Tech reporter for the Washington Post and curator of Tech Friend Newsletter Shira Ovide joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss the necessity of ‘nutrition labels’ for internet services, what information will be included on the labels, and how Broadband Consumer Labels will empower consumers with clearer insights into their fees, pricing, and more.
A federal appeals court has ruled that New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents
Montana Internet Expands Fiber Broadband Service HELENA, Mont., April 22, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Montana Internet, Helena’s first Internet Service Provider (ISP), is now the first to offer fiber internet to several underserved areas across Lewis & Clark County. The Company has announced its latest initiative to connect Telecompetitor
Broadband Labels Now Required for Larger ISPs Larger internet providers– those with 100,000 subscribers or more — are now required to meet previously established broadband label requirements. April 10 was the deadline for those providers. Smaller providers have an additional six months to comply. The FCC requirements Telecompetitor
"As officials have looked to put their money towards closing the digital divide, internet providers like AT&T and Verizon have been very aggressive in lobbying back," said The Washington Post's Tony Romm.
Internet service providers can no longer fiddle with how quickly — or not — customers are able to browse the web or download files, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday.The 3-2 vote to adopt net neutrality regulations, which block wireless companies from selectively speeding up, slowing down or blocking users' internet traffic, restores a policy that was discarded during the Trump administration.The reversal also paves the way for a legal fight with the broadband industry. The...
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The temporary contract for communication workers of a Wiregrass internet provider has been extended but a strike is not out of the question. The local CWA union of Brightspeed workers met with corporate for two days last week in efforts to get more of a fair contract -- yet they had []
A housing advocacy organization and migrants in Denver, Colorado, recently organized a protest against the city's "insufficient" plan to provide 1,000 migrants with six months of free housing and a number of other services, KMGH-TV reported.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) announced an immigration program last week to address the increase in migrant arrivals. More than 40,000 illegal migrants have arrived in the city since December 2020.The mayor's new Denver Asylum Seekers Program aims to provide...
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