Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running full tilt, the plant’s 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week for police More Here

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Since he started Facebook in college 4 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned sometimes painfully that he can’t make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users More Here

T-Mobile has launched a range of off-the-shelf, extremely short-term mobile broadband contracts that allow customers to sign up for as little as one day. T-Mobile is offering three price packages: 2 for 1 day, 10 for 7 days and 20 for 30 days More Here

Eric Besson, whose title can best be translated as Minister for the Digital Economy and the Future, spent two days this week in Mountain View, networking at Google’s Zeitgeist , and picking the brains of local high-tech execs, entrepreneurs and VCs More Here

Only 38 percent of rural Americans have access to a high-speed internet connection. A vibrant future for rural America will require public policy that rectifies this situation. High-speed internet is revolutionizing the way we do business, and with More Here

The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a $250,000 grant for the Alabama Broadband Initiative. Gov. Bob Riley launched the initiative in May in an effort to bring high-speed Internet access to all Alabamians. Expanding broadband access is More Here

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