Comcast Now Available to More Than 250 Additional Homes and Businesses in Sharon BERLIN, Conn., May 06, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced the completion of a project to expand its smart, fast, reliable, fiber-based network to deliver its full suite of Xfinity and Comcast Business services to more than 250 additional residents and businesses in the …
Those who have long been upset about their opaque data bills might finally get a glimpse of what they’re really paying for. Starting Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission’s “nutrition labels” we’ve been promised for years are now fully enforced. Every ISP with 100,000 or more customers must document everything that goes into users’ monthly service …
Image: kkssr (Shutterstock) There’s nothing more frustrating than a bad internet connection, but researchers out of Aston University may have just solved that problem forever. A new method allowed scientists in the UK to send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband, setting a new world record. Is Bitcoin a good speculative investment? In …
Federal data documenting who has adequate internet service and who doesn’t may be underestimating those who do not by more than a million people, according to a new analysis by researchers at BroadbandNow. That includes 13,000 people in Colorado. The problem with underestimating who has service, said Tyler Cooper, editor-in-chief of BroadbandNow, is that there’s …
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday signed a bill that promises to raise the internet speed at dozens of public schools, most in rural Alaska. House Bill 193 increases the state funding match for a …
Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from her drain in Florida’s summer heat. She hunts for grocery deals on her Publix app so that her food stamps stretch just a …
X user @historyinmemes Claim: Video shared on social media in March 2024 shows North Koreans pretending to use the internet. Rating: Rating: True On March 11, 2024, a video went viral on X (formerly Twitter), allegedly showing North Koreans pretending to use the internet. “The internet in North Korea be like,” read one viral X …
The Affordable Connectivity Program is a federal program that lowers the cost of internet for recipients up to $30 per month and $75 a month for those on Tribal lands. 1,718,552 Texans are enrolled in the program. However, the program will likely end next month if Congress doesn’t fund the program. A Spring man sounding …
WASHINGTON (TND) — Advocates say millions could be left without internet if Congress does not pass funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program helps low-income, senior, and rural households save $30-$75 on their monthly internet bills. According to the White House, 23 million households are enrolled. “Our goal is to connect everyone in America …
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Merit Network is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant for $997,000 to develop a connectivity and digital equity strategy to promote the expansion of high-speed internet in underserved rural Michigan communities. Merit Logo (PRNewsfoto/Merit Network) According to the USDA website, “Under the Broadband Technical Assistance …