EVANSVILLE – Evansville schools, libraries and hospitals have battled widespread Internet outages over the last couple days brought on by multiple sources. On Wednesday, as the area braced for repeated waves of severe weather, both the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. and the public library system saw their access go down. Both receive service through Educational …
Internet service providers in New York are now required to offer low-cost internet for qualifying residents. The Affordable Broadband Act (ABA), which was enacted in 2021 then blocked before it could go into effect, requires internet service providers to offer broadband internet to qualifying households at reduced prices. But a decision from the U.S. Court …
Delaware prisoner details failed attempt to boycott internet David Holloman describes why he sought to boycott internet-connected tablets behind bars in Delaware. Xerxes Wilson, Wochit A Delaware inmate who said he was stripped of his prison job and relocated to a harsher environment after he threatened to organize a protest over excessive prisoner internet fees, …
Mike Sanders | Guest columnist From downtown Oklahoma City and Tulsa to the far edges of the Panhandle and Ouachita Mountains, high-speed internet is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. For decades, the conversation about expanding internet access has taken place without a plan of action. Until now. The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board recently …
A Jacksonville-based internet company that announced in September plans to bring its fiber-optic network to Gainesville is finally ready to flip the switch on its $50 million investment IQ Fiber co-founders Ted Schremp and Kim Smithers told The Sun in an interview on Thursday that they are in the final stages of configuration and testing, …
Why is the internet blaming Mormons in Utah and Idaho for this popular TikTok trend? It has made its way around the internet and of course–all across the United States. What’s the trend? It’s called Dirty Soda. Here’s a closer look at the ‘trend’ or ‘challenge’ that is taking TikTok — and the internet — by storm! The …
BRANCH COUNTY — County commissioners invited Frontier Northern communication executives back on April 18 to discuss holes in the countywide service internet plan. In a March presentation, Frontier service maps showed significant areas of Sherwood, Butler, Gilead, and Noble townships not receiving Frontier fiber service under the $22.4 million state Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure …
Summit County residents, businesses, schools, local governments and others are invited to take an internet speed test sponsored by County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s office, according to a press release. The test will help her office identify coverage gaps and high-speed availability throughout the county. It will also allow the county to apply for federal funding …
Pueblo West’s economic development portfolio just got stronger as businesses and homes are now able to access high-speed internet service in areas where internet connectivity did not previously exist. More than 6,000 Pueblo West homes and businesses now have access to fiber-based optic internet thanks to an agreement between Highline Broadband and the Pueblo West …
ALPENA — The coronavirus pandemic that paralyzed the globe in early 2020 and forced much of life to happen online revealed massive gaps in internet coverage across rural and impoverished parts of America, including Northeast Michigan. As classrooms shuttered, businesses asked employees to work remotely, criminal cases were tried via videoconference, and even many medical …