Broadband access
20,000 People Just Urged the FCC to Subsidize Broadband for the Poor
A federal effort to close the digital divide gathers momentum.
Cuba's Government—Not Obama or Google—Will Decide When Cubans Get the Internet
Cuba’s lack of internet options is a function of communist government policies, not infrastructure.
Google Is Lighting Up Dormant 'Dark Fiber' All Over the Country
Google Fiber in San Francisco has been 15 years in the making.
How a DIY Network Plans to Subvert Time Warner Cable's NYC Internet Monopoly
The NYC Mesh meetup group has partnered with two internet exchanges to provide high speed connections without going through the telecom giant.
Internet Freedom Is Actively Dissolving in America
Broadband access is declining, data caps are becoming commonplace, surveillance is increasing, and encryption is under attack.
Low-Income Americans Are Still Struggling to Get Broadband Access
Less than half of impoverished Americans are getting access to the thing that makes our worlds go round.
The Next Space Race Is Being Run By Lawyers
SpaceX says a competitor is obstructing its plans to build a space-based internet.
22 Towns in Massachusetts Are Building Their Own Gigabit Fiber Network
"For too long we’ve been making do with satellite, DSL or wireless internet. Fiber will render these as obsolete as a dial-up connection."
Net Neutrality Activists Believe the 'Internet Voter' Is a New Political Force
Translating populist energy into political clout.
OneWeb's Plan to Beat SpaceX to Provide Satellite Internet to Everyone on Earth
Can this $250 device connect the world?
Everything We Know About 5G Cell Phone Networks
It’ll be blazing fast, but we’re still going to run into data cap nonsense.