facebook Facebook working with China Mobile to bring undersea internet to Africa in $1 Billion deal Xeni Jardin
politics Democrats propose making it illegal for telcos to shut off internet service in a pandemic Xeni Jardin
facebook FCC grants Facebook-owned PointView Tech permit for experimental millimeter-wave CubeSat for satellite internet Xeni Jardin
Business Native American tribes need better internet access. This one weird spectrum might do the trick. Xeni Jardin
late stage capitalism Now that telcos have "abandoned rural America," the only broadband comes from cable monopolies Cory Doctorow
Business Time Warner Cable CEO Rob Marcus gets $92 million severance after 2.5 years on the job Xeni Jardin
telcoms Ajit Pai promised that killing net neutrality would spur network investment, but instead Comcast cut spending by 10.5% Cory Doctorow
automotive Inventive students detach IoT car-immobilizers, use their SIMs to power free wifi hotspots Cory Doctorow
web theory Kentucky's governor insisted that investment bankers could provide broadband. He was wrong. Cory Doctorow
kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow
Business Bernie Sanders has a “High-Speed Internet for All” plan, $150 billion for public broadband Xeni Jardin