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Montana bottom of the ‘Spam barrel’

Montana’s online users are actually receiving less spam than any other state in the nation.

Twitter took off from simple to ‘tweet’ success

"What are you doing?"

Shutdown of ‘lifeline’ to hit rural police forces hard

The program, known as the Tribal Rural Law Enforcement Internet Project, has operated in some form since 1995.

Group Urges Congress to Move Forward on Broadband Mapping

CWA President Larry Cohen stressed that "if our nation is going to realize the economic gains of the Internet Age and ensure that a 21st century Internet is available for all, we need better data to help us get there. These bills now before Congress will greatly improve the quality of that information and will move us another step closer to bringing high-speed Internet access to every American."

Telemedicine connects Montana doctors, patients

“Technology is working for us — (EMTN) is convenient,” Hesse said. “Patients don’t have to travel to Billings — and who wants to travel when they aren’t feeling well.”

MTA Commentary—Retention Marketing is OK for Cable, but Not Telcos

"The FCC’s retention marketing “decision promotes regulatory arbitrage,… thwart[s] competition, harm[s] rural America, and frustrate[s] regulatory parity.”

Chrysler’s In-Car Web Access Shifts Mobile Into Gear

GPS systems that are enhanced with Internet connectivity could provide services like real-time point-of-interest updating, and even offer things like current coupons that could be sent to your cell phone automatically via Bluetooth.

Get Ready For .smith, .sports Or .love On The Web

Internet regulators have voted to relax rules on domain names

Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere

New software, called WebAnywhere, launched today lets blind and visually impaired people surf the Web on the go. The tool developed at the University of Washington turns screen-reading into an Internet service that reads aloud Web text on any computer with speakers or headphone connections.

Google’s Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web

"Is this interesting to Google?"