A federal program that provided monthly discounts on internet service and devices for qualifying households ended last month when a bill to provide temporary relief of $7 billion until the end of 2024 failed to be brought to a vote in Congress, marking the program’s end due to a lack of funding. Internet service providers …
Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) didn’t end the stock trading week on a high note. The cable and telecom company published its latest quarterly earnings report Friday morning, and investors reacted with distaste. They traded Charter’s shares down by almost 2% on the day, contrasting unfavorably to the S&P 500 index’s 1% increase. Flat revenue in …
BIG RAPIDS TOWNSHIP — The Big Rapids Township board of trustees approved a contract with Starlink for internet service at Highbanks Park to provide for the installation of security cameras during its meeting April 2. The contract with Starlink includes a payment of $599 for hardware and $210 per month for service, which will enable …
Restaurants and retail businesses couldn’t process credit and debit card payments. A financial institution had to close branches. And your local daily newspaper had to overcome technological hurdles to publish. All because a technology that has become second nature to 21st century Berkshire County was rendered useless for several hours by a broken fiberoptic cable …
When was the internet invented? Get to know the history. The internet is a large part of life now, but when was it invented? Here’s what to know. As a “single senior” who has to be careful with how she spends, Mequon resident Donna Daniels said she’s relied on benefits provided by the Affordable Connectivity …
Detroit — Slow internet speeds, which can hinder everything from access to education to health care, continue to be an issue in several Metro Detroit communities, with nine falling below proposed federal standards for high-speed internet access in 2023, according to a Detroit News analysis. The communities are primarily located in the northern portions of Oakland …
In its First Super Bowl Commercial in Six Years, Spectrum Takes Aim at Spotty Coverage and Service Flaws of Cell Phone Internet Providers “Walls Were Getting in the Way” STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Spectrum returned to the Super Bowl tonight for the first time since 2018 with a witty new commercial poking fun …
Spectrum lost 61,000 internet customers in the fourth quarter, even as the wireless carriers boast huge growth in 5G home internet service. But Christopher Winfrey, CEO of Spectrum parent Charter Communications, doesn’t seem too fazed. “We continue to believe the impact from fixed wireless is temporary,” Winfrey told analysts during a Friday call to discuss …
Published: Feb. 2, 2024 at 7:56 a.m. ET By Will Feuer Shares of Charter Communications fell after the cable company reported a drop in quarterly earnings and said it leaked internet customers in the last three months of the year. The stock fell more than 8% to $351 in premarket trading. Through Thursday’s close, shares …
When Charlene Walker took office as a Freedom Township trustee, one of the first things residents complained about was spotty internet service. Now a communications company is taking steps to remedy that situation. Charter Communications unveiled its Rural Broadband program during an event at Freedom Town Hall. The program will increase access to high speed …