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The FCC's map of 25 Mbps broadband deployment as of January, 2015. Yellow areas are served; blue are unserved.

FCC To Redefine “Broadband” As 25 Mbps Or Faster

Rumors have been floating around for at least six months that the FCC might change the definition of “broadband” actually to mean the real high-speed connections we need access to in the real world — and now it looks like they finally are. [More]

Rare Superman Comic Saves Home From Foreclosure

Rare Superman Comic Saves Home From Foreclosure

See through walls, bounce bullets off his chest, save homes from foreclosure, is there anything the man of steel can’t do? [More]

Chase Returns Retired Teacher's Stolen $6,200

Chase Returns Retired Teacher's Stolen $6,200

For some reason, Chase bank decided to take a second look at the $6,200 an unidentified person removed from Bronx retiree Ernest Nitzberg’s checking account. It just might have been the outcry after he shared his story with a global audience on the Huffington Post. [More]

National Arbitration Forum Exits Credit Card Dispute Business

National Arbitration Forum Exits Credit Card Dispute Business

Score one for the consumer over unfair arbitration. Just last week, Minnesota’s Attorney General sued the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) for fraud, false advertising, and deceptive trade practices—and now the company has agreed to pull out of the credit card business entirely. According to the settlement reached on July 17th, “The only business NAF can now be involved with is in arbitrating Internet domain disputes, a business it has long been in.”