Millions of Americans who have been receiving discounted internet and phone service over the last few years are about to see their bills increase as a federal program runs out of funding.
Millions of Americans are about to see their bills increase as a federal program runs out of funding.
Located in the Newhaven area, it ranked 8th overall for slowest in whole of the UK in a study from Broadband Genie With their online connections down to a snail’s pace, it would take the residents of Hawthornvale over 15 hours to download ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Despite their sluggish Wi-Fi, residents in all of Edinburgh’s slowest streets could upgrade to superfast broadband of at least 30MB. Broadband Genie is calling on households to check their internet and contact their provider if they aren’t...
More and more houses in the UK are getting gigabit-capable broadband, claims UK regulator. United Kingdom's gigabit-capable broadband proves to be continuously reaching more and more houses as 80% of households can now get gigabit-capable broadband, according to Ofcom's latest market update.
The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it is ordering the U.S. units of China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile to discontinue fixed or mobile broadband internet operations in the United States. The FCC said it was requiring the Chinese carriers to discontinue services within 60 days of the effective date of the net neutrality order approved on Thursday. The order also applies to Chinese telecom Pacific Networks and its wholly owned subsidiary ComNet.
"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.
The board also approved Bigelow’s inclusion in the project.
Both providers are new and improved internet options for rural areas, but which is best for you? Here’s how Starlink and T-Mobile Home Internet compare.
ACP gave out last $30 discounts in April; only partial discounts available in May.
USDA Grants $5.2M for Rural & Tribal Broadband Projects in 11 States High speed broadband deployment will be buttressed by funding awards totaling $5.2 million in 11 states under an agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and rural cooperatives, local organizations, and Tribes. The awards will be made through the Telecompetitor
The rules ban practices that reserve higher speeds for the services or customers willing to pay more for them.
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...