June 26, 2023
Via: The VergePresident 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 […]
April 21, 2022
Via: TechradarT-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 […]
February 26, 2021
Via: The VergeThe 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 […]
October 28, 2016
Via: TechSpotFederal 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 […]
April 20, 2016
Via: TechSpotDespite 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 […]
March 9, 2016
Via: TechradarThe 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 […]