaska Airlines passengers will be able to browse the Web; access online music, games, podcasts and webcasts; send and receive e-mail; and connect to virtual private networks while flying. The easy-to-use service will provide passengers with full Internet access on any Wi-Fi-equipped laptop or personal electronic device at speeds similar to wireless mobile […]
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Posted on 6:15 pm, Saturday, February 13, 2010. Tags: broadband, fiber optic, google, internet
On February 10th, 2010, Google announced “Google Fiberâ€, an experimental project in which it will install fiber high speed interconnects to a selected area in the United States. The fiber internet connection will provide up to 1 Gigabit per second internet connection to homes in the selected communities. Thats over 100 time faster than the […]
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Posted in Sci-Tech
Posted on 11:01 am, Thursday, January 28, 2010. Tags: cable modem, internet, oceanic time warner, road runner
From the Oceanic Time Warner website Thursday January 28th 10AM-2PM On the Big Island in Hilo customers may experience intermittent high speed internet and home phone service due to planned maintenance.
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Posted on 4:16 am, Thursday, December 17, 2009. Tags: broadcasting, internet, newspapers
Newspaper publishers experienced a single-year decline in total revenue of 8.3 percent — from $47.9 billion in 2007 to $43.9 billion in 2008. This followed a more modest decline of 2.7 percent in 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.
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Posted on 3:08 pm, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Tags: hb1405, internet, tax
MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle vetoed HB 1405 today because this legislation has immediate and adverse consequences for residents and businesses of Hawai‘i. This legislation would place Hawai‘i companies at a competitive disadvantage. As a consequence of this bill, Hawai‘i businesses would no longer be able to receive commissions for advertisements on their […]
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Posted in Business, Government, News
Posted on 10:00 am, Monday, June 1, 2009. Tags: access, internet, library, public
MEDIA RELEASE From June 1 – 15, 2009, the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) will be one of 636 libraries chosen to participate in the U.S. IMPACT web Internet survey to study how people like you use the free computers and Internet connections in public libraries. Â This nationwide survey is being conducted by the […]
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Posted on 10:02 pm, Thursday, April 2, 2009. Tags: big island, internet, mayor, website
MEDIA RELEASE A new Web site from the Hawaii County Office of the Mayor is being launched today at www.hawconews.com. The site includes press releases, features, announcements, photo galleries and video provided by the Mayor and his staff, and County press releases that will be cataloged on the site by geographical district. You will also […]
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Posted on 10:10 am, Monday, December 1, 2008. Tags: hawaiian telcom, hawaiiantel, internet, phone
MEDIA RELEASE FROM HAWAIIAN TELCOM Hawaiian Telcom to facilitate balance sheet restructuring through Chapter 11; Company operations to continue without interruption HONOLULU — Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., announced Monday, Dec. 1 that to continue its balance sheet restructuring process and ensure the company’s long-term financial health, it has filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter […]
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