President Biden has put Vice President Harris in charge of his initiative to close the digital divide, a clear signal that the White House is making access to affordable, high-speed internet a priority. Continue Reading →
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In a blog post defining how AT&T is thinking about broadband for the 21st century, Joan Marsh, AT&T's EVP of Federal Regulatory Relations, says there's "no compelling evidence" that people need more than 50/10 Mbps or 100/20 Mbps service. Continue Reading →
Comcast announced it will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help close the digital divide. The program, called Internet Essentials, currently offers eligible families 50 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up for $9.95/month. Continue Reading →
The FCC just approved the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which provides a $50 monthly credit on internet bills for low-income families who qualify. Continue Reading →
Students asked for it, and Comcast stepped up; the company is raising the speed of its low-cost internet essentials plan from 25/3 (that's 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up) to 50/5. Continue Reading →
Fake women, fake privacy, real hack – that's the way my eulogy for Ashley Madison's IPO would start. Fake women, because the ratio of female names to male names in the hacked database dump is skewed extremely male. Fake privacy, because everyone now has access to Ashley Madison's private database. Real hack, because the hackers have actually ruined people's lives. Continue Reading →
Five percent of Americans have resisted the siren song of cat listicles and hashtags. Specifically, they think the Internet is “irrelevant,” to use words of Pew, which just released a report on the demographic of Americans without Internet. In total, 15% of Americans don’t go online for a variety of reasons. By far the largest Continue Reading →
A toned and lovely woman takes long, easy strides to conquer a steep incline. “I’m over the hill,” she laughs. Another knockout with ripped arms makes like a rubber band to execute a back bend. “My body just doesn’t do what it used to,” she says, smirking. Both women are well over 40 and in Continue Reading →
More middle- and secondary-school teachers are using digital tools in their classrooms and professional lives, a new report says. A study by Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project released Thursday delves into teachers’ increasing technology use, but also expresses educators’ concerns about the digital divide. The study surveyed Advance Placement and National Writing Continue Reading →
For many low-income Americans, Internet access is a luxury they can’t afford. Too bad they don’t live in South Korea. By the end of this year, South Koreans will have access to Internet speeds that are more than 200 times faster than what most Americans have, and they can have it for just $27 a Continue Reading →