Broadband
90-Year-Old AT&T User Pays for Wall Street Journal Ad to Tell CEO His Internet Sucks
An AT&T customer for life, Aaron Epstein is angry the company still can’t provide his LA address with anything faster than 3 Mbps in 2021.
Lawmakers Blast Comcast’s Pointless, Greedy Broadband Caps
Broadband caps are little more than a cash grab that harms the most vulnerable during a crisis, lawmakers say.
AT&T’s Decision To Kill DSL Could Leave Millions Without Broadband
A new report says despite billions in subsidies, AT&T continually refuses to upgrade low-income and minority communities to better broadband.
COVID Is Over, Apparently: ISPs Are Bringing Back Broadband Data Caps
Broadband companies got rid of data caps to help people stay at home and work at home during the pandemic. The crisis is still raging, but the caps are coming back.
SpaceX Wants You to Try Getting Internet From Space with Starlink
Hundreds of Starlink satellites are currently orbiting Earth, and SpaceX is asking people to sign up for a chance to test out their service.
Why North Dakota Has the Best Internet in the United States
Local communities fought cooperatively against telecom monopoly domination in the 90s. Now rural North Dakotans have better, faster broadband than many U.S. cities.
DIY Internet Provider Sees Demand Spike Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
NYC Mesh's leaders hope the disaster highlights the need for better, universal broadband free of monopoly domination.
The Move to Online College is Hitting Adjunct Professors the Hardest
Non-tenure track faculty at community and city colleges across the country told Motherboard they have not received sufficient pay, training, or equipment to teach classes online—and the consequences could be devastating for students.
CenturyLink Suspends Broadband Data Caps During Coronavirus Crisis
The company is the second major US ISP to suspend controversial monthly usage caps in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Why Your State Has Terrible Internet Access
In the wake of federal apathy and corruption, some—but not all—states are taking the fight for better broadband into their own hands.
Many Americans Can't Afford Broadband, But the FCC Doesn't Care
The government routinely claims that people who lack broadband simply don’t want it. More often, limited competition and monopoly domination means they simply can’t afford it.
New York Has a Plan to Fix Broadband by Introducing Actual Competition
The massive new network would be open access, forcing multiple new ISPs to compete for your broadband dollar.