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Report: RI Internet is the fastest in the U.S. - A study by the Communications Workers of America places Rhode Island at the top when it comes to Internet download speeds. [Fox 12 Rhode Island]

FCC head to urge sanctions against Comcast for blocking Internet traffic - The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet. [USAToday.com Washington/Politics]

'Ordinary' Arabs to retake Internet: Wikipedia founder - AFP - An explosion in Internet usage in the Middle East by "ordinary" people will show the world that the region is just like anywhere else, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Sunday.
[Yahoo! News]

EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia - EarthLink Inc. is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi. EarthLink, which once pinned its future on municipal networks such as Philadelphia's... [SFGate.com Business & Technology]

New Proposed Bill Addresses Internet Violence - If the bill passes, it would make committing violent acts for the sole purpose of displaying it on the web a felony here in NYS. [FOX23: Albany Local]

Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report - AFP - A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said. [Yahoo! News]

Net neutrality propaganda? hmm

Study: Internet could run out of capacity in two years - InfoWorld - Consumer and corporate use of the Internet could overload the current capacity and lead to brown-outs in two years unless backbone providers invest billions of dollars in new infrastructure, according to a study released Monday. [Yahoo! News]

Startup brings free Wi-Fi to the streets of San Francisco - A California startup is relying on civic-minded volunteers in San Francisco to accomplish a goal that so far has eluded the city's government leaders: provide residents with wireless internet access that's free and dependable. [Theregister.co.uk]

New DIY Trojan Tool on Sale on the Internet - PC World - A new kit for building and customizing Trojan malware has been discovered for sale on the Internet. [Yahoo! News]

Internet gives nerds a second chance - Nerds across the United States are getting a second chance at being popular, musician MC Frontalot said, thanks to the growth of the Internet. [upi.com]