Schools contemplate student cellphone use

Schools contemplate student cellphone use

Cellphones in public schools are all the buzz right now, at times overwhelmingly so. With so many entertaining reels, feeds and notifications at students’ fingertips, handheld devices command a lot of attention, even during class time. As summer break approaches in Roanoke, school officials are pondering new student cellphone policies for next academic year. The …

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Expanding High Speed Internet in Nevada | Features

Expanding High Speed Internet in Nevada | Features

Sky Fiber Internet has been around for more than 20 years. They’re a high-speed internet service stretching throughout Nevada, and now a Sky Fiber Internet Infrastructure is being placed in Virginia City.  Brian Mitchell, the Director of the Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology says this project is a part of the High-Speed Nevada …

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OUTSIDE VIEW: Texans are in desperate need of expiring federal internet subsidy | Opinion

OUTSIDE VIEW: Texans are in desperate need of expiring federal internet subsidy | Opinion

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Cisco debuts new AI-focused cybersecurity system after Splunk deal

Cisco debuts new AI-focused cybersecurity system after Splunk deal

The Cisco logo is on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26, 2024.  Charlie Perez | Nurphoto | Getty Images Enterprise technology titan Cisco Systems on Thursday unveiled a new security architecture product aimed at securing data centers, clouds, and other IT environments with the help of AI. Called HyperShield, …

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New cable internet company in Missoula

New cable internet company in Missoula

Tava Smathers, an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana, teaches future school librarians via an online platform. For her job, high-speed, reliable internet service is crucial. So she was ecstatic on Monday morning to be the first customer of TDS Telecom in Missoula. The company will be installing fiber-optic internet in Missoula and Lolo, …

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Nebraska ‘in a good position’ to deliver internet for all

Nebraska ‘in a good position’ to deliver internet for all

Nebraska is “in a good position” funding-wise to deliver broadband internet to the state’s unserved and underserved areas, opening opportunities in telehealth and precision agriculture, a federal official said last week. Brendan Carr, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, spoke after attending a roundtable meeting on Tuesday hosted by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., …

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Bids open for companies to provide broadband internet to remaining homes in Burke

Bids open for companies to provide broadband internet to remaining homes in Burke

BY SHARON MCBRAYER Staff Writer Efforts are continuing to bring high-speed internet access to communities across North Carolina, including Burke County, according to the state. Burke County officials have said that 100% of homes and businesses in the county should have access to broadband internet by the end of 2026. The N.C. Department of Information …

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Phase 2 of broadband internet access moving forward

Phase 2 of broadband internet access moving forward

Communities in the East Central, North East, South Central and Southeast parts of Lee County will receive high-speed broadband coverage in the second phase of the expansion projects. In Monday’s meeting, the Lee County Commission voted to move forward with the next phase of the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant program. Up to $3.4 million …

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Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow

Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow

HONG KONG — Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of U.S. sanctions. The Shenzhen-based company reported a net profit of 87 billion yuan ($12 billion), helped by strong sales and an improved product portfolio. Revenue jumped nearly …

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High-speed internet standards are increasing | Top Stories

High-speed internet standards are increasing | Top Stories

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) raised the national benchmark to 100 Mbps for download speeds and 20 Mbps for upload, which would mean that some of Puerto Rico’s internet customers will no longer have high-speed service. This new rule is an increase from the previous standard of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. …

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