Between 14 and 24 million Americans still lack access to broadband, and the immediate prospects for deployment to them are bleaks, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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In a major setback for the RIAA and the major record labels, a federal judge today cut the $675,000 damages award against Joel Tenenbaum for downloading and sharing 30 songs by 90% to just $67,500.  Calling the fines “unconstitutionally excessive”, the judge said that Congress never intended that the Digital Theft Deterrence Act of 1999 would be used to force average people to pay huge damages.

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