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			<title><![CDATA[Connecting More Americans to Broadband: Pew’s Late]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/507/Connecting-More-Americans-to-Broadband-Pew’s-Late.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pew Internet Project, led by John Horrigan, just released the results of a periodic survey of consumers assessing their access to the Internet and use of broadband.   I am reminded once again that the challenge of getting more Americans connected is complex.  While some Americans don’t have broadband due to concerns about the cost, for most people other factors weigh more heavily, especially the lack of a PC. But on the positive side, the Pew survey continues to show that we are making stead]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 02, 2008, 04:36 PM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Verizon FiOS TV Launches New Channels]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/506/Verizon-FiOS-TV-Launches-New-Channels.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A little less than a month ago, I gave PolicyBlog readers a preview of the new content coming to FiOS TV screens this summer.  I said then that we’d start adding new HD and standard-definition channels in July.  Today, we’ve announced  the first in a series of channel launches that will give FiOS TV customers even more programming choices. FiOS TV customers in Fort Wayne, Ind., are the first to receive the new FiOS TV channel lineup that now includes 15 additional HD channels including Animal Pl]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 01, 2008, 05:09 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/506/Verizon-FiOS-TV-Launches-New-Channels.aspx#When:21:09:15</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Connecting Everyone to Broadband]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/504/Connecting-Everyone-to-Broadband.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) in New York earlier this week, a new organization was formed called “Internet for Everyone”.   This is a new group focused on promoting broadband access for all Americans.  It is an interesting mix of non-profits, activists and a few companies.  They have organized around a set of principles that include the following:AccessEvery home and business in America must have access to a high-speed, world class communications infrastructure.ChoiceEvery consumer must]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 26, 2008, 03:23 PM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Some Help for Flood Victims]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/502/Some-Help-for-Flood-Victims.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to share the news that Verizon is matching each dollar given by our employees to assist Midwest flood victims.  Our hearts go out to those suffering, and hope this small gesture can help them through these tough times.  Verizon, Employees Aid Flood Victims In Seven StatesTelco Will Match Employee Donations Dollar For DollarBy Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 6/19/2008 12:39:00 PMThe Verizon Foundation has begun a 1-to-1 match for every dollar donated by Verizon employees in support o]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 20, 2008, 05:04 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/502/Some-Help-for-Flood-Victims.aspx#When:21:04:03</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Will Cable and FCC Thwart Consumer Choice?]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/TomTauke9/501/Will-Cable-and-FCC-Thwart-Consumer-Choice-.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[News reports indicate that a majority of the FCC Commissioners  -- reportedly Commissioners Adelstein, Copps, and McDowell -- are about to overturn a recommendation by the agency’s Enforcement Bureau to deny cable’s complaint against Verizon’s “win-back” marketing efforts.   While the FCC’s decisions are often associated with a bit of intra-agency intrigue, this one is really puzzling.   While the process at the FCC generates thousands of pages of filings, the issues in this case are really quit]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 20, 2008, 09:29 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/TomTauke9/501/Will-Cable-and-FCC-Thwart-Consumer-Choice-.aspx#When:13:29:31</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Full Steam Ahead for FTTP]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/500/Full-Steam-Ahead-for-FTTP.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Stories like one from Reuters this week out of NXTcomm are being interpreted by some as signaling a new direction for Verizon’s FiOS project.  That’s wrong.  Verizon’s FiOS project is going full steam ahead, and we continue to believe that fiber all the way to our customers is simply the best broadband solution.  Verizon COO Denny Strigl reiterated our commitment to FiOS and fiber optics at NXTcomm as I mentioned here.I was there for the interview that led to the Reuters story, and absolutely no]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 19, 2008, 04:05 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/500/Full-Steam-Ahead-for-FTTP.aspx#When:20:05:32</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Broadband Deployment Beyond 2010]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/499/Broadband-Deployment-Beyond-2010.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Some reporting coming out of NXTcomm today suggests that Verizon is considering technology other than fiber to the home after 2010.   Asked about Verizon’s plans today, Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl, who was speaking at NXTcomm, said this: “We plan to offer broadband using High Speed Internet and FiOS, which we think are the right technologies for our customers in the years ahead. We're rapidly expanding the deployment and increasing the speeds of both.” Verizon FiOS uses a fiber-optic ]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 18, 2008, 04:07 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/499/Broadband-Deployment-Beyond-2010.aspx#When:20:07:07</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Debunking Broadband Myths]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/497/Debunking-Broadband-Myths.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[While it hasn’t quite achieved the notoriety of an urban myth, it’s become commonplace to read that the United States lags other countries when it comes to broadband service.  Despite rapidly growing services like FiOS and wireless broadband, many people believe that the U.S. trails other companies in broadband speeds and penetration. During his keynote speech today at the NXTcomm conference in Las Vegas, Verizon President and COO Denny Strigl set the record straight. He said that often-cited st]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 18, 2008, 11:59 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/497/Debunking-Broadband-Myths.aspx#When:15:59:06</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[50/20 Mbps and Counting]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/496/50-20-Mbps-and-Counting.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“Fast” Internet access means different things to different people.  If you’re a cable customer, it means that you’re can look forward to new upload speeds of 1 Mbps or 2 Mbps paired with typical promised but not always delivered download speeds of 6 Mbps.  If you’re a Verizon FiOS customer, it means broadband speeds that are unmatched by any competitor. As Verizon FiOS Internet customer Bob Cariste of New Jersey puts it, “(FiOS Internet service) is the fastest and the most reliable.  Those are t]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 18, 2008, 08:39 AM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Innovation and the Customer Experience]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/495/Innovation-and-the-Customer-Experience.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Innovation in the world of technology is surging forward. What's happening out here in the Nevada desert at NXTcomm08 tells us something about the high octane at work in network technology, and about the charting of America's -- and the world's -- course. On the exhibit floor here in Las Vegas you can see that technology in its latest form, but the bigger question is what does it mean for businesses and consumers who will use it? Verizon's Mark Wegleitner, senior vice president of technology, sh]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 17, 2008, 08:32 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/495/Innovation-and-the-Customer-Experience.aspx#When:00:32:57</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Consumer Tools for Broadband Connections]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/494/Consumer-Tools-for-Broadband-Connections.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I saw over the weekend blog posts suggesting that Google is planning to release some “tools” to help consumers assess the condition of their broadband connections.   It is not clear to me what those tools will do but I think at bottom what is key here is the notion of “transparency”, providing consumers with useful and understandable information that can help them have the best Internet experience possible. Consumers are driving the market with respect to the Internet at all levels whether it is]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 17, 2008, 03:17 PM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Verizon Bundles Wireless and Home Broadband]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/492/Verizon-Bundles-Wireless-and-Home-Broadband.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that the telecommunications market is shifting, and some people are disconnecting the trusty landline and using wireless phones for voice service.  These same consumers still want reliable wireline broadband services that deliver what they advertise.  Verizon, with our superior wireless and wireline networks, is evolving along with the marketplace to bring consumers new service choices that fit their lifestyles and their pocketbooks. Today, Verizon takes another significant step i]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 17, 2008, 08:33 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/492/Verizon-Bundles-Wireless-and-Home-Broadband.aspx#When:12:33:00</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seeing FiOS' Future at NXTcomm]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/491/Seeing-FiOS-Future-at-NXTcomm.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The major telecom industry show and meeting, NXTcomm, is underway in the 100 degree heat of Las Vegas.   But even before it started, industry execs were gathering to discuss subjects like supplier diversity, the topic for the Verizon co-sponsored DiversityNXT meeting Monday morning.   Verizon’s Mark Wegleitner, senior vice president for technology, got things going in an address to the DiversityNXT conferees -- a group of minority and women suppliers gathered here.  Woman and minority-owned busi]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 16, 2008, 09:52 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/491/Seeing-FiOS-Future-at-NXTcomm.aspx#When:01:52:00</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Upcoming Changes in Verizon's Newsgroup Service]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/488/Upcoming-Changes-in-Verizon-s-Newsgroup-Service.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of reporting about our announcement this week with New York’s Attorney General that we will work to more effectively limit customer access to child pornography over the Internet.  We have also seen discussion in online forums about what this means. Here’s what Verizon will do. In the case of Web pages on Verizon servers, we have clear terms of service that prohibit posting of child pornography and to do so violates those service agreements.  We will review a list of Web page]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 13, 2008, 01:23 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/488/Upcoming-Changes-in-Verizon-s-Newsgroup-Service.aspx#When:17:23:38</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Our High Speed Internet Service Gets Even Faster]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/487/Our-High-Speed-Internet-Service-Gets-Even-Faster.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With all the talk about Verizon FiOS, we’ve also been revving up the speed of our copper-based High Speed Internet service.  And we’ve been aggressively expanding it across our service territory. Since January of this year, Verizon has offered consumer broadband service with a download connection speed of up to 7 megabits per second, and we’ve been deploying this faster broadband to more and more customers.  That 7 Mbps download High Speed Internet service is now available to more than 3.4 milli]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 12, 2008, 01:03 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/487/Our-High-Speed-Internet-Service-Gets-Even-Faster.aspx#When:17:03:23</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Fight Against Telemarketers]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/JimGerace9/485/The-Fight-Against-Telemarketers.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Star-Ledger (New Jersey’s largest newspaper) published a story on its front page called “Cellular companies hunt nameless nuisances.”  The article focused on how wireless consumers are becoming increasingly annoyed with text message spam and telemarketing calls sent to their wireless phones.  Verizon Wireless tries to stay ahead of the bad guys by using all our resources – network, legal, human and others – to help stop what is not only a nuisance, but an invasion of privacy, for]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 09, 2008, 10:31 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/JimGerace9/485/The-Fight-Against-Telemarketers.aspx#When:14:31:16</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[2007 Corporate Responsibility Report]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/484/2007-Corporate-Responsibility-Report.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Verizon just published its 2007 corporate responsibility report, Doing the Work. The report describes our ongoing accomplishments and challenges in the areas that define our approach to corporate responsibility. I am especially proud of the new section called “Being Accountable for Being Responsible,” which outlines our objectives and performance in areas such as innovation, education and the environment. Please check out the report at www.verizon.com/responsibility  and let us know what you th]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 06, 2008, 04:52 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/484/2007-Corporate-Responsibility-Report.aspx#When:20:52:06</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Verizon Sets Energy Standards]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/482/Verizon-Sets-Energy-Standards.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Some time back, during another energy crisis, companies put stickers on light switches that said “Save a Watt,” motivating employees to turn of lights when they left rooms. Verizon’s technology team has a bigger idea. Save some gigawatts. Verizon is the first in the telecom industry to require that network-hardware manufacturers help us reduce energy consumption by meeting challenging new standards as we upgrade our networks.  The target we’ve given the manufacturers is to make their equipment 2]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 05, 2008, 05:05 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/482/Verizon-Sets-Energy-Standards.aspx#When:21:05:09</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Preview of Coming Attractions]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/479/A-Preview-of-Coming-Attractions.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow Verizon will issue a news release about some of the new content coming to your FiOS TV screens this summer.  Because PolicyBlog readers have expressed a lot of interest – and frankly frustration – about new content, I’m giving you the heads up today. What we will announce is that, beginning in July, we’ll start adding new HD and standard-definition channels to the 400-plus channels we already carry.  This is the first step in a phased approach to ensure that Verizon FiOS TV leads all co]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 04, 2008, 11:58 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/479/A-Preview-of-Coming-Attractions.aspx#When:15:58:59</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Online Safety: We All Can Play a Part]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/478/Online-Safety-We-All-Can-Play-a-Part.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Several of us from Verizon participated in Parry Aftab’s StopCyberbullying conference this week at Pace University.  Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg delivered the keynote.   Ivan sketched out the great opportunities open to kids and communities in the Internet age, but addressed quite directly the need for joint action to curb those who use online communities and mobile tools for cruel and hateful behavior against others.    These are huge challenges, of course, but we believe technology can help a ]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 04, 2008, 09:36 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/KathyBrown9/478/Online-Safety-We-All-Can-Play-a-Part.aspx#When:13:36:45</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Some Thoughts About Network Management]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/477/Some-Thoughts-About-Network-Management.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post carried an editorial on Saturday, May 31 that argued against government regulation of the network management practices of broadband providers but suggested that more transparency regarding such practices would be helpful.  I think the Post has taken a thoughtful position for a number of reasons.  The Internet is really a network of networks, a set of commercial agreements or “handshakes” between ISPs to interconnect their networks.  Network providers agree to transport their ]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 03, 2008, 02:54 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/477/Some-Thoughts-About-Network-Management.aspx#When:18:54:50</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Broadband and Economic Efficiency]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/474/Broadband-and-Economic-Efficiency.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I believe that communications technology is “transformative”, stimulating change in our economy and in society in general.  Our CEO, Ivan Seidenberg, has repeatedly made this point as well.  But it never seems to hit home just how much improvement can come from broadband landline and wireless technologies until a news story demonstrates the extent to which change is occurring in what might have seemed an unlikely sector of our economy.That’s the thought that struck me when I read the Washington ]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 30, 2008, 12:44 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/474/Broadband-and-Economic-Efficiency.aspx#When:16:44:42</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The World Has Changed . . . And Continues To]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/471/The-World-Has-Changed-And-Continues-To.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was very interested in the just released Centers for Disease Control study on the use of mobile phones in the U. S.  This study is based on survey results for a six months period and the current report covers the June to December, 2007 time period.   It is also clear when looking at the report that it is a study of voice calling services and technology, not broadband or data services.  So the comparisons cited about consumers use of voice services over either a mobile or landline connection. T]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 21, 2008, 01:53 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/471/The-World-Has-Changed-And-Continues-To.aspx#When:17:53:35</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Makes FiOS Fantastic]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/470/What-Makes-FiOS-Fantastic.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has been within earshot of Verizon for the past few years knows that we talk a lot about fiber optics.  But not just any fiber optics.  Verizon’s fiber optic network goes all the way to the customer’s home offering the fastest Internet service available in the U.S. and unequaled TV pictures and sound.  The cable guys know we have an edge, so lately they’ve been telling anyone who will listen that they have fiber too – just like Verizon. For anyone who’s ever wondered why all the fuss ]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 19, 2008, 09:37 AM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smart Gear]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/469/Smart-Gear.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) 2008 in Orlando, Verizon described a new mobile wireless communications solution it has developed and distributed to 2,250 field technicians and managers in our Verizon Partner Solutions (VPS) unit. VPS is a wholesale provider of networks and network services to U.S based wireless, Internet, cable and telephone companies. Working in tandem with Verizon Wireless, the VPS unit has deployed a solution that replaces the 8-pound laptop PCs that its fie]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 15, 2008, 03:55 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/469/Smart-Gear.aspx#When:19:55:41</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[NYers: How To Support FiOS TV for NYC]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/CZBlogger1/468/NYers-How-To-Support-FiOS-TV-for-NYC.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On April 29, New York City government announced plans to take action on the proposed Verizon cable franchise agreement for New York City. Once approved, this agreement will allow the more than three million New York City households to access FiOS TV. The City’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee is holding a public hearing on the cable franchise on May 20, 2008. A vote is expected on May 27.  After a few additional approvals within the city, and confirmation by the New York State Public S]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 15, 2008, 02:39 PM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/CZBlogger1/468/NYers-How-To-Support-FiOS-TV-for-NYC.aspx#When:18:39:12</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Internet Security Made Simple]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/EricRabe9/467/Internet-Security-Made-Simple.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ninety-six percent of consumers in a 2007 survey said they thought their home computers were safe from online attacks such as viruses and spyware.  But a scan of their PCs at the time of the survey showed that, in fact, 58 percent were at risk.  There are over 300,000 active viruses and 60,000 active spyware programs on the Internet.  Thousands of new threats show up out there every month.   The good news is that there is evidence that computer users are getting smarter about the common threats ]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 15, 2008, 01:51 PM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Verizon Joins LiMo as Core Member]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/JimGerace9/465/Verizon-Joins-LiMo-as-Core-Member.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wanted to share this announcement (pasted below, <STRIKE>linked when ready</STRIKE>) here at Policyblog.  [Related: See my post and the Open Development initiative website to trace the ‘openness’ leadership we’ve embraced at Verizon Wireless.]  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Verizon Joins LiMo Foundation™ With Verizon on Board of Directors, LiMo Expands Major Wireless Service ProviderEngagement Across North America, Asia and Europe LONDON, England; TOKYO, Japan, and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., United States, M]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 14, 2008, 09:53 AM EST</pubDate>
			<guid>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/JimGerace9/465/Verizon-Joins-LiMo-as-Core-Member.aspx#When:13:53:38</guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[More Americans Getting More and Better Broadband]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/LinkHoewing9/464/More-Americans-Getting-More-and-Better-Broadband.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I continue to see pieces that suggest that the U. S. is way behind when it comes to broadband technology.  Most of the commenters focus on uptake (i.e., how many consumers actually use broadband) but many also suggest that the U. S. is also behind in terms of competition.  This piece from Arstechnica is typical.   Citing the snapshot statistics found in a variety of reports, most of these commentaries focus only on current technology and are not looking to the future. They do not assess success ]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 14, 2008, 09:31 AM EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Symmetrical Is For All FiOS Customers]]></title>
			<link>http://policyblog.verizon.com/PolicyBlog/Blogs/policyblog/CZBlogger1/463/Symmetrical-Is-For-All-FiOS-Customers.aspx</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Doc Searls today talked about his 20/20Mbps symmetrical FiOS. (Service seen here uploading photos – don’t blink!).  He asks (spurred on by Scott Brandner) if Verizon only offers symmetrical service where there are two or more competitors.   The answer is, we offer symmetrical service to every FiOS customer. 20/20Mbps in six states (NY, CT, MA, NJ, FL, RI) and 15/15 everywhere else. For the record, catch how Doc describes his choice of provider (he has four wires to choose from) and why: “Since V]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 09, 2008, 05:38 PM EST</pubDate>
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