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Internet, Wireless & Cloud

White House announces $40 billion in broadband funding

June 26, 2023

Via: The Verge

President Joe Biden is getting closer to distributing more than $40 billion in funding to support broadband expansion nationwide as part of his administration’s goal to connect all Americans to high-speed internet by 2030. The funding, authorized in Biden’s 2021 […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

T-Mobile now boasts a million 5G FWA customers

April 21, 2022

Via: Techradar

T-Mobile USA has revealed it now has one million 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband customers and has extended availability to another ten million households. The service, which launched a year ago, is now available to 40 million households across […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

FCC authorizes $50 discounts for low-income households’ internet bills

February 26, 2021

Via: The Verge

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a program that provides emergency discounts of up to $50 per month toward broadband internet service for low-income households. The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program also provides up to $75 per […]


Privacy, Security

The FCC passes new privacy rules for broadband providers

October 28, 2016

Via: TechSpot

Federal regulators have approved new rules that will curb the ability of Internet service providers to collect data about users — including app usage, browsing history, mobile location data and more — for advertising purposes. The decision essentially reverts the […]


Internet, Wireless & Cloud

Americans are increasing their reliance on mobile Internet (at the cost of home broadband)

April 20, 2016

Via: TechSpot

Despite multiple social programs designed to lessen the digital divide between low-income homes and those that earn more money, roughly a third of Americans still don’t have a fixed broadband connection at home. A new survey from the National Telecommunications […]


Internet, Social Networking

FCC proposal ushers low-income Americans into the broadband revolution

March 9, 2016

Via: Techradar

The U.S. as a whole is a nation blanketed with high-speed connectivity, but sizable pockets of underserved citizens still exist. In fact, nearly one in five Americans still lack regular access to broadband Internet due to cost. FCC chairman Tom […]