Comcast’s Partnership with Town of Sharon Expands Fast, Reliable Internet to Previously Unserved Areas

Comcast’s Partnership with Town of Sharon Expands Fast, Reliable Internet to Previously Unserved Areas

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 …

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AT&T, Spectrum, Optimum and more

AT&T, Spectrum, Optimum and more

for better or for worse, much of our modern world relies on the internet to access the very basic things in life, whether it’s your banking information or your entertainment content; having a good internet connectino is important. Luckily, there are quite a lot of options out there these days, and some of them go …

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Flights delayed up to 2 hours at Sacramento airport after Internet wires ‘intentionally’ cut

Flights delayed up to 2 hours at Sacramento airport after Internet wires ‘intentionally’ cut

Travelers at Sacramento International Airport experienced delays Thursday after someone “intentionally” cut fiber optic cables providing internet to the airport, according to a spokesman with the Sacramento County Department of Airports. An airline notified airport officials that internet service was interrupted just before 1:20 a.m., said Scott Johnston, spokesman for SMF. The wires were sliced …

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New internet service Greenlight Networks coming to Rotterdam | News

New internet service Greenlight Networks coming to Rotterdam | News

Greenlight Networks has begun a $6.5 million expansion project that will see the Rochester-based company extend internet service to 6,700 Rotterdam homes beginning this summer, the company announced on Tuesday. “Rotterdam neighbors may have already seen our Greenlight trucks on their streets, which is a sign that construction is underway, and our service is coming …

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More Than 3 Million Californians Can’t Afford Or Access The Internet

More Than 3 Million Californians Can’t Afford Or Access The Internet

Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you’ll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. While 91% of California households have internet service, an estimated 3.5 million people remain disconnected, according to new findings released Thursday. …

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Broadband expansion begins in rural Portage County

Broadband expansion begins in rural Portage County

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 …

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Glo Fiber Launches Lightning Fast Fiber Optic Internet in Spring Garden, Pennsylvania

Glo Fiber Launches Lightning Fast Fiber Optic Internet in Spring Garden, Pennsylvania

EDINBURG, Va., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (Nasdaq: SHEN), announced that future-proof, 100% fiber optic broadband service is now available to initial neighborhoods in Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania. Construction began earlier this year and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, providing over 4,500 homes and businesses …

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Life Really Is Better Without the Internet

Life Really Is Better Without the Internet

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Before our first child was born last year, my wife and I often deliberated about the kind of parents we wanted to be—and the kind we didn’t. We watched families at restaurants sitting in silence, glued to their …

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